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iOS Contract Guidelines
The below are just a few rough guidelines to help meet expectations for the majority of enquiries I receive.
Having worked as a freelancer for several years, I know what sort of business relationship works best for both me and my clients. I have a wealth of experience that means I am not just a developer, but somebody who can help you at the design, UX, development, and marketing stages. I like to get involved early in a project so I can help you avoid costly design mistakes, but also so I can get a good feel for the work that needs to be done. I am incredibly passionate about making "best of breed" products and so I like to be involved at every stage to make sure that I can put across best practices.
I work remotely from my own office but I am always available via phone, skype, and email. I will always factor in time to come to your offices for face-to-face meetings as these are incredibly important (especially at the start of a project) but I am far more productive in my own office than on a laptop in a client office. With previous clients, I have typically gone to their office once every 1 - 2 weeks as this strikes the right balance for productive catch up sessions and meetings.
All of my client work is offered through my company "Ben Dodson Apps Ltd" and is charged at £550 + VAT per day. This is non-negotiable and I do not offer fixed price quotes as a typical specification changes frequently from inception to development. I am always upfront about judging how long a piece of work will take and I will make suggestions on how to get best value for your money. All my work follows the principals of agile development and I typically work in 1-2 week sprints with frequent test builds so you can see as work progresses.
I receive multiple enquiries per day which means that I am very picky about which clients I work with. I won't generally take on a project if it's longer than 3 months unless it's something I'm very interested in. I am also only taking on work for iOS so I will not be available to port your applications to Android / Blackberry / Windows Mobile. However, I will be able to build a web-based API for your application with PHP if required.