Am I missing something?

[Lorenzo]

listed for sale:

http://i48.tinypic.com/20qkxnn.jpg

Then watch the offer on this one:

http://www.netfleet.com.au/index.php?a=d&id=50034



Even cakes.com.au $3,750 , I would have happily accepted it.

 

[djuqa]

22k Absolute BARGAIN

 

[Lorenzo]

you kidding me?

 

[djuqa]

I Never Kid about money
The Potential income from Webdesign services is AWESOME

 

[Timmy]

Agreed - $22k is less than 160 hours work for most designers - probably 1 new custom job and they'd break even.
T

 

[Lorenzo]

Agreed - $22k is less than 160 hours work for most designers - probably 1 new custom job and they'd break even.
T

I know an avalanche of unemployed or freelance designer who work for $10/hour.

 

[Rhythm]

Agreed - $22k is less than 160 hours work for most designers - probably 1 new custom job and they'd break even.
T

really? can anybody confirm this?

 

[Oz.]

wow, that is a pretty awesome sale. Congrats to both buyer and seller.

 

[Max]

Would be worth that money and then some to a pro Web Designer company all Day long ..

8 Year old Web Site ... pure generic .. where were the big boys .. they still dont get it ..

http://www.netfleet.com.au/index.php?a=d&id=50034

//Website has been in operation for approx 8 years.
Keywords -website design- gets a page one ranking on bing.com.au (Tested May 2010) - 1st on page below paid sponsored links. //

http://websitedesign.com.au/

 

[djuqa]

I know an avalanche of unemployed or freelance designer who work for $10/hour.

really? can anybody confirm this?

yes ,ask any of the designers at http://forums.port80.asn.au/index.php
I myself work for $50 Per Hour MIN as a designer.
Any designer working for 10$ needs a new career
Australia has a Min. Wage of $15 per hour, even for Macca Workers

 

[Shaun]

Agreed, $22k is cheap.

 

[Oz.]

http://i48.tinypic.com/20qkxnn.jpg

... must be smoking something ...

... on the other hand, WebsiteDesign.com.au seems reasonable.

 

[Timmy]

really? can anybody confirm this?

I can Rhythm. I had over 12 quotes on one of my projects and all agencies charged between $100 and $160 per hour.

For the design and some custom coded features I spent in excess of $17k which incidentally was charged at $110/hour ex. Add on top of that a mobile web app which came in at around $7k.

While I appreciate there are designers who work for less and that going to an agency probably added some fat to the bill, it was money happily spent.

I think it comes down a project by project basis. I got a quote once for $640 from another agency to put together a couple of banner ads - which I obviously didn't do. I outsource a lot of stuff to designers I've met through small job postings on guru(dot)com who gladly work for $10-$20 USD an hour, however, that only works when I know exactly what I want and how to communicate it.

I guess more on topic, there are hundreds of Australian agencies who love potential customers like me that are only 80% there on an idea and need them to connect the dots and show the way.

If you were going to setup a template site or offer "We build your 5 page website for $997" sort of thing then $22k would still be a wise investment - but for an established agency or aspiring one, they'll be laughing all the way to bank.

Cheers,
T

 

[Smile]

really? can anybody confirm this?

Yeah I can second what Timmy said too.
For one of my projects, they charged just over $5000 for the CSS alone.

I have done some work with this company - http://www.bwired.com.au/
And the consultant that was helping us said their average job is around $20-$25K. But these guys are very good though.

Once I wanted an eCommerce website. To customize a magento platform the average quote I had was around $5500.

In my opinion $22,000 for websitedesign.com.au is a steal. I would of held out for the whole $50k.

 

[Lorenzo]

ahhh we are talking about boutique design.....prada websites....fair enough.

( I still think they are overpriced )

 

[djuqa]

even i would pay 22k and i charge as little as 65$ for a site

 

[FirstPageResults]

Yep I agree too, anything under $100 per hour in Australia is cheap and freelancers should be charging alot more than this.

You could make the 22k back in padding alone on one medium sized project. Last job I worked on had more than that in HTML/CSS

 

[Mark]

Hi Folks

Was just holding off there, but now I can confirm the sale of websitedesign.com.au for $22,000 on Netfleet. I think this makes it the biggest recorded sale of 2010 which is great to see.

Cheers
Mark

 

[DavidL]

I think it's a good result for both buyer & seller.

For those who think it's a lot of money, consider that this domain will effectively be the 'shopfront' for this guy's business. $22K to fit out a physical shop wouldn't go far in the bricks and mortar world so it's a great investment for someone who will obviously rely on his website to promote his business.