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Show Notes
- 0:30 - Tweet from Vlad
- 0:42 - Join Webflow as a Senior Product Manager
- 1:08 - NoCodeAPI (Heads up: this website autoplays audio)
- 3:22 - Bailey Simrell's (Twitter) Memberchat.io (Twitter)
- 5:20 - Makerpad
- 5:50 - Aron Korenbilt (Twitter, Course)
- 6:04 - Tom Osman (Twitter, Email Newsletter / No Code Live)
- 6:18 - Tom's Tweet re: Makerpad
- 6:40 - Jetboost.io
- 6:52 - Chris Spags (Twitter), Founder of Jetboost.io
- 7:38 - Connor Finlayson (Twitter), Unicorn Factory
- 7:48 - Makerpad's Tool Selector, powered by Jetboost.io
- 9:06 - Airtable Web Clipper (Download, View on Product Hunt)
- 10:13 - Lapa.ninja
- 10:43 - Coda.io
- 10:57 - Al Chen (Twitter), Coda.io
- 11:30 - Main Episode: Things to Know When Pricing a No Code / Low Code proje
- 12:35 - The first thing to consider: Scope + What Am I Building?
- 20:00 - Contracts, Contracts, Contracts
- 22:15 - "Simple" builds are RARELY simple
- 22:07 - Bonsai Invoicing + Contract
- 25:00 - Who's maintaining the website?
- 26:19 - How do you respond to people who say I can get a website for $10 on Fiverr?
- 27:27 - Don't get stuck in a routine of taking low-paying project
- 30:16 - First projects are a stepping stone - keep raising your price as your experience gets better
- 30:54 - Worst piece of website that Matt's ever received
- 31:28 - What happened when Matt doubled his rate each year
- 33:06 - If you're building things with NoCode... don't sell yourself short
- 33:55 - Lacey's response to "Why is the price X if it doesn't take you as long to build it?"
- 35:09 - Hourly vs Fixed
- 37:19 - Our thoughts on spec work when you're just starting out
- 43:52 - Some people don't like the NoCode movement, but if you get results, it doesn't matter
- 44:33 - NoCode work is valuable: you don't have to discount your work versus large agencies
- 45:11 - Who's writing the content?
- 50:33 - Deposits on Projects
- 50:45 - Think of revisions when scoping a project
- 53:41 - This is a very nuanced conversation: do what's best for you!
- 54:05 - The hardest part is learning how to read a client
- 55:27 - Ben's red flags to look for with prospects
- 59:34 - Think of how to handle a lack of communication from the client's end
- 1:01:40 - Think of requirements re: Back-end Logic + Automation Tools
- 1:02:33 - Think of potential roadblocks ahead of time
- 1:02:58 - Be clear and upfront with the client
- 1:04:00 - Account for all costs + tell the client about the full array of tools
- 1:05:44 - Know the use case for the client so you can price accordingly
- 1:06:30 - You're the expert in the space, so use insight to guide the client
- 1:07:50 - Ben's guiding principles when working on a project
- 1:08:25 - Ben's advice to everybody