> > I've been doing contract work on and off for 15 years, and have found it's > prudent to gauge rate at 50% over a FT hourly rate.
If I'm following this correctly, I think this means you've been undercharging for the past 15 years. Let's say you make $70k at a full-time position (this number was picked arbitrarily). Your hourly rate is, like, $33 and change (ish). Following your equation, your hourly rate for contract work would be $50/hour (ish). If you make more at your in-house position, then you're used to a higher rate, and your contract rate is still way too low. This is not only a low rate for an experienced designer, but it also means that your nights and weekends are barely valuable to you. This is your *personal* time you're giving up. It's gotta be far more valuable than that. If it's not, well, then maybe the last thing you need is more work. -r- ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
