Fortune_Hunter - 11:43 pm on May 14, 2009 (gmt 0)

For me, it's very hard to calculate a time for a project. So I don't under cut myself or overcharge in quoting

Why? If you have done this work before or more than once you should have a pretty good idea how much time it takes to complete. I suppose if you have never done the work you might be in a bit of a jam.

I promise your prices will probably vary from others. I once was requested to submit an RFP to a city government for a web project. I was one of 4 vendors chosen to do so. The RFP was clear what the end result was to be, but not the steps to get there. I priced out my services and turned in my bid. I was the lowest bidder by far and did not get the contract! However had I got the contract being the lowest bidder wouldn't have under cut myself, at least I don't feel it did. I would still have made a fantastic amount of money. So I wouldn't worry about under cutting yourself. Price what you do work for and an amount your are happy with and then run with it.

as you can see, I have values and morals to live by hehe lol.

Hopefully all of us live by some values and morals. However in this case I am not sure where it factors in outside of simply being honest and figuring out actual cost and writing it down with a fair mark up. What is considered fair might delve a bit into the ethics realm I suppose, but what is "fair" to one person may be robbery to someone else and vice versa.

[edited by: Fortune_Hunter at 11:49 pm (utc) on May 14, 2009]