Chris,
I used to do the same. I figured if I should know what it is that I am
researching, at the rate that I am charging them, then it's on me to
know it or find it out. Almost very gig has some research to do, but if
i figure I was deficient in some area, I will get proficient on my own
time in order to provide value to my customer.
Now that I do not sell my time as a contractor, but I pay contractors,
I dont' necessarily shop for this ethic, but the ones that have it seem
to be the ones that I bring back.
If I am paying $165/hr to someone, they had better know what they need
to know, or else know where and how to get that knowledge pretty darn
quick. If I am paying $55/hr, then I might cut some slack if they are
otherwise makin' things happen.
Mike
On Thu, 2008-06-19 at 15:52 -0700, Chris Louden wrote:
> I charge $100 per hour to my customers. However I also offer flat
> rates for certain projects. In the past Robert Half, ManPower, or
> similar will pay me about $40 an hour I presume that they bill double
> that maybe more. I know a lot of IT Service companies are all about
> the "billable hours" but that's just not my ethic.
>
> Three others that I know, one charges $150, another $100 and the other $90.
>
> I generally stand alone on this but I always feel awkward charging
> customers for "research" time. I generally only bill them for half the
> time. I'm learning something and helping them which I figure is 50/50.
> This applies when a customer wants me to do something in SMB or etc.
> that I don't do all that often not to researching problems with
> Apache, backups, or some generic error for example.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Paul G. Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm wondering what the current average hourly rate is for Linux contractors
> > in San Diego county is. This would be for system setup and configuration and
> > network design and implementation. (That last part may be thought of as a
> > network engineer.)
> >
> > tia,
> >
> > PGA
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> > Owner, Sr. Engineer
> > Random Logic Consulting Services
> > www.randomlogic.com
> >
> >
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