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Subject:HELP Pricing project From:Alexander Von_obert <avobert -at- TWH -dot- MSN -dot- SUB -dot- ORG> Date:Sat, 16 Nov 1996 22:36:02 +0100
Hello Jill,
* Antwort auf eine Nachricht von Jill PSG an All am 15.11.96
JP> This is for Medical Wrtiting;
have you worked in this field before? Do you have an idea how much you can
write at such topics (pages per day)?
JP> Have
JP> no idea the number of pages, the time period or much of
JP> anything else.
Terrible base to start with.
JP> I need this contract
You cannot do any more than give him some price for a page. Think of what you
are worth. If you do not know exactly what you are doing, estimate no more
than three pages a day WITHOUT ANY thought of working for more than 8 hours a
day.
If appropriate: Include one visit at the customer for every 50 pages or so and
offer a price for additional visits (per hour if the customer is near you, or
per day if you need to travel).
