Beginner in web design - need opinion about prices.

[Deleted member 995015]

Hello!

I am beginner in web design and I'm planning to sell some of my mockups.

I'm wondering what would be a good price for a single page mockup with source file and pdf provided.

I can't say they look professional and I am wondering what price to put them.

This is one of the first ones I've done.
https://imgur.com/ffV4S5F

May you please give me your honest opinion? How much would be good for a price?

 

[ridersark]

That mockup looks impressive. Do you also do image gfx designs?

 

[BlogPro]

Hey,

That's a decent design - but not the best. There is a whole gamut of things you need to learn. Mainly typography. A typographical overhaul of your design will speak volumes.

Fonts play, perhaps, the most important part in modern web design. So the more you're comfortable working with them, the better.

Now to decide your pricing, you need to run some calculations.

1. Your monthly living expenses - both essential and semi-essential (Rent, Utiities, Fuel, Groceries, Eating out, Clothes)
2. Your hours - the amount of time you can spend in a day every, and the number of days every month, setting aside weekends or days to just relax.
3. You triple your monthly expenses calculated in Point 1.
4. You subtract the time spent each day on non-paid tasks. (Applying to jobs, emailing clients, calls etc.)
5. You take your number from point 3 and divide it by the number of hours in point 4 - this'll give you your hourly rate.
6. You then figure out the time taken by you from brief to end-product per project - this should be your ideal price per design.

Now - every month you try to reach your target in Point 3 - even if you achieve half of it, you can still pay off your monthly bills and save money.

Since you're starting out, no one will give you a great price or even the asking price. So while you start, you'll have to hustle. Work more, to earn more.

Gradually, as your clientele increases and so does the quality of your work - you'll find yourself hitting your target and even surpassing it.

Good Luck!

 

[Deleted member 995015]

That mockup looks impressive. Do you also do image gfx designs?

No , I'm trying to focus on web design only.

 

[Deleted member 995015]

Hey,

That's a decent design - but not the best. There is a whole gamut of things you need to learn. Mainly typography. A typographical overhaul of your design will speak volumes.

Fonts play, perhaps, the most important part in modern web design. So the more you're comfortable working with them, the better.

Now to decide your pricing, you need to run some calculations.

1. Your monthly living expenses - both essential and semi-essential (Rent, Utiities, Fuel, Groceries, Eating out, Clothes)
2. Your hours - the amount of time you can spend in a day every, and the number of days every month, setting aside weekends or days to just relax.
3. You triple your monthly expenses calculated in Point 1.
4. You subtract the time spent each day on non-paid tasks. (Applying to jobs, emailing clients, calls etc.)
5. You take your number from point 3 and divide it by the number of hours in point 4 - this'll give you your hourly rate.
6. You then figure out the time taken by you from brief to end-product per project - this should be your ideal price per design.

Now - every month you try to reach your target in Point 3 - even if you achieve half of it, you can still pay off your monthly bills and save money.

Since you're starting out, no one will give you a great price or even the asking price. So while you start, you'll have to hustle. Work more, to earn more.

Gradually, as your clientele increases and so does the quality of your work - you'll find yourself hitting your target and even surpassing it.

Good Luck!

Thanks a lot.