undefined | Better HN

0 pointserdos4d5y ago0 comments

Wow, I must be a complete idiot with this stuff because I can't get people to give me even 150 bucks for a full website right now. How do you actually get these 150/hr clients? Please don't tell me I need to work in Silicon Valley for some years and get the "contacts", cause I don't want to live in the US anymore. Tell you what, here's my site: https://www.andeswebdesign.com, if you like it, just send me all your work and I'll do the whole site for you for an hour of your pay. I also have a PhD in computational and applied mathematics if you want to put some real deal data science pipeline in it! I've never made a cent off of that PhD either, so maybe you're the guy who breaks it all open for me.

0 pointserdos4d5y ago0 comments

0 comments

7 comments · 3 top-level

paublyrne5y ago· 2 in thread

I think you don't want the kind of client who wants a website for $150. Good clients will be turned off by the low price. I'd try going for a less bargain basement look and pricing structure.

erdos4dOP5y ago

I live with my wife and son in Ecuador and 150 is actually pretty competitive here. Our main competition charges 200 I think. But I agree with you that it is very low for the US/EU market.

paublyrne5y ago

I assumed you might be looking for clients in the US. If that's the case I do think it pays to price yourself up rather than down.

6DM5y ago· 2 in thread

I think your contact form is broken, or I just sent you like 8 messages trying this in a few different browsers.

erdos4dOP5y ago

I don't doubt it, we just redid everything last night. Please give it a shot later, I'll go fix it.

EDIT: it's redeploying right now. Please send me a email at erdos4d at gmail if you are actually trying to get in touch with me for business and not just testing the form. Thanks.

techbio5y ago

No pain, no gain, they told me.

chrischattin5y ago

Probably because websites are commodities at this point. I'd never charge people to build a website. Just point them to Wordpress/Squarespace/etc.

You definitely don't need to work in Silicon Valley.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse