Advice on Programming contracts for junior developers - timeframe and fees

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SunnyInHades replied

10 October 2015, 17:53
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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NotAllThere replied

10 October 2015, 06:36
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.
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Snarf replied

9 October 2015, 22:06
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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northernladuk replied

9 October 2015, 17:47
<placeholder>Can anyone write a cross-browser extension. </placeholder >
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Draco replied

9 October 2015, 17:42
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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FatLazyContractor replied

9 October 2015, 15:42
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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enigma1000 started a topic Advice on Programming contracts for junior developers - timeframe and fees

9 October 2015, 14:28
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?
Tags: contract timeframe, programmer fees, web extensions