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Name: Steven Bradley
Location: Boulder, Colorado
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How much is fair to charge depends on a few things. Your experience, how much work you'll have to do, where you live, what the client is willing to pay.
Based on the question I assume you generally don't do this kind of work for clients, however you obviously do computer work in general. A fair hourly rate could be anything from say $25 - $50 an hour based on limited experience with the specific work, and more experience with related general work. You could even just charge your usually hourly rate if it's inline with the above or more.
You can charge for the specific project, a monthly rate for management, or an hourly rate. You could even charge all 3 for different work. I'd probably charge a one time project fee for get the site up and running. Do your best to estimate the hours it will take to do the work and multiply by the hourly rate you decide to charge. Add 10% - 20% extra time for all the things you aren't anticipating, but will happen.
Then I'd charge a monthly fee for continuing maintenance of the site, posting, and whatever else you do. Again estimate how long you'll spend working on the site each month to determine how much to charge.
Be careful about making assumptions about what the work will entail. It's likely what you think you're responsible for doing and what the client thinks you're responsible for doing won't be the same. Put it down in writing what work you'll be doing for the price you're charging. If your client asks for more work in the middle of the job, you can work up a price for that work or sometimes throw it in as a freebie. There's a fine balance about how much you can or should give away for free. A little creates a loyal client, but beyond that it creates an unhappy you.
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