Comments on: How much do I charge for a market research project for a company?

By: ps2754

ps2754 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:46:59 +0000

First, you need to estimate how much time you will need to complete the project. Then, take the amount of time you estimate and multiply the hours by your hourly consulting fee.
Professional marketing consultants charge anywhere from $125/hour on up. I do not know what comparative fees are in your area, or what the size of the company is, or, most importantly, what the scope of your market research project is.

Has the company given you details of what they are expecting?
Have you created a proposal for them?

In the proposal you need to say
1)that you will do a,b,c,d (depends on their needs)
2) what the deliverables are
3) what your fees are

Good Luck
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By: RDHamm

RDHamm — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:26:59 +0000

With your writing abilities, I would not say too much: it is fortune, and competetive

Seriously:
Fixed price or per-hour? How are you delivering the results?

Actual survey questions and answers that you create and summarize, or is it secondary research?

Are you planning on doing cross-tabs? Those are a little more expensive.

I would say somewhere around $100 / hour, put you have to lay out in the proposal exactly what is included and what is excluded (scope). Also include an expected # of hours to complete the work.

I also would highly encourage you to become an LLC corporation (USA), because you don’t want to be personally laible for the results. Do this before engaging in any business transaction.
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By: bigonegrande

bigonegrande — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:04:59 +0000

Value your time per hour based in your knowledge of the subject and if there is someone else that can do the job
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