Money is only one component of price. I see pricing a job as a game of snakes and ladders. Here are some of the things I take into account when setting a price for a job. My clients have always been keen to include as many "ladders" as possible in order to get the best rate.
# Ladders * Quick payment * Flexibile hours and ability to work remotely * Working with smart people * Ability to release work as Open Source * Working on things I want to learn about * Work I see as worthwhile # Snakes * Long payment terms * Distracting work environment * Frustrating beaurocracy The most enjoyable project I worked on recently was for a Not For Profit after the bushfires. It was all ladders and I set my rate at $0. Unfortunately I'm not in a position to do all my work at this rate! :-) - Mike On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Craig Ambrose <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I'm not sure if anyone else is feeling like business is a little > different to what it was a couple of years ago. I'm a bit concerned > about it, and I've decided to drop my rates fairly dramatically. I'd > be interested to hear what others are doing. More on my thoughts here: > > http://blog.craigambrose.com/past/2009/3/16/keeping_it_real/ > > cheers, > > Craig > > ------- > Craig Ambrose > Cogent Consulting > http://www.craigambrose.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
