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Outsourcing: Hourly Vs Fixed Rate?

by Vanquish
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Which do you use when outsourcing (hourly or fixed rate) and which is better and why?


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  • Profile picture of the author Ankesh Kothari
    Depends on the task actually.

    For writing: I pay per article or blog post.
    For designing: I pay per design.
    For coding: small projects = fixed rate. Big projects = hourly or monthly.
    For marketing: fixed monthly rate. With bonuses. (But procedures are mine.)
    For legal: hourly.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom Brite
    I only go full time or part time if im trying someone new out to add to the mix.

    But then a lil bit of work with them and they are all good!

    It really depends on what level your at and how much you can invest.

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  • Profile picture of the author trapp120
    Fixed price, every time. Paying hourly opens you to overage and you should try to limit as many rolling variables as possible.

    Wouldn't you rather know a design is going to cost you $75 flat with multiple revisions instead of $55/hr for a max of 3 hours? If you have the ability, always try to negotiate a flat fee that encompasses the entire project/service including any overrun.
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    • Profile picture of the author Vanquish
      How much do you guys pay for your back linking services? And do you pay hourly or fixed rate?
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    • Profile picture of the author DAS_Matt
      Originally Posted by trapp120 View Post

      Fixed price, every time. Paying hourly opens you to overage and you should try to limit as many rolling variables as possible.

      Wouldn't you rather know a design is going to cost you $75 flat with multiple revisions instead of $55/hr for a max of 3 hours? If you have the ability, always try to negotiate a flat fee that encompasses the entire project/service including any overrun.

      Agree 100% Hourly leaves WAY too much possibility for spending more than you want or need to.
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  • Profile picture of the author HomeComputerGames
    ad hoc is the way to go. The only person I ever hire hourly is customer support or my lawyer.
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  • Profile picture of the author AceHazel
    It depends on the work, but most of the time fixed rate is much considered by the outsourcer, could be monthly rate.
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    • Profile picture of the author melanied
      My main VA is paid hourly, for pretty much everything else it's per project or per piece of work.
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  • Profile picture of the author sanjid112
    I prefer fixed rate. Like the others, hourly give me some craps, because it make me pay more than I should.

    Esp. when you have limited budget, fixed rate can help you save the money for other stuff, like building traffic and advertising.
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