# Stop charging hourly for website design work!

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598/stop-charging-hourly-for-website-design-work
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598/stop-charging-hourly-for-website-design-work.md
Podcast: [Websites Made Simple: How to have a successful website design business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598)
Published: 2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/podcast/
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a635be86-fe6b-473a-ab97-f3931fcbe4a5.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598/episodes/stop-charging-hourly-for-website-design-work
Duration seconds: 929

## Resource

Check out my new offer: https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/ It’s a supportive group mentoring session for website designers and developers to bring their questions, roadblocks, ideas, and “is it just me?” moments. If you keep attracting bargain clients, it’s usually not because you need more leads. It’s because your pricing model is less than optimal... mostly because your brand signals are a bit muddled, and your website is not doing enough heavy lifting before someone ever speaks to you. Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie . In this episode, I’m talking about why charging hourly for your web design projects is holding you back — from better clients, better income, and a calmer business. We get into: Why hourly pricing puts you in a race to the bottom How project pricing builds confidence on both sides Why clients feel cheated when hourly quotes run over How scope creep is easier to manage with project pricing What bundled pricing looks like in practice How to work with freelancers and white labellers without losing money Why the clients who can't afford you aren't your people How to quote higher and still win the work If you want better clients, fewer arguments over invoices, and more peace of mind about your income, this one's for you. Come and find out more at https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk or email me at hello@websitesmadesimple.co.uk Skip to the good bits: 00:00 Stop charging hourly — why it hurts your income 01:09 Why everyone has an hourly rate (and why that's the problem) 02:55 What project pricing actually looks like 03:42 How project pricing helps you prioritise your work 04:34 Scope creep and why hourly makes it worse 05:48 Bundled pricing: what goes into a project quote 07:23 Working with freela…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598/episodes/stop-charging-hourly-for-website-design-work/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598/stop-charging-hourly-for-website-design-work.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.