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Pricing for Friends: Explain Regular Rates and Additional Work

Summary

Learn to price work for friends with clear regular rates, defined discount scope, limits on free additions, and revised estimates when requests change.

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State Scope and Price for Work Requested by Friends

State work and price even when a friend makes the request. Shared expectations about deliverables and extra work still matter.

Decide discounts against time and cost. Distinguish a one-off exception from ongoing pricing.

Show Regular Rates and Included Work

Explain deliverables, duration, and revisions alongside regular rates. OpenStax considers costs and customers in pricing. (OpenStax: Pricing factors)

Assess actual changes in required work before choosing a friend’s price.

Define the Scope of a Discount

Document the amount and scope of a one-off discount. Set the content and number of any free additions.

Describe deliverable work rather than relying on closeness alone.

Recalculate Work and Price when Scope Changes

Recalculate effort and cost when quantity or deadlines change. Share revised scope and price before starting.

A regular-rate page provides a shared reference for discussing the request.

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Frequently asked questions

Q: Must friends receive discounts?

A: Decide based on time, cost, and scope.

Q: Should regular rates be shared?

A: Explain them with included work and additions.

Q: Does one discount establish future pricing?

A: Specify whether it applies only once or to future work.

Q: What if the work expands?

A: Recalculate effort and price and share changes before starting.

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