How much should I charge per hour/site for web design?

I do web design, both regular HTML and Flash. I have until recently only done sites for friends and family, but now these people are giving me references and I need to have a standard rate.





I have my BA in Communication with a concentration in Media Arts.


Is there a general hourly wage I should ask for? or should I charge by the page (and how much)?

How much should I charge per hour/site for web design?
I don't have an answer, I actually would like to know the same thing.
Reply:Have you thought about charging per project? It seems easier to just package your services, especially if you're going to freelance.





While it maybe reasonable now to charge by the hour, time will come that you'll have lots and lots of code from previous jobs that you can recycle; and therefore, things get quicker and quicker to get done-- and hourly charging is not going to be fair for you in the long run.





Take for example a PSD to HTML+CSS project. The first couple of templates may take a long time to make. But the further you go along, the more recyclable code you already have and so the succeeding pages may only take 2-5 minutes to make. Not good for you if you charged by the hour, right?





But if you charge a reasonable $100 for 10-15 pages of HTMLed PSDs, it doesn't matter whether you are able to make them in 12 hours or in 45 minutes.





It's the same thing with building Flash applications. From project-to-project, you get to save lots of little scripts for animating things, getting data from XML files, and making server requests for other things, which you can reuse later to make your life easier. :)
Reply:I'm sorry, I don't know.
Reply:It depends on your experience and what type of web design you will be doing. I pay general web designers from $25 - $75 per hour and I pay from $50 - $125 per hour for Flash design.





If you need more info, let me know.
Reply:it depends on how long it takes to make the design


but i feel it should be from $70 and above.
Reply:look in the phone book for web designers or advertising...call them and act like you want their services. Ask them what they charge. Call about 5 places and take the average. That's what you charge!