How to quote for websites
What you'll learn
- The right questions to ask in a discovery session
- The foundations needed to create a quote
- Setting the right expectations
- Mitigating risk
- Planning the project tasks
- Estimating time
- Working out your hourly rate
- Competitive bench-marking
Requirements
- A basic understanding of the website project process
- A basic understanding of the design process
- A basic understanding of website coding
Description
In this course we’ll discuss the documents and processes you’ll need before you can start quoting, and the difficulties quoting agile. The course will then go into the best methods of gathering information from your clients with a comprehensive website briefing document, to put together a solid, easy to understand website quote. You’ll be able to ask the right questions within your discovery sessions and set the right expectations. We’ll also discuss some of the challenges and risks of quoting for websites, look at client expectation versus reality and client management. Avoiding the pitfalls of quote and pitch work, are just some of the key things to learn about the process.
This course goes into depth about the tasks outlined in your quote and the processes which create them. We’ll then give those tasks some time estimates and finish off by working out your hourly rate, and putting a financial figure next to the billable hours.
By the end of the course you should be able to not only understand how to quote for websites but also understand the pre and post work involved. Most website projects are 50% planning and 50% doing, so getting it right at the start is the key to success.
Who this course is for:
- Freelancers
- Company owners
- Project managers
- Product owners
- Anyone wanting to further their career in web
- Curious about making websites
Course content
- Preview02:25
Instructor
![Phil Allum](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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- 42 Reviews
- 89 Students
- 2 Courses
WHAT I DO: I help businesses create a lasting impression with their projects. Whether its point of sale, apps, websites or software, I provide the right solution with the maximum return on investment for the client.
WHO I WORK WITH: I have a wide knowledge of digital media and work with strategist, developers, designers, SEO specialists, marketers, manufacturers and installers across the whole spectrum of the digital industry.
MY BACKGROUND: I originally started from a design background, I trained to be a front end developer and CIW webmaster. I started managing web projects and trained in Project Management, to this day I’m still studying new techniques.