[damoncali]

Really depends on the clients. For individual entrepreneurs who "want an app", there's only so much you can charge, and half day increments just aren't going to happen. I take these clients because I like working with them, not because they make me wealthy.

When you go to daily vs hourly, you benefit for a couple reasons. One, the minium is now one day, not one hour. Two, often, a "day" involves your client screwing around while you wait. You get paid for that time now.

But really, the biggest difference is that clients that are willing to pay by the day do so because they have the money.

I've also had some good luck with small fixed price bids - $2-5k. If you work quickly, you can make a ridiculous hourly rate - but more so with clients who can afford to pay by the day.