I usually just ask for the client software in such situations. Most of the time they give it to me w/o question.
I have been chastised for not using "industry standard software". I find these complaints especially amusing when the software is not industry standard (such as Visual Source Safe). People don't understand that "We use it" is not always the same as "industry standard." I build into most of my contracts a clause that says "Client must provide access to relevant code and database" and usually I can get them to provide relevant access to machines based on that clause. At 09:00 AM 9/27/2006, you wrote: >Subject: purchasing software for a job >From: Crow T. Robot >Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:15:17 -0400 >Thread: >http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/thread.cfm/threadid:22336#216108 > >So?I have a client who wants to give me remote access to their server via >PCAnywhere. I have to purchase the software, and it ain't cheap (200 >bucks). How do you guys deal with this, billing-wise? Is it right for me >to bill them for the software, since I would have chosen a much cheaper >route (like GoToMyPC or Logmein)? Or do I have to just chalk this up to the >cost of doing business? > >Thanks -- Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> Now Blogging at <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:216143 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
