Hi,
Can anyone advise how much to charge for a catalogue, beginners price?
Would I charge per page or per spread? Also is the cover and back a separate charge?
Any advice would be helpful
Thanks!
IS anyone able to give me advice? I have to get back to the client…
I’ve never done a catalogue before however you can search for similar topics in the forum. I’m sure such a question has come up already.
I’ve never done a catalogue either but I know people charge for such things by the hour.
If you are beginner I would charge per project because it may end up taking much longer than you thought it would. I would just give a set amount on full catalogue front and back included.
You can tell them that you charge for changes etc… hope this helps. Ive never made a catalogue for a client, but Ive done lots for my office I work at. They are very time consuming projects. Dont under charge. Go with your gut feeling.
Best way to charge for big projects is to break it down,
- Template design price- to design the grid/ design element sfonts and layout idea
- price per page after that (and time the first few pages to check to got it right)
- price for corrections (up to x hours included and then charged at a per hr rate.
The client will not have any idea how large the catalog will be so this way of charging (other than per hr) is a sure way to be fair to anyone, or you can quote a huge price yo cover yourself but client may not accept that.