Comments on: Why Web Design Doesn’t Cost £40

By: Oreana Rose | Online Portfolio of Jenna B, Saskatchewan Web Designer

Oreana Rose | Online Portfolio of Jenna B, Saskatchewan Web Designer — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:59:27 +0000

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By: Lynne

Lynne — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:42:23 +0000

Fantastic article. I just recently had to explain to a friend why I couldn’t build one of her friends a site for £400 and that No, this was not expensive (particularly when you compare what gets spent on handbags, shoes etc…). Incidentailly, the ‘friends’ discount I was prepared to give still meant I was charging less per hour than she charges. I guess it’s all about priorities though!

We refer to the cheapo website places as our future client incubators – they are simply looking after them until they are ready to fly the nest!

By: sabrina

sabrina — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:25:23 +0000

Great article. I’m just about to jump back into the world of freelancing and I’m having a hard time convincing people that they really are getting what they pay for.

By: wolf

wolf — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:51:59 +0000

Great article! You are so right! I was sitting through a meeting with a potential client one time when after 30 minutes discussing the project she said her budget was not more than $250 … $%^&*@# WTF … some people have nervs…. that’s for sure. Why don’t they bother their “lad” with that nonsense …

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:35:25 +0000

Also worth noting is that there are multiple tiers in the market, just like many other markets.

When you go to the shop for mobile phone, you can get a £10 mobile, that does it’s job, but nothing else (and looks ugly), or you can get a sleek, shiny “phone” which allows you to do everything from make calls, play music, take high def videos, take photo’s, play games and a host of other things.

Someone may not have the money for your expensive “shiny” website yet, but perhaps somewhere down the line they will upgrade their cheap website to a more expensive and shiny one, when they have the money.

By: Reed Botwright

Reed Botwright — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:51:13 +0000

GREAT article (and other resources)! Followed, tweeted and appreciated. We constantly experience this stumbling block with clients and this is very useful information to help educate them. Thank you!

By: Porque un Diseño Web no cuesta mil pesos | Diseñografía – Podcast y Blog de Diseño Gráfico, Tecnología y Creatividad

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:20:55 +0000

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By: christopher

christopher — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:21:06 +0000

It would be great if you could share a version of your creative brief wufoo form, i dont tend to use forms other than to record personal details (tel, name, address and signature of approval), but it would be great to see what i’m missing!

By: Stephen Cook

Stephen Cook — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:28:49 +0000

I hate clients like that; actually attempting to make you feel like your profession is worth less by saying how someone else does it so cheaply.

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MyInkTrail: Best of the Design Community, April 2010 | CG Stream — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:49:10 +0000

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