How much would you charge for building a design system for an enterprise, already having web and mobile apps? What would be a fair price?

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Don’t charge hourly, charge per project with very specific details of deliverables and detailed descriptions of what revisions / iterations include.

Through trial and error, I’ve learned the hard way in my freelancing career that charging a hourly rate almost ALWAYS trapped me in an unfair work agreement.

A design system is A LOT of work, ESPECIALLY if they already have products. I can guarantee you’ll be spending minimum 20+ hours auditing the UI of their currently released products, before you even can start thinking about a new design system. Be careful with agreeing on a hourly rate for freelancing because you will often need to “prove”why you’re working on specific tasks for a certain amount of time and that can be more headache compared to a predetermined price and managed expectations through previously agreed upon deliverables with your client.

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Hourly and as much as possible

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Thank you all for your feedback. Signed a contract, per project, including specific details on what is being delivered

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