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Treacle Twine
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Join date: 6 Jun 2008
Posts: 2
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06-26-2008 01:33
Hello, Someone wishes to hire me to do a build for them but I have absolutely no idea about what to charge for my services as I have never done this before. Can anyone tell me if there's a 'going rate' for building work, and are there any tips for costing up?
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Dekka Raymaker
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Join date: 4 Feb 2007
Posts: 3,898
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06-26-2008 03:44
are you building a chair or a house? is the chair animated, is the house small enough to fit on a 512 M2 plot or on a 1/4 SIM? Are you making textures specifically for the project? What are your credentials? Etc. Etc. Etc.
How long is a piece of string?
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Haravikk Mistral
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Join date: 8 Oct 2005
Posts: 2,482
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06-26-2008 04:35
It really depends what works for you. Some people might charge by the hour, in which case you have to try and value your time, do you own a business for example? What kind of money could you be making if you spent your time on something else? How difficult is the work for you? How high-quality would you consider your build?
Other people may charge by project, as Dekka Raymaker mentions you would charge by size etc. in that case.
It's a difficult thing to work out, 'fraid I can't offer more than that. Perhaps you could try searching for people who do custom builds and see if they have notecards with a rough idea of pricing?
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Treacle Twine
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Join date: 6 Jun 2008
Posts: 2
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06-26-2008 08:00
Thanks both,
It will be a club 30x30, fully fitted out with scripts/animations, custom furniture and I am making custom textures for it. The animations will not be mine, but I will be putting together the poseballs etc. I'll go & check out some prices in world as suggested. Unfortunately, I have the world's worst financial brain - probably why I usually just build for pleasure!
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