Hi MMMers,
I've been developing apps in Android for family and friends. Now an acquaintance wants me to develop an app for her website and wants to pay me for it. However I'm not sure how to price it. I estimate it'll take 100+ man hours to get the app up and running in a polished manner.
1) how do you price your freelance work for app development?
2) what contracts should I have in place before accepting this work?
3) how does the payment process work? PayPal? Or check?
4) do you get an advance before starting work and then get the reminder once it's done? Or in stages?
5) Hers is a subscription based model and I estimate it might have ongoing maintenance and app update work too. How should I price it?
6) how and when do you hand over the completed code?
7) in case of disagreement, how does the mediation and resolution process work?
Any tips when starting freelance/contracting work would be great. Please share your experiences as well as reputable places to find more opportunities.
