I would ascertain that you quoted your prices based on you owning the code. Your normal rate is $65.00 however you were interested in developing something like this and therefore greatly reduced your prices for them because you would be able to reuse aspects of the code. If they want proprietary code then the rate is $65 or more per hour.
Peter Tilbrook wrote: > Have had an issue for an unyet finished project (despite working my arse off > on it) where the client wants full ownership of the resultant code. > > I am very unhappy about this for several reasons: > > 1. Their remuneration is pathetic (AUD$21 per hour compared to my usual rate > of $65+) - I got close to that much slave labour trawling through 8,000 boxes > of dusty file boxes. > > 2. This will be a major business tool - total automation via ColdFusion, SQL > Server, EFTPOS, email, Credit Card processing and pure Adobe Acrobat > paperless output, most of their business processes, with import/export > between "notebook databases" and the main system, and SMS integration. > > 3. Our "host" is useless and despite many attempts to get answers they still > do not have secure SSL. I have started looking for a new home for them > surreptitiously. > > 4. They do not own licenses for either ColdFusion or SQL Server - ouch for > them? > > 5. There are a LOT of other businesses that would be interested in what I am > creating. So why would I sell so cheaply (or at all). > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:273298 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
