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STARTING A COMPANY. ADVICE NEEDED

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by rezuma

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Hi every one,
I am an IT professional, I am getting lot of projects so I have decide to start my own company and quit my current Job.
I have to person collaborating with me. I mainly work on multimedia content, flash animation, video production, mainly to create multimedia cd.
So, now that getting projects is not a problem i am finding another problem, i have no idea about pricing, well to be honest i know just a little but definitely need to improve everything about how to price my company's work. Anyone can give me any subjection about that matter? .

Thank you very much

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by rezuma

Anyones know a good estimating software for the IT field?. The products i developed are mainly multimedia content, flash animation, Video editing, websites, designs, etc... i have already a few quotes and projects and i want to have then in a database so i can cosult prices and everything. Of course, i could spend sometime doing a database but i dont want to do that if there is already a software that can do that for me.

thanks again

by dost-mohamad

Hi, best places to start for pricing surveys/estimates are forums and animation specialist sites such as www.awn.com, here you will meet with loads of helpful people and also visit outourcing sites/online bidding sites, here you will be able to see past bids and determine the market value. if you need a resource list send me a mail and I'll help)

Another approach (good for startups) is to do a realistic time/resource cost estimate + 10 to 20% contingincy and then add a gross margin figure that will satisfy you and your partner.
With an established client base you will be able to move towards more aggressive pricing.

Hope this helped.

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