SOLIDWORKS Design & Help

Hi ! Research and thinking about new project is a real work, you should be payed for. On my own, I estimate time for this part of the job and ask payment before start working on. Regards.

I agree, research is fundamental in the design process. I get payed for research because it takes a lot more time to do this and then apply to design.

My preferred way of working is to estimate a price for my part of the project before I start. Then I quote my potential customer my fixed price, the exact scope of the work I will do for this price. The customer then knows the cost before I start. My price will include any research required to complete the project.

Most customers like knowing the cost and what they will get for the price. When you take on freelance work billing your customer constantly for undefined extra work can make them upset. Experience has enabled me to estimate a cost for a project reasonably accurately. Occasionally you may get it wrong, some you may have underestimated, but also some go better than you estimated and you do better than you expected. Customers like having a fixed price as they can build this into their costs. If you can provide them the work with no additional unexpected costs, they will become repeat customers. Sometimes as you work through a job, you will be asked to provide extras that are not part of the original scope of work. When this happens I will negotiate the price for this extra work, before I start on this additional part.

If you require a research component for a project, before you start discuss this with your client before you start, so they know they are being billed for this.

yes.....my lawyer does.....there is value in the process of professional thought.

Don

Even if the client decided to cancel the idea?

Thank you for replying, Patrick.

Even if the client decided to cancel the idea?

Thank you for replying, Donald.

Even if the client decided to cancel the idea?

Thank you for replying, Don.

Thank You Lawrie for taking time to help me.

Should I charge him even if he decided to cancel this product idea?

It is always best if you can agree to such details before you you start any job. This can be through discussion with a potential client or make a document that you send them that lists all these conditions. We all want happy customers who will keep coming back and good communication before a project is started, is often the key to this.