For freelance developers
A build is a project with a start and an end, and the bugs after launch are a relationship. Quote the build with a share up front, and sell a monthly support slot so the fixes aren’t favors.
The build, then the upkeep
A share before the first commit
Send an offer with the scope and a share due now, and the client accepts your terms and pays before you start. The rest is invoiced as each milestone ships.
Monthly support
Set a row to the support hours you hold each month and tick Every month, and the client’s card renews it.
What gets in the way
A fixed-price build turns into time and materials one feature at a time.
After launch, the client emails every bug as urgent and every fix as free.
You’re paid at the end, after the client has the code and less reason to hurry.
Questions freelance developers ask
Should a freelance developer charge hourly or by the project?
By the project when the scope is clear, and by the hour for work that isn’t. Support after launch suits a monthly fee.
Who owns the code a freelance developer writes?
Usually the client, once it’s paid for. Say so in your agreement, and say which of your own tools and libraries stay yours.
How should a developer handle scope changes?
Write down what’s in the build, and quote anything new before you write it. Small changes add up faster than anyone expects.
Your page on the first day
This is the design or creative setup, and it’s what your page starts with. Change any of it where it appears.
- Clients can book from tomorrow onward.
- Moving or canceling is free up to 24 hours before.
- Before booking, your page asks: “What are we making, and by when?”
Your project agreement opens with this: Half of the project price is due up front and half on delivery. The scope is what we agreed in writing; new work is a new agreement.
What it doesn’t do for you
There’s no code hosting, no issue tracker and no time tracking. Use the tools you build with now.
Others who start from the same setup
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