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Advice on Programming contracts for junior developers - timeframe and fees

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    Advice on Programming contracts for junior developers - timeframe and fees

    Hello. I have been asked to build a cross-browser extension, and I have never built one before. I wondered, firstly, what sort of timeframe I should be looking at, and secondly, what sort of fee? I am also new to contract work, having left the industry as a data harvester and junior developer for self-employment, just a few months ago. Should I be charging per hour, or a flat fee for such a project?

    #2
    Originally posted by enigma1000 View Post
    Hello. I have been asked to build a cross-browser extension, and I have never built one before. I wondered, firstly, what sort of timeframe I should be looking at, and secondly, what sort of fee? I am also new to contract work, having left the industry as a data harvester and junior developer for self-employment, just a few months ago. Should I be charging per hour, or a flat fee for such a project?
    I can tell you, but I will invoice you

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      #3
      Originally posted by enigma1000 View Post
      Hello. I have been asked to build a cross-browser extension, and I have never built one before. I wondered, firstly, what sort of timeframe I should be looking at, and secondly, what sort of fee? I am also new to contract work, having left the industry as a data harvester and junior developer for self-employment, just a few months ago. Should I be charging per hour, or a flat fee for such a project?
      Do they know your situation? Do they have a budget? Is there a deadline? Do you have any deadlines?

      What is your experience? Has the client done anything similar before? Has anyone else done anything similar before? Does it have to be cross-browser?

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        #4
        <placeholder>Can anyone write a cross-browser extension. </placeholder >
        'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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          #5
          Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
          <placeholder>Can anyone write a cross-browser extension. </placeholder >
          Depends how many browsers you want it to work across.. Chrome, Ff, IE 11... Yeah

          IE 5.5, 6 and Netscape... Not so much.

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            #6
            Do you already have the contract then? The fee depends on what the client can afford. If you go for a fixed rate, make sure the specification is pretty well nailed down.

            How long it will take is a similar question to "how long is a piece of string" - depends on what the extension does.
            Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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              #7
              Originally posted by Snarf View Post
              Depends how many browsers you want it to work across.. Chrome, Ff, IE 11... Yeah

              IE 5.5, 6 and Netscape... Not so much.
              Don't forget the new Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 !
              Part of a 'huge' umbrellas's site works perfectly in Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and IE but fails in Edge .. hehe

              'aint revealing the brolly.

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