Hi Michael, I started freelancing after finishing my diploma earlier this year. I started at $30 an hour, and quickly moved to $40 and then $50 an hour. I have found that almost everyone expects to pay a reasonable rate for a professional who contracts, just like a plumber or an accountant, and the couple of people who did raise an eyebrow at my rates, ended up being the most problamatic. I have also found that $50 an hour doesn't = $2000 a week, more like $1000 as there is always heaps of "other" stuff that is hard to account for (eg I am setting up VMWare today and will prob fork out a few hundred for a license).
My advice is try $40-50 an hour and see what happens. I did, I had no problems, more only regret was I didn't try it sooner. On Nov 25, 5:30 pm, "Michael Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would be more than happy to help with the wiki. > > I've been watching and reading the groups posts for about a year and a half > now and it has helped me in learning some basic php and general coding > etiquette. > > Thanks for calling CDC can't wait for a reply. Now i can focus my attention > on getting this sorted that exams are behind me.. > > > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Harvey Kane wrote: > > > I remember when I started out, I would charge $20 per hour. And almost > > > everybody I spoke to in the industry would give me a massive lecture > > > about this. Now that my hair is a bit greyer, it's my turn. > > > > So here goes. > > > MG, this post and the bunch that follow are a load of *commercial* > > bollox!... > > > ...BUT!, they're also right! > > > Your price should be based on a logical analysis and not "what's good > > for everyone else". > > > This is what happens when you get a bunch of left wing, socialist Labour > > unionists in a public mailing list! (opps... did I just see my self > > being moderated off list?! ;) ) > > > Ok being serious for a minute, you need to cost out your business > > properly. As I hinted earlier, I suspect that you don't know how to do > > that. Don't be ashamed! I didn't know how to either until my wife > > showed me the documents from of CDC that told us how. It's common sense > > logical stuff and yet I still didn't think to do it right, I felt like > > such a dick! > > > I confess, prices for our company as still not right, but we do have a > > better idea. > > > I can't remember were the instructions are or where to find them other > > than ringing CDC and asking them. As you're in Akl and won't have a > > clue who to talk to or even what to ask them, I'll give them a call > > later this afternoon and report back to the list. I think this is stuff > > that will help everyone (based on what I read today!) > > > I also think we should do a wiki topic on it now that we've got the new > > wiki (Thanks James?) > > > MG you might like to help out with the wiki as a favour for us helping > > you with this problem? hint hint? > > > Cheers Don > > > ps: who ever suggested whois... www.whitepages.co.nz;) > > -- > Cheers > > Michael Green > > Home: (09) 4184709 > Cell: (021) 1189201 > 2/173 Mokoia Rd > Birkenhead > Auckland --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
