Rates for a Web Comic

[Dave_Lynch]

Hey guys, hoping someone out there can help me out.

I'm a graphic designer by trade but I've recently come across an opportunity to do web comics for a particular website. I'm assuming they want a typical three to four panel strip but I haven't talked to the (perspective) client much so I'm not sure if they want full color, black and white, or how often they want strips.

What I'm looking for though is a general idea of how much other artists would charge. This is my first time doing this sort of thing so I'm not expecting to charge top dollar but my work is good enough to, at the very least, have the client's interest.

What do you guys charge or, at least, whats the going price range? If you don't feel like posting your answer on this thread feel free to message me. Any help would be appreciated. I'd like to not underbid myself too much when I eventually sit down and talk rates with these people.

[dpaint]

Ask yourself how much your time is worth. This is a better measure than what someone else makes. With web work nowadays people are basically working for free compared to a few years ago. So how much is it worth to you
against how bad you want the job. Ask the client what are the parameters and what is the budget; do the math and decide if its for you. Treat it like a business and approach it from that angle.

[Dave_Lynch]

point well taken, that's pretty similar to what i was thinking. however what goes into figuring out what my time is worth is what others, who do what i do, value their time at.

[Amaru Studios]

For what it's worth...
One of the things I do is think about how much time it will take. I have an idea of what I need to make per day, or per week to pay the bills, etc. If you feel this is something that will take up much of your time, and need to be your "main project," then you'll probably want to charge more. If it's something that wont take up much of your time each week and will let you work on other things as well, you can charge less. How badly you want to do the job may factor in as well. If it's important to you for some reason, like adding something to your portfolio and/or creating a new market for yourself, you may be willing to do it for less as well. I know that sounds simplistic, or just "common sense," but that tends to be the guideline I use.

[Dave_Lynch]

Yeah, that sounds a lot like the logic I use when doing freelance web design. It's good to hear my head's in the right place. Thanks guys for the feedback.