http://provider.com/howtoset.htm

How to set rates. Liz Maher

http://columbusrealestate.com/paul/pricing.html

From a member of the HTML Writer’s Guild, basically a lot of reprinted e-mail from the listmembers who wrote to him personally and shared their prices. Liz Maher

North Light publishes several good references on pricing and business procedures. Call North LIghts at 1-800-289-0963 for their catalog. I saw the first two titles at Barnes & Noble:

“How to Make Your Design Business Profitable”
Joyce M.Stewart, $21.95

“The Designer’s Commonsense Business Book”
Barbara Ganin, $27.99

“Setting the Right Price for Your Design and Illustration”
$27.99

Suzanne Stephens

http://hwg.org/faqs/pricefaq.html

Why the HTML Writer’s Guild doesn't allow pricing discussion on their mailing lists. Liz Maher

http://columbusrealestate.com/paul/pricing.html

A page of e-mail messages sent to the author about what they charge, for what and where (put together by an HTML Writer’s Guild member who was told, apparently, to take the discussion offline). Liz Maher

http://www.gag.org

The Graphic Artists Guild’s “Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines” is essential reading for any designer. I’ve just ordered the Ninth Edition and am hopeful that it will cover issues facing designers who use computers better than the edition published in 1994. Frankly, I would be surprised if they’ve gotten it together where Web design is concerned since the 1994 edition barely even touched on computer-based design. But even if they don’t, this book will be an essential reference. Sample contracts are included, plus pricing info gathered through surveys of GAG member designers. It’s $29.95 plus shipping and handling and is free to Graphic Artist Guild members. If you can only buy one book about business practices, be sure it’s this one! Suzanne Stephens