[tptacek]

No it doesn't. You simply say "I charge in 1 day increments", and the hourly-billing problem goes away. When you come to the day at the end of the project where you only use 4 hours, you have a very complicated logistical conundrum that after careful analysis and financial modeling you solve by billing the full day because you charge in 1 day increments.

[walrus]

When you said "No it doesn't", were you responding to my statement that "I imagine it takes some time to learn to properly estimate how much to charge for a project"? Yes, it does. However, your charge-by-the-day method is a great workaround! I'm glad you mentioned it.

[devb0x]

So Thomas, you always bill like that?

I guess I will have to try it. The Southern African market may not respond to it so I will have to think of the upsell.

[tptacek]

We tend towards fixed-price contracts. We don't bill hourly ever.