Oh good! I'm really glad it was just a math error! I was a little concerned you were undervaluing your work. :)
-r- Sent from my iPhone. On Nov 3, 2007, at 3:27 PM, "Susan Doran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert, > > Ha! you're completely right--not that I undercharge, but my math was > wrong! > > > What I meant was, as a simple rule of thumb, to double (2x) the > hourly rate > you'd get as a FT person. > > So an arbitrarily picked $100K salary "inside"--which is approx > $50/hr--would be doubled to $100/hr. > > Yikes--thanks for calling me on that! > > - Susan > > On 11/3/07, Robert Hoekman, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> 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 ________________________________________________________________ *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
