What is freelance?

Freelance work constitutes any design or programming work I provide for you directly instead of through one of the many consulting companies for whom I provide services.

Unlike many places, I prefer not to provide flat price estimates for work I am to provide as this often is more to the provider's benefit than to the customer. Flat pricing means the provider needs to insert costs for possible work overruns on time, materials, and changes in addition to their profit margins. This is money you do not get back as a client if these overages don't happen, but have to be built in to protect the companies in case they do happen.

My prefered method of work, especially for freelance jobs, is to give you an estimate on how long I belive it will take to complete a job, but to reach an agreement on a fair hourly rate for all services to be provided.

This not only allows us the flexibility of changing what you need/want as the project develops without major pricing issues, but it also keeps your costs down when everything runs smoothly and can be produced under original estimates. You only pay for work and hours actually used, not for any safety net hours.