Re: FLASH: OT: Rates

[Erik [gearik] Mattheis]

Hey, I've a great idea ... let's form a UNION!


The issue of whether we can discuss rates seems pointless to me ... we're

all in uncharted waters here as the demand for Flash is a very recent

phenomenon ... there are in general very few people competent enought to

even charge an hourly rate ... we want to be fair to ourselves and clients

... this is a totally different thing than competitors having a pact to

raise their prices 10% per year.


A year or so ago, I read that the rate for Flash stuff was 25-50% over

"regular" site design rates ... when setting my rate I considered that

Flash content is at least twice as in demand now as back then, so I figured

the "percentage over" should be at least twice as great ... and Wayne's

response to my question was that an experienced Flash designer should get

$75-90/hr agreed with that.


My big thought on the matter now is: what constitutes a "billable hour?"

Flash is different than html/JavaScript/other languages - which either work

or don't and it is very clear when you're "debugging."


But Flash ... what if you spend an hour nudging and tweeking three

different tweened symbols to get them all to synch up right? Is that hour

billable, or should it be considered non-billable because you're spending

your time getting it wrong?


There's intrinsically a lot of trial and error involved with making

anything but the most basic Flash animations ...


Thoughts?

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Erik [gearik] Mattheis

<http://www.gourmandizer.com>

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