Originally Posted by loader

I'm certainly fine with quoting on a per project basis, and probably 80% of the work I do is on a per project basis. Only after I've established myself with a client and they want ongoing work do we typically switch things to hourly so things stay streamlined. I think it's important to show what your hourly rate is to give people an indication of what you charge.

Along with giving people a write up of what I think is involved on a project I also give time estimates and deadlines.