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Pricing Church site design = Charity pricing? (opinions needed)

Charge them as a regular client.

If they are a well off Church , charge them extra and donate the difference to one of your local charities of choice. :D
 
klymr said:
Yeah, let's just agree to disagree, haha. ;) I don't want this to turn into a who is right who is wrong thread. Bottom line is, let the OP charge what he wants. :p
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Yes! Good answer! my reply to the OP was just a joke btw.. hence the :p
 
ac6789 said:
Question for designers:

I got referred to design a church website but I'm not quite sure what I should charge them.

I have no affiliation, loyalty (whatever) to any religion/church so therefore, my first reaction is to charge them like any other client. A brochure site (for me) starts at $1200.00

However, in the back of my mind I'm thinking that the Pastor is looking for "charity" pricing. I'm not sure how churches make money but from my past experience in dealing with other religious organizations, they're probably expecting a steep discount (or doing this nearly for free, which I cannot do).

Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks!
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I work for a church and have been for 4 years. They are most likely non-profit, but they make their money through donations of their congregates (tithing and offering). We personally never expect a hand out, but regularly ask for non-profit discounts. We will not turn down a hand out for the most part because that means we can do more work (ministry) on our budget, but we are clear that we are willing to pay. [All that to say, if you don't want to do it for free or take a huge gouge in price then don't. They shouldn't be offended.]

If the church is functioning correctly, they should have a budget to post this too. There is someone overseeing it and saying what is an acceptable ammount. For us that is an Elderboard for other churches it could be a pastor or associate pastor. If they are smaller and do not have a budget, it could be possible that they can not afford a website. They need to consider this as an option.

We have all had to have a learning experience. Our church did burn a bridge with a relative of a congregant who was working too hard for too little. It was unmanaged until there was a blow-out and then we realized. Clear communication about hours and pricing would have fixed that right away.

If they have a good experience, they will want to use you more, you may want to weigh this into your initial cost. Also, if you are into webhosting you can stack multiple sites, depending on the bandwidth, on 1 server and manage the hosting yourself. You can then include a few hours a month of maintenance. This is a good way to make a little extra regular cash. and you will most likely undercut the big boys.

Don't feel bad, because they are a church. They wouldn't want that. just communicate with them, they should be appreciative of your heart and if they aren't it could be a warning of things to come.
 
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