Quoting Web Development Clients

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  • @rohuh9365
    @rohuh9365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Just here to remind Brad that he is a blessing to the world

  • @nnaemekaish007
    @nnaemekaish007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I just returned from a client meeting this afternoon and was about to draw up a quote for the client then Boom! Brad drops a quote video.
    Thank you sir.

  • @sanamkapoor1269
    @sanamkapoor1269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    You inspire me at every step in my learning path
    I'm really glad to follow your tutorials
    Thank you so much 😇😇😇

    • @jeetsg1316
      @jeetsg1316 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohee kammredA ethe ke karn a gya ja narre nurree la kitte sadak te

    • @jeetsg1316
      @jeetsg1316 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh kaamreda tu ethe ke karda ja narre nurre la kite sadak te

    • @sanamkapoor1269
      @sanamkapoor1269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeetsg1316
      Koi gal ni veer jd tem aauga ta oh vi kr lyage
      😊😊

  • @shakilalam6126
    @shakilalam6126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1. Know what you're quoting
    2. Experience is a huge factor
    3. Don't sell yourself short. But make sure you're worth it
    4. Be organised and consistent
    5. Hourly vs custom quote
    6. Be careful offering other services

  • @epvacodewebsolutions6074
    @epvacodewebsolutions6074 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Brad you inspire me all the way from Nigeria 🇳🇬 thanks for being there I learn allot from your channel.

  • @tonnnn86
    @tonnnn86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The timing of your videos is ridiculous in terms of stuff I am wanting to learn or figure out more about!!! I wanted to try Laravel a few years back and you brought out a whole series, I needed a start on VueJS and you did a crash course, I feel down about my skills and you bring out a motivating video about overcoming such things, and right now I'm looking for a way out from my mundane, underpaid in-house web developer job and really want to try and be a freelance/contractor and boom!!
    Keep up the great work, bud!

  • @r3n736
    @r3n736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Here is my advice Brad missed some Very important steps.
    1) Discuss with a Lawyer the laws of your area and review your contract with him.
    2) Never Ever Charge minimum salary for your first work. This is a mistake many beginners make. Remember that you working in contact with no benefit that an employer would get.
    Charge x3 minimum Wage per hour in your first project and this is MINIMUM, in fact, I advise to start at x4 minimum wage. Remember that the client may ask you to make future projects and is going to reference your other clients and if you keep charging minimum wage They will take advantage of you. Web Developer is VERY HARD and if you are charging minimum wage you are an idiot(Some tough love!!) because it will be same as charging HALF minimum wage.
    It's idiotic that a Walmart Employee makes more than you do without having a Degree or having a skill. Consulting Work = x2 WAGE because you going to work around 1000 hours a Year instead of 1900 that an average employee will. As Freelancer, you will spend half the time Unpaid searching for new customers. So if you charge minimum wage got get a job at Walmart seriously you will end up better. A person who has no skill will laughably make twice as you do and that is ridiculous.
    3) Don't follow the advice of charging per Project please this is Terrible advice when you are a beginner. Never charge without having Actual evidence. Charge Per hour when you are starting and Document It well every step you did and time track your work and Send it to the Client Weekly by email and document all your conversations with them. Why? This will protect you when you get sued. You will have shitty clients sooner or later and it doesn't matter if they are wrong and been abusive. The Judge knows nothing about web development and will side with the client and you going to lose the case if you don't have Hard Document Proof of your work. I repeat never do a Per Project when starting out. Only do Per Project when you have actually completed the project before in hourly rate and will have solid backed proof of how long it will take you. Then you charge them per project and use past project as a template and complete project at half the time or 1/3 and charge the same.
    4) Charge per Project when you already have a template of what you going to do. For example, you made a Real estate site before that is almost the same as what client is asking you.
    Then charge them Per Hour for Extra Features especially if those features are complex. A feature that you think would take you a week to complete may actually take you an entire month! So never do a feature you have never done before especially if it one related to transactions and complex.
    5) Seriously GET a Lawyer or else client may sue you and this happens a lot when a LOT of money is involved they going to ask you to pay back all they pay you, pay their legal fees and yours and Pay them extra for "Business Damage you caused" just because you didn't deliver what they actually wanted. Some clients going to ask you to build them a real estate site with a budget of $2,000 USD but they actually expected you to make them a fully Zillow Clone that would take a team 4 months to produce and budget of over 25,000$!
    6) This is why you have to be VERY clear and never Overpromise. Make wireframe and attach it to the contract and make them sign it. What you going to build is there and nothing else.
    If they want more make it very clear to them that any extra feature WILL not be made unless is on the contract make sure to write this properly on the contact or else they going to take advantage of you and will force you to work for free or else you going to get Sued.
    7) Never ever give them the code till final payment. This will save you and is your insurance.
    This info is based on past experience and what I discussed with a Lawyer. It's quite common to get threatened to be sued in this industry especially if you live in the states. I know many other experienced developers that had this experience as well. Later on register your business to protect your name Assets. There are very shitty people out there and 10% to 20% of your clients will be a pain to deal with.

