I'm inclined to charge MORE for mindless work. It tends to encourage the thought in people that maybe they can do this themsleves. Which is the point, kinda. I mean seriously... if it's only data entry, why are you talking to me? That's why the world has data entry people.
This reply assumes that you have other things you could be doing. If your don't and you feel like doing it, then, well, I guess charge a data-entry rate. I have actually done that. But wouldn't a data entry person do it faster and possibly better, as they'd be less likely to be distracted by wondering how to automate the process? On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > your time is not free. you could have been having a nap instead. > > if they didnt want to pay, THEY could have done the work themselves. > > yes, I feel it perfectly ok to charge. > > personally, i usually charge less than my top rate for mindless work, but > that is a decision i struggle with. i know that _what_ I am doing should > not > determine my rate, but i cannot charge my normal rate for work that needs > little skill. > > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:14 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is just a general question :-) > > > > Would you bill to setup a free google site? > > The client intends sometime in the future to create their own full blown > > site. > > > > But there was a need to put up about 3 pages somewhere for public viewing > > for a short time. > > And they were using Google Apps...and Google Sites was 'there'. > > > > There was also content entry involved. > > > > But...you know...it's free google sites. Technically they should be able > to > > set it up themselves. > > > > Would you bill for that? Would you adjust your rates downward? > > Am I being silly and would most of you just bill full rate for the 4 - 5 > > hours? > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306756 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
