[ojiikun]

> As always, let me remind you: don't bill hourly.

This advice breaks down if you don't work an 8 hour day. Some days I want to only work 2 hours, other days I want to work 12 hours. My clients need to be fairly charged in both cases.

Seriously, one of the reasons I became a freelancer is because I think the ideal workweek is mostly 2-4 hour days. If you know how to code and aren't in massive debt, you can live the dream!

[patio11]

If you produce meaningful business value in 2~4 hours, just charge for the day. Butt in chair is not what they are buying from you. If they wanted cheap butt-hours you're already not cost competitive. Instead, deliver what they're asking for and don't worry them with irrelevant trivia like your fluctuating time-costs at different stages of the product cycle.

[podperson]

Totally agree on this. To put it another way, charge for product (value delivered) not process.