website pricing

hi all, if there's anyone out there who is experience, pls help me with these....

i am kinda new in this freelancing business so i need to know how to charge ppl for doing website for them...

things i need to know:

1. things that we need to charge?how much?

2. the process of freelancing...(when is the payment? meeting 1st, then 1st mockup, percentage of payment or how??)

3. market price cost for basic html page. how do we charge? per page or what....

4. flash navigation (sort of hybrid with html) plus how much?

5. flash banner....how much does it cost?

6. things that we need to bear in mind when doing freelancing..

at this point, these is all that i need to ask....pls help me with these...thanks!

lol the electricity costs.

put in insurance for your sensitive fingers. and beer and potato chips costs.

I charge $90 an hour for flash stuff and I think that's low. I wouldn't charge any less for it. People are killing the market by charging nothing for work, making people invaluable. Figure out how long it will take, figure out your hourly rate and times the answer by 3. That usually covers you with changes on the client side, cost of electricity, computer you use, a % of the programs you need, food while working on the project, meeting time and internet connection. It may sound like a lot when all is said and done, but why would you work for free? What has the client given you?
I've given clients deals many times and they still complain about the cost, want to make more changes for free and try not to pay the total bill. It's not worth it when all is said and done! It's not like I suck or am new at this. I've been doing this for 6 years and won awards! Good luck!

gosh...with those rates u gave me....i tink i've accept a project with too low the value they gave me.... It is a flash presentation for their wedding....kinda personel one...they tell me their budget is 200 bucks...n silly me..i accept it....as that is my first project doing freelancing....now its like, i do not know how to restrict them within the 200 bucks...n i tink its too late to tell them 'this is wat u get for 200bucks..' the proj will be due early september when they got married..photos will roughly arrive around late august...now...nothing i can do....its like..wat they told me..i do...they say they want desktop style with bits of animations...i do for them...tho' i have not start on anything yet....i dunnoe wat i shld do now...any suggesttions??

My suggestion is don't type like that when you put text in their presentation. And there's nothing you really can do about that project now, you've accepted it. Just learn and think your fee through more carefully next time.

LOL