A pricing rule before sending any proposal
Formula
Quote = (hours × hourly rate + tool/AI costs) × 1.2. Hourly rate NT$300; Wix-type work NT$500. Hours include a 20% revision buffer.
Why a range
Tasker's price field needs a lower and an upper bound: the approved price is the upper bound, the lower bound is that minus NT$100.
Practical limits
- The proposal body is capped at 500 characters.
- Old drafts get pre-filled; clear them first before pasting the new text.
Delivery guarantee
"See it before you pay, deposit refunded if you're not satisfied."
Example cost table (from our own estimates; costs only, not deal prices)
| Job type | Hours (with buffer) | Rate | AI cost | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sticker design (AI art to PVC sticker print files, assumed ≤5) | 5.4h | NT$300 | NT$50 | NT$1,670 |
| LINE AI customer service (plus FB page / TG) | 13.2h | NT$300 | NT$300 | NT$4,260 |
| Website redesign (Wix, assumed ≤6 pages) | 27.6h | NT$500 | NT$600 | NT$14,400 |
Hours and AI costs are estimates, not measured or billed; quote = cost × 1.2.
That day
9 proposals sent (5 noon, 4 evening); 0 deals so far, income NT$0.
Next / what was learned
- With zero reviews, lower the client's risk with a trial, deposit and fixed revisions — not by cutting price.
- Pricing a big job too low can look unprofessional; low pricing should depend on job size.
- To add: how many points each proposal actually used, as a cost.
What was done
- Set a quoting rule: cost (working time + a 20% revision buffer + AI/tool fees + points cost) × 1.2. Each proposal goes out only with its cost sheet approved.
- Sent 9 Tasker proposals that day (5 at noon, 4 in the evening); the platform showed each as successfully submitted.
- Also drafted 5 service listings, not published yet.
What was learned
- With zero reviews, peers lower the client's risk with a small trial, a 50% deposit and a fixed number of revisions — not by cutting price.
- Quoting too low on a large job can read as unprofessional; low pricing should depend on job size.
Numbers (real data)
- Markup × 1.2 (cost + 20%) — own pricing rule.
- 9 proposals sent (5 noon, 4 evening); 0 deals so far, income NT$0 — own records.
- 5 service listing drafts — own daily log.