    • @Trazynn
      @Trazynn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Charging per half a day gets you fewer questions asked than charging per hour. As a developer you know that what you're doing can't be defined per hour. What the client asks is usually not some tiny tasks that fit in hour brackets, you often have to take time out of your day to do it and that makes it much harder to juggle several projects on the same day.

  • @Potenti4lz
    @Potenti4lz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Freelancing is 80% communication (and attaining) with clients and 20% actual project lol.

    • @Recovering_Californian
      @Recovering_Californian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Definitely

    • @kevinurielfonseca
      @kevinurielfonseca 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn right!. Is all about you as a developer and as a person. Are you able to communicate?;, are you easy going?; are you able to sell yourself?. These three should be your top priorities when going into becoming a freelancer.

    • @tigerfordinner
      @tigerfordinner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This only works for the 1st few days, then they need actual result. :)

    • @kevinurielfonseca
      @kevinurielfonseca 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tigerfordinner yes but if can not get clients they will not see an actual result. That's why it is most important to focus on that, you lose one client, you get another one.

    • @matheusluna9309
      @matheusluna9309 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      truth!

  • @youraverageprogrammer7532
    @youraverageprogrammer7532 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Am I the only person who likes Brad's videos before even watching a single second?

  • @codecobber1107
    @codecobber1107 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    At last, been thinking the same for years. In 2020 I'm starting a new web development business. Thanks for your help

  • @richiemawunyo5493
    @richiemawunyo5493 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brad is the definition of programming
    He never disappoint always on point, trying to bring out massive content to inspire us👏

  • @julianhecker944
    @julianhecker944 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the positivity of Brad's comment sections. Bless you and thank you for all the golden videos!

  • @denniszenanywhere
    @denniszenanywhere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Seo is definitely tricky. I stopped offering it, even if the company I freelance for is no. 1 on google searches, which I attribute to the writing I do on its blog. Blogging alone was sufficient and I reduced my rate just so I don’t do Seo. It’s tedious and hard to measure as brad has already pointed out.

  • @omarshishani5899
    @omarshishani5899 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Brad. Your videos are great. I liked what you said about specifying exactly what client wants.

  • @Potenti4lz
    @Potenti4lz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:17 oh yeah, I know SEO, hosting, social media, web design. But I only offer Web Design with managed/reseller WP hosting. Every service takes heaps of time to offer to clients. SEO has a whole bunch of agencies doing that, takes like 6 months to see results.

  • @techiemum2489
    @techiemum2489 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How strange. I sent our my first ever quote today, and then this video pops up. Perfect advice. Thanks Brad.

  • @NiEkVoElNA
    @NiEkVoElNA 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Brad, thank you for another awesome and helpful video! Every new video of yours makes me want to learn more, improve my skills (and meet you more of course). A couple of years ago I started watching and learning from your videos. With your help I was able to learn a lot of stuff and understand how things work in programming, but also how to deal with some of the negative things that comes with coding every day. I have also landed my first job thanks to you Brad. I will become a patron as soon as my finances allow me to.
    I wish all the best for you and your family. Keep up the good work, much love from Serbia! :)

  • @sonamchophel5259
    @sonamchophel5259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you very much for another great video brat, really helpful tips on quoting a price for a web development. i would personally like to request a video on how to make plugins and small other apps for selling on the internet, it would be nice if you can design one demo plugin and show the steps to upload/sell, basically to get the whole picture of how its being done.My earnest request please..hehe. Thank you.With love all the way from Bhutan(small and happy kingdom in the Himalayas).

