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The Dark Art of Pricing (jessicahische.is)
4 points by robert-boehnke on Sept 6, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I've been in business making products for almost 18 years, and I still have problems estimating how long it will take to complete a custom job for a client.

Whenever I am asked to bid on a project, I try to remember the "3X" rule: estimate the amount of time it will take, then multiply by 3. This usually turns out to be a good estimate of how long a project will really take.




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