On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Craig Ambrose <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 see this not as an issue of how much can they afford to pay, but how much value you are adding (or costs saving). A recent project for a big company meant they could save the cost of several admin people per year... so it didn't really matter what the rate was, more that the total project had a significant ROI and payback over a relatively short period of time. I wouldn't be dropping rates necessarily, just looking to adjust communications to potential clients to reflect the idea of 'doing more with less', and comparing to the cost of alternatives (such as 'doing nothing' in the case above). Also consider the markets being targeted -- for instance, marketing budgets are likely to tighten more than other areas, so web developers who deliver mostly marketing type sites are likely to be squeezed. There will still be solid earners out there in other sectors. Cheers, Dave --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
