Tag: Costs

  • The Cost of a Project

    I just got back from the supermarket. While leaving with my groceries, I overheard the following conversation: Come on, you even teach while sitting – that’s such a lack of motivation! I do what I got paid to do. So, if you were earning X extra every month, you would be more excited? Sure. The…

  • WordPress Salary Requirements Revealed and Company Pricing Breakdown

    A known problem in the WordPress industry are the $500 projects and hundreds of thousands of clients looking for free and warez plugins and themes, unwilling to pay a few pennies for a premium solution, and completely baffled by any estimate that is equal to the actual salary of a developer. They often proceed with…

  • Why Are Estimates Challenging For Custom Development Work?

    I’ve been browsing and replying on Quora over the holidays and one of the questions made me think deeper about the estimation challenges when quoting custom development work: At DevWP I’ve already blogged about why I avoid estimates and the reason we do provide retainer services for our ongoing accounts. I’m no stranger to budget constraints…