What Are Your Rates?

I quote a lot of projects. People want to know what something will cost them before they go ahead and give me a development contract, so I have to pin down a price pretty shortly after being contacted by someone to ensure that I don’t lose a deal.

Having quoted so many projects in the last few weeks, I’ve come up with some guidelines for plugin development rates. I thought that getting them out here would probably help prospective clients decide whether or not they wanted to contact me. My general development rate ranges are as follows:

• < $499 — Basic development services, simple content filters, simple shortcode integration, small existing plugin modifications
• $500 - $999 — Basic administration panel with a few plugin configuration options. One or two similar widgets. Some light database interaction.
• $1000 - $1749 — Advanced administration panel or set of panels with more plugin options. Plugin data storage and management. Basic modification of the write post and write page interfaces. Light JavaScript and AJAX work.
• $1750 - $2249 — Heavy database work including storing custom data. Integration of new data objects with existing WordPress data. Moderate amounts of AJAX on the administrative or client-side.
• $2250+ — Ecommerce integration. Extensive modifications to the WordPress administrative interface. Creation of entirely new application inside of WordPress. Heavy AJAX use on the administrative or client side.

These rates include the highest quality, well-commented, and clean code. I also offer two months of support for minor changes and bugs after delivery. Upon payment in full, you will own the copyright to all code developed.

If you’re interested in my services, please request a quote or contact me.