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Dick On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:15 AM, matt_thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
