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[morry <morry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

Maybe you can compile responses you get directly and on list and post them
all at the end?

We charge for project management usually as an itemized part of the
project but I know most people I have spoken too say they always have to
charge less and build it in to other parts becuase clients don't want to
pay too much for pm.  

mg

On Sat, 16 Feb 2002, Michael Pinto wrote:

> 
> I'd like to get a better idea what rates web development shops and 
> interactive agencies charge
> these days. With the fall of large firms like Rare Medium and smaller ones 
> like Dennis Interactive
> I can only guess that prices have come down over the last year, but I'm not 
> sure by how much.
> Specifically I'm thinking of shops that have a Manhattan overhead and 
> employee between 10 and 100
> people. So I'd like to know the range of rates that shops are charging for:
> 
> - Strategic Analysis
> - System Design/Technical Specifications
> - Art Direction/Creative Specification
> - Interface Design/Functional Specifications
> - Writing Object Oriented Code (Mod Perl, Java)
> - Writing Scripting Language Code (ASP, JSP, Cold Fusion and Javascript)
> - Writing Gourmet HTML (i.e. writing with a program like BBedit and the pages 
> run and looks great
> on many browsers)
> - Producing WYSIWYG HTML (i.e. Dreamweaver)
> - Graphic Design & Screen Layout
> - Quality Assurance/Testing
> - Writing Technical Documentation
> 
> Are companies charging for project management or do they roll those costs 
> into their overhead?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Michael
> 
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