Thanks for the advice, Steve. I'm raising my fees. (Now your in for it). ;-) Jim -----Original Message----- From: Steve Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, September 24, 2000 6:13 PM Subject: RE: Discussing Rates in a Public Forum -- was National Radio Commercial >Uhhh, you can post your rates, that isn't illegal. Talking about your rates >in a discussion forums is subject of some laws and has lots of room to get >yourself in trouble. Be careful. > >HWG Pricing FAQ >http://www.hwg.org/resources/faqs/priceFAQ.html >Is it illegal to discuss pricing? >The short answer: YES (at least in the U.S. where many of our members are). > >The U.S. law specifically makes discussion of pricing between competitors >(all or some) a federal offense. According to either Marshall Kragen or >Lewis Rose (both practicing lawyers), several brokers in DC were >successfully prosecuted for simply discussing an increase of fees at a >dinner meeting. > >When, where, or how doesn't matter. Any discussion of pricing by a group of >people within the same industry is illegal in the U.S. The feds call it >price fixing. > >For additional information on the legal aspects of price fixing, please >visit the following locations: > >Another good FAQ >How to Set Rates FAQ >http://www.hwg.org/resources/faqs/ratesFAQ.html >The question of how much to charge is a popular one in the minds of web >developers and it's a topic which crops up often on Guild discussion lists. >However, it's a subject which is not permitted according to Guild policies. >(See HTML Writers Guild Pricing FAQ.) Nevertheless, the purpose of this FAQ >is to provide you with a number of ways to arrive at your rates, and to do >so without once running afoul of Guild policies or discussing the actual >rates of any particular web developer. > > - Steve > >Steve Pierce, HDL >"Co-Location starting $99 per month, no setup fee" >(734) 482-9682 | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://HDL.com > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: paul smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 6:33 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: RE: National Radio Commercial > > >Oh, good grief! Not this old urban legend again. >Our fees are posted on our website at www.support.net >Haven't heard from the feds yet! > >best, paul > >At 04:57 PM 9/22/00 -0700, you wrote: >>Sorry. It is illegal US citizens to discuss our rates in an open forum >>like this. Check the many salary surveys widely available on the internet. > > >============================== >Paul Smith, Web/Database Droid >A: SupportNet, Inc, 3871 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611 > (There, there, there; there's, there, there....) >P: (510) 763-2358 >C: (510) 205-6755 >F: (510) 763-2370 >E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >W: http://www.support.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