  • @Atheist-Nun
    @Atheist-Nun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would like you to continue/ create a series like this cause a lot of us really
    dont know how to price our work and also proving to clients that a price that
    I might quote is actaully the right price based on the market etc...
    HIS HELPS would like to see more content like this.

    • @schwayse
      @schwayse 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah that would be nice. It would be nice to see an example process from getting new clients, to analyzing their demands and requirements, writing a quote, implementation, weekly updates and präsentations until deployments. Keeping the relationship healthy... Maybe this would even be adequate for a full blown udemy course.

  • @Monster33336
    @Monster33336 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the reasons I chose Java is because of the shortage of developers and it's still used a lot. I also find it refreshing creating native Android Apps.

  • @crazcoder4243
    @crazcoder4243 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    From Nepal, I'm freelancing web design and development for 1 year becaus of your inspiration.. You are always inspiring person for my carrier..

  • @FelixTheDev
    @FelixTheDev 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Brad. Valuable tips. I used your code and bought the study web development bundle. Thanks for recommending it, I did not know about it.

  • @CerealTuesday
    @CerealTuesday 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great advice as always Brad. Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts.

  • @menuly
    @menuly 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your right about SEO, every client wants to be at the top search results and don't understand they just can't pay money to get it.

  • @gomo8651
    @gomo8651 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro how about the making a contract to sign for convinience and invoicing the clients? :) Maybe a follow up with a simple app tut video having them accepting the rules and pay before you doing any work? I am working on my Freelancing website and also covering with an mobile ap, since want to offer mobile app as aditional service. And yeah the SEO...its just an fancy buzz word, that clients missunderstand it and have wrong expectations about it real possitbilities.

  • @ezichiebere7277
    @ezichiebere7277 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know which one you do better at. Coding tutorials or self development videos like. Another awesome video. 👏

  • @samsongilbertnota5804
    @samsongilbertnota5804 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best advice, that normally other developers wont share , you are the best Brad, Thanks !!!!

  • @Bajrang.707
    @Bajrang.707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love all your videos Brad.

  • @pixikraft9617
    @pixikraft9617 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'll just like every single one of your videos at this point. You are so essential to the dev community. I hope you realize it :)

  • @axiostechno
    @axiostechno 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, I just wanted to say thank you.
    You are the number 1 person thaz helped me get my business going, and you inspire me ever day. Thanks!!

  • @williamjamesrapp7356
    @williamjamesrapp7356 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you take on a Client who only Needs 1 or 2 Functions created for an existing project they are working on ? How would you charge them for that ?

  • @ChrisDaugaard47
    @ChrisDaugaard47 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brad, Do you ask for half down and half upon completion on quoted projects for new clients? I would like to hear your thoughts on that. I've found this is the best way to make sure you get paid by new clients. Something I learned the hard way. Also not being scared to ask for what you're worth. Throw out that large number, you can always negotiate down, it's hard to go back up.

  • @abhi_jain
    @abhi_jain 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is really helpful!
    Hats off to Brad
    But Brad can you share a demo document of any quotation for web development? That will give a much clear idea
    Thank you

  • @mattzeepk2993
    @mattzeepk2993 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Brad, I've been a fan for a while and I always hear your recommendation to find clients that want things done right (for a bit more money) rather than people who just want the cheapest option because they will probably end up having to pay to get it fixed/upgraded/ect. Do you have any ways of convincing/educating those clients on why they might want to go with your higher cost service? Often times these clients are not technical and don't understand why they should pay more. Thanks a bunch!

  • @smsibasish
    @smsibasish 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Brad, (Off Topic but super urgent) I have started your MERN stack course recently and I am stuck at section 2. I am getting timeout error while connecting to MongoDB. IP whitelisting and password check has been done and found no issue there. Please help, Thanks.

  • @birsingh5388
    @birsingh5388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was just quote a new client and your video notification rings 👍

    • @Potenti4lz
      @Potenti4lz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bir Singh today’s timeless economy ay?

