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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
A clear, repeatable method for pricing your work.
A 13-page guide to pricing interior design projects with a clear, repeatable method. It starts with your numbers and the minimum hourly rate every fee should rest on, then moves through choosing a fee model, estimating a fixed fee stage by stage, pricing procurement, defining scope and revisions, setting a payment schedule and presenting your fees. Every chapter ends with the decisions to make before moving on, and the guide closes with a checklist to run before you send any proposal.
BEST FOR
- Designers quoting their first projects
- Studios that keep going over their estimated hours
- Anyone unsure how to charge for procurement
- Designers ready to review or raise their prices
HIGHLIGHTS
- The formula for your minimum hourly rate, with a worked example
- Five fee models compared: what each suits and what to watch out for
- A stage-by-stage method for estimating fixed fees
- Four ways to price procurement, explained side by side
- A pre-proposal checklist to use on every quote
WHAT'S INSIDE
Every chapter in the guide
How to use this guide
Who it is for, how it is organised and the full contents.
01 · Know your numbers
The formula for your minimum hourly rate, how to count billable hours honestly and a worked example.
02 · Choose a fee model
Fixed, hourly, percentage, per m² and hybrid fees compared, and how to check any fee against your rate.
03 · Estimate a fixed fee
What drives the hours at each project stage, how to build the number and how to learn from every project.
04 · Price procurement
Markup, procurement fee, fixed fee or client buys directly, with how to stay transparent and protect yourself.
05 · Define scope and revisions
What to write into your scope, how to limit revisions kindly and a simple change process.
06 · Set your payment schedule
Retainers, stage payments, procurement payments and payment terms.
07 · Present your fees
What a clear proposal includes, investment guides and how to respond when a client asks for less.
08 · Price smaller services
Consultations, e-design and advice packages, and why the first meeting should be paid.
09 · Review and raise your prices
The end-of-project review, signs it is time to raise prices and how to do it.
10 · Before you send a proposal
A final checklist covering your numbers, scope, terms and post-project review.
About The Design Index
A NOTE BEFORE YOU BEGIN
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Examples use illustrative numbers. Rules differ by country; the guide tells you what to ask an accountant or lawyer.
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