I have stopped mentioning my per hour rate and just use it to calculate my estimates. Telling someone my hourly rate doesn’t give them any idea how much something is going to cost. It doesn’t tell you how long it’s going to take me to complete your project or the final cost.
Let me give you an example: Paying someone $10/hr for them to do the same thing in 40 hours is still more expensive than one hour at $100/hr. Would you rather pay $400 or would you rather pay $100? $10 per hour is “cheaper” but it can cost you more.
I have also over the years come to understand that the people who are adamant that they know the price per hour are often focused on how cheaply they can do something instead of the design helping them achieve their business goals and objectives. Cheap design is not the focus of Fascination Design and we will not be a good fit for your business if that is your focus. If all you are looking for is simply cheap design, you’re in the wrong place. We offer quality design at a fair price.
I do however have an hourly consulting rate for brainstorming sessions and planning meetings to develop more in depth projects and marketing plans. Since these meetings are usually scheduled for a set amount of time, you’ll be able to figure out my hourly rate for those meetings.
Don’t forget, all new potential clients get their initial consultation, up to an hour, on the house so that I can learn more about your business and goals and you can ask me any questions you might have.