    • @birsingh5388
      @birsingh5388 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Potenti4lz sorry I didn't understand your comment

  • @Potenti4lz
    @Potenti4lz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:10 can you make a video on legal disclaimers as freelancers? I'm up to this now when a client made a new editor WP account for me to use.

  • @shnam928
    @shnam928 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brad, could you please make tutorials for google analytics & GTM for web devs? There are some tutorials, but I found them overwhelming & confusing.

  • @HimasRafeek
    @HimasRafeek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi, brad can you please a tutorial on Creating a simple Membership website with OOP php integrating Paypal?

  • @zachyoung9262
    @zachyoung9262 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love to know your take on how to get started on a website like Upwork with no work history on the site. People want to see your reviews and work history on the site but that’s not possible when looking for you first gig. What do you suggest to get your first gig on the site? And what do you recommend that first gig be for? Like full blown website or just fix issues people are having?

  • @jasonmars1221
    @jasonmars1221 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quick question Brad: What is the typical procedure for the client to pay a developer for a generic blog/starter website? In full from the start? Half to start, half at the end?

  • @seancofield1807
    @seancofield1807 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for all of your fantastic content. It’s really helpful.

  • @WinnerSingh
    @WinnerSingh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well I am germany and Company give me task which is difficult to understand if someone knows please help - Please write a test application to investigate or list or visualize the ENS contract events of the past (e.g. the last 1 or 2 days) focussing in particular on the event for registered names: name registered (string name, bytes32 label, address owner, uint256 cost, uint256 expires)

  • @zahidshaikh3122
    @zahidshaikh3122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Premium consultation for free. Thanks a lot, sir.

  • @bikramchettri9405
    @bikramchettri9405 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey can you please do a video on how to create link preview like fb using Javascript?

  • @user-sl6ou3qb9l
    @user-sl6ou3qb9l 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What really is consulting ?
    That word never makes sense to me when speaking of a service that one provides.

    • @joshualawson7604
      @joshualawson7604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Your website sucks. You have the submit button for this form on the left side! Don't do that, put it on the right side! You spent 6 paragraphs on how long you've been in business but only 2 sentences on what it is you actually do. We're gonna add more content here, less there..."

  • @stellatoweett1201
    @stellatoweett1201 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please reach c , or c# for beginners if you get a chance.

  • @misternumms5936
    @misternumms5936 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know why .. I tried my own code it didn't work. the code is
    var firstHeading = document.createElement("h1")
    var heading = document.createTextNode("This Is The New Heading")
    firstHeading.appendChild(heading)
    Its doesn't show up on page
    But when i s console.log(firstHeading.appendChild(heading))
    It shows up in console
    Plz guide what I'm Doing Wrong Here
    I Have Checked ..Javascript Is Working In My Browser(Chrome)
    File is also loaded correctly
    Plz plz tell me I'm Stuck At This
    Further I Have Also Tried InsertBefore To Insert p element in a container It gives an error InsertBefore Is not a function ..

  • @ShubhamRathod-jg9gt
    @ShubhamRathod-jg9gt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir why don't you make a course on ( how to work with freelancing websites, how to find the first client, how to work with them and so on (:

  • @keyos27
    @keyos27 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Brad. Could you add the payment part? Should we always ask an upfront payment ahead to show commitment regardless of experiences? If so How much?

    • @Wereld03
      @Wereld03 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always make a small start to show that it is possible and then charge the full price before starting any real work

  • @stefancristian4324
    @stefancristian4324 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love all of your videos, Ive learned a lot from them, but i cant practrice cuz i dont have a pc, laptop.Ive just a phone.

  • @blackhatthuku7055
    @blackhatthuku7055 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you should update your node.js and express from scratch

  • @ianmyers5784
    @ianmyers5784 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m starting out learning code after earning a degree in Science. Aren’t all the objects in web development already created? Businesses like wix or godaddy have drag and drop business templates for websites. Is there still a strong demand for freelance web development? I have a strong interest in becoming a freelance web developer with python and JavaScript. Im worried that there is a shrinking market for custom websites.

    • @ianmyers5784
      @ianmyers5784 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also thank you for the free tutorials on Django. Very helpful.

  • @OstonCodeCypher
    @OstonCodeCypher 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a lot.....

