Re: Training videos billing

Well, yeah, that is how you calculate or make an estimation of the costs.
But the question is, what do you do if you get better over time.

Let me get back to the initial question in this thread: making training videos with screencaptures. This first job took 43 hrs. Suppose he starts doing this kind of job on a daily basis. It could be possible that he can achieve the same result in 20 hrs after doing this for a year.

What should he do then: lower the price for this project ? That wouldn't be fair for the gained experience, and the customer will likely find it strange that he had to pay double a year ago.

Now, what I do in such a case: I deliver a better project. I use the extra hours to make something extra, like an extra animation or more spectacular titles. The customer gets a better project for the same price, it may even give you a reason to ask more for the project and most important: it is more fun to do.

Delivering more for the same price puts you ahead for the competition, but then they say: you are undercharging ... and then we're back to the beginning ...

It is not that simple as it sounds.

sam

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