How Do You Charge: Per Hour or Per Task?

[Kane]

Even though I have worked for hourly rate, my favorite ways to bill clients by charging per task. Let's say a certain task takes 3 hours to complete, instead of asking $10 per hour and total $30 for the task, I might ask for $30 for the task. I might charge higher for the tasks that take more time to compete and are more complicated in nature.

 

[Dismal_Bliss]

I charge a minimum daily rate, and then half day increments after the first day.

 

[Kane]

I charge a minimum daily rate, and then half day increments after the first day.

How do you determine your daily rate? How do you ensure that your rate reflect how much work you have to do?

 

[Dismal_Bliss]

How do you determine your daily rate? How do you ensure that your rate reflect how much work you have to do?

It's basically what I want to make per hour, multiplied by 8 hours - which is the average person's workday here. But I consider this my minimum daily rate, whether I actually take 8 hours to complete, or it only takes 5, I still charge the daily rate.

 

[Kane]

I like charging per task. How much I would charge depends on how much time and effort I will have to put. However, sometimes I also have to agree with what the client is offering. My charges also depend on how badly I want money.

 

[Modar]

I take it you work as a freelancer? Because usually on the labour market as a freelancer there is a minimum hourly rate for performing activities and tasks. I would prefer a total amount for the work done for example you need to repair a 7 minute video and it takes 4 hours I would ask for the whole 4 hour job for about 30$.