  • @henrymunoz2035
    @henrymunoz2035 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great advice Brad. Thanks

  • @elidorvarosi3500
    @elidorvarosi3500 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    ALways making good videos. Thanks, Brad!

  • @morganab585
    @morganab585 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesome. Solid content!

  • @Potenti4lz
    @Potenti4lz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:40 how about free work for like startups?

  • @Algebrodadio
    @Algebrodadio 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. I wish I had seen this video last year.

  • @cassiolouis
    @cassiolouis 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a freelancer, should I build the website from scratch myself or sho I us template? What do you think should I do? Thanks for time

    • @Wereld03
      @Wereld03 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you can do it from scratch, do it. Your client is often going to feel let down if they find out that you “stole” a template instead of actually making it yourself

  • @BoomBoom-gp6om
    @BoomBoom-gp6om 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. Brad can you please make a crash course for Laravel? it would be great
    also thanks for the all hard work you do :)

  • @Potenti4lz
    @Potenti4lz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about when client offers to pay hourly for a custom fix?

    • @srdjagunjic
      @srdjagunjic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then you value your hour much more than a beginner would.

    • @r3n736
      @r3n736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You decide the rate not the client.

  • @Imranhossain-rk3sy
    @Imranhossain-rk3sy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing.
    #introduction_web_design_q

  • @gogoikabir
    @gogoikabir 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Brad

  • @phantomvox951
    @phantomvox951 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Brad

  • @London2ATL
    @London2ATL 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    From my experience, copy writing is the worst, when they don't have a content, it takes forever to design and develop a website. This has cost me the most headache and time wasting.

  • @TheUnicleo
    @TheUnicleo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched a fantastic video on TH-cam today as " Anvil: Full Stack Web Apps with nothing but Python", from coding tech channel. I want your comment on this if it is workable!? is it the future?!

  • @vladimirmikulic7860
    @vladimirmikulic7860 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would like to start freelancing, but on every freelancing site, they have rankings, requirements... I can't even apply for a job, because I don't have some bs points/score. I can't even start. This is a huge problem for me. There is no way that someone without connections can enter freelancing world. Bunch of bs.

    • @Monster33336
      @Monster33336 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like any other job, you certainly can. You don't need major connections. What you need is to be sure to do what you can and like. You can master one or more languages/skills and learn some basics of others to put on your resume. A lot of IT folks often think they aren't good enough for a particular job.

    • @vladimirmikulic7860
      @vladimirmikulic7860 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Monster33336 it's easier said than done. I am a full stack web developer, but no way that I can be a freelancer. Almost forgot, YES YOU DO NEED CONNECTIONS.

    • @Monster33336
      @Monster33336 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vladimirmikulic7860
      Do you work for yourself or a company? I only have 3 years of IT experience & had plenty of opportunities, but thought they were too difficult. I worked at a private school doing Cisco and basic Python. You probably know way more than I do and should be able to land a freelancer job. Don't give up!

    • @vladimirmikulic7860
      @vladimirmikulic7860 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Monster33336 knowledge is not a problem, 5 years of experience. The biggest problem is to get my foot in the door. Anyway, thank you for your support.

  • @tissyaugusthy5512
    @tissyaugusthy5512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WARANTY WEBSITE

  • @vicmitchell9962
    @vicmitchell9962 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info!

  • @TheLollercaster
    @TheLollercaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    how is it even possible to thumb down a Traversy Media video?!

  • @hassanriaz4274
    @hassanriaz4274 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice

  • @mohamedayadi9978
    @mohamedayadi9978 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks a lot 😍😍😍😍

  • @mtumwa1569
    @mtumwa1569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1

  • @mhackee2972
    @mhackee2972 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are my idol!

  • @blasttrash
    @blasttrash 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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    always sing the intro. :P

  • @janosmarta8258
    @janosmarta8258 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched the freelancer guide of freecodecamp.org, I liked when Luke said, allways care with the highest paying jobs or works.Of course we have to quoting and priceing our skills and works.
    You are in a higher price level if you know a framework, and more higher if you have server side knowledge.

  • @pedroalabart8179
    @pedroalabart8179 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sos mejor que maradonna

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