# Freelance Web Developer: Charge by Time, not Value

DevFeed: [Freelance Web Developer: Charge by Time, not Value](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/freelance-web-developer-charge-by-time-not-value-18938.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.robinwieruch.de/freelance-developer-rate/>)

Author: Robin Wieruch

Published: 2024-11-04T11:50:46Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Robin Wieruch](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/robin-wieruch.md>)

Topics: [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>)

Tags: [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [estimations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/estimations.md>), [freelance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/freelance.md>), [freelance-developer-hourly-rate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/freelance-developer-hourly-rate.md>), [freelance-developer-rate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/freelance-developer-rate.md>), [opinion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opinion.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/requirements.md>), [stress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stress.md>), [time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

A freelance React developer explains why charging by time can be preferable to charging by value. The article argues that time-based billing helps account for scope creep, feature creep, and unreliable project estimates.

## Source excerpt

Freelance Developers have to rate their services by time or by value. Here I, as a freelance React developer, want to argue in favor of charging by time ...