On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 8:10 AM, <[email protected] > wrote:
> And in case it wasn't obvious, charging the full rate might just keep >> you out of those time sucking, time wasting conference calls where you >> get to listen to folks pontificate on stuff they know nothing >> about...... >> > > You don't bill for communication time like that? I do (sometimes). > Of course you do! I bill them if I am actively working (like writing code), thinking about their project, dreaming about their project, traveling to their office, or running some long procedure (like a conversion routine). In the last case, I may be thinking, coding, dreaming about some *other* client project, in which case I bill them *both*. Of course, for me as Paul, I haven't had this problem for quite some time. I have fantasized about having a multi-tier rate card live I have seen (tongue in cheek) for tradespeople: Rate = X per hour Rate if you watch me: (X * 1.5) per hour Rate if you advise me: (X * 2) per hour Rate if you Help me: (X * 5) per hour Only mine would be: Rate = X per Hour Rate for teleconferences: (X * 2) per hour Rate for meetings: (X * 10) per hour Seriously, if you contemplate a different rate because your skills are lower, spend the time to get them to "respectable" then bill at your normal rate. Eat a few hours here and there if you don't feel productive, but bill at the normal rate. Ken --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAFyV=L=QX6vtvgCDJZNcCCp7cQb=XEVhTGccAbDjz7XXFm=d...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
