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Hello,

I have  a potential person that needs a site designed.  They want thier customers to be able to have password protected access to the site. I have not done this type of web programming work before. So I am not too sure how difficult something like this would be. Further I`m not sure how much I should charge for a project of this size.

So my question is: How much should I charge for something like this? Is this type of work complex and time consuming, or is it fairly simple?

I appreciate any and all input you all can provide.


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I`m not too familiar with web design/development, but I know there are a handful of people here who probably can guide you in the right direction.

In the meantime, maybe you can try to price out the project yourself by "shopping" your competition.  Call a few of your competitors, or even google a few web designers, and ask for quotes on a similar type project.

At the very least, you can get a general idea on what that type of project costs and you won`t end up undercharging or overcharging your potential client.

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Oliver Mupas
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As a word of caution ... how fragile is the data that you are password-protecting?

I might say "well I`ve never done _____ but I`ll do this one" if it`s something easy, but if it`s secure data - I`ll call a friend who is a security expert and let him handle it.
If it`s just something like a SUN account or MySpace account, well those are not mission critical to protect.

In my opinion you shouldn`t charge for something you have no experience doing.

I`d recommend that you tell them up front that you are inexperienced doing what they need. If they`re willing to let you do it for the experience, go ahead. If they`re happy with the job you did, they can pay you what they think it`s worth when you`re done. The greatest benefit to you is learning a new skill.


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That though has passed my mind steve. I still may do that If I feel that this job is out of my range. I`m not sure why they even want password protection Nicole. From the sound of things it is a portfolio site.




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Follow the journey of Marvin Hawkins Visual Concepts and Nothing Like It Games at http://gamerdeveloper.blogspot.com/

Sub-contract it.

Ah, the golden rule ... hire out for which you don`t know how to (or don`t want to) do yourself!

He already doesn`t know how much to charge for a job he doesn`t know how to do. Add in the additional unknowns of how much to pay someone else and how to know if the job was done right. This whole thing sounds like a recipe for disaster if you ask me. Best to stick to what you know how to do. 

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Yeah depending on how much time and or energy it takes to learn how to do this I may not. I have too much on my plate already to try and do a job that I don`t know how to do. I still plan to meet with the guy to see what exactly it is that he wants. If I determine my skills don`t match what he needs I`m not going to do it.

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Follow the journey of Marvin Hawkins Visual Concepts and Nothing Like It Games at http://gamerdeveloper.blogspot.com/

What kind of web development technologies are you familiar with?  Is this website being developed in ASP, PHP, JSP or something else? If you provide more detail on what specific technology you`re using, I may be able to point you to some references on how to implement security on your site. 

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Oleg Issers | StartupNation.com Web Team

50% of computer programming is trial and error. The other 50% is copy and paste.