the admin area seems pretty complex for a small site. the big items there are granular security on a per-user basis and the ability to be able to administer their own menus and such. also, designing nice printable reports in html can be tricky, so i'd rate that pretty high as well.
if this was a client i knew could afford it, i'd probably bid a little under $3000. however, since you said it's someone who's used to you working for a lot less, and also the fact there will probably be continual work involved, i'd probably shoot for more in the $1000-1500 range. you could also estimate your time at $25ish an hour and see if it falls within that as well. i find that even estimating $25/hr (which is really low for dev work, but on a freelance project that's standard), you'll probably find you only come up with half that amount. that's why hourly sucks. ;)
After typing out the requirements, I think I'm inclined to go with something closer to the first number you gave me. Especially since I think I will have a friend help me spiff up the interface for a cut. It's going to be a lot of work. I will try to show him the work that needs to be done to make something like that (or offer a scaled down version without all the bells and whistles for less money). If he doesn't like it, oh well. I mean, I'm interested in doing freelance, but I really wouldn't mind passing up this job, as he is kind of a pain in the ass...
Actually, first, I think I'm going to ask him what kind of budget he is looking at for something like this, and if he lowballs, I'll just tell him I can't do it. If he's close, we'll negotiate.
Once the work is complete, do you offer a support contract? I'm just afraid that once it's done, he'll still ask for updates and changes all the time (especially if they don't cost him anything), because he's like that.
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Date: 2005-05-25 02:33 am (UTC)if this was a client i knew could afford it, i'd probably bid a little under $3000. however, since you said it's someone who's used to you working for a lot less, and also the fact there will probably be continual work involved, i'd probably shoot for more in the $1000-1500 range. you could also estimate your time at $25ish an hour and see if it falls within that as well. i find that even estimating $25/hr (which is really low for dev work, but on a freelance project that's standard), you'll probably find you only come up with half that amount. that's why hourly sucks. ;)
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Date: 2005-05-25 04:17 am (UTC)Actually, first, I think I'm going to ask him what kind of budget he is looking at for something like this, and if he lowballs, I'll just tell him I can't do it. If he's close, we'll negotiate.
Once the work is complete, do you offer a support contract? I'm just afraid that once it's done, he'll still ask for updates and changes all the time (especially if they don't cost him anything), because he's like that.