Epyonne, Please email me directly, I have sent you a reply, but the email returned unsent.
Drew. On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 22:02, Daniel Watrous wrote: > I have heard of http://www.merchantspace.com/product/index.jsp. I haven't > used it though. A search on Google will likely give you a handful to choose > from. Also you might consider taking ideas from the Java Pet Store. > > The hourly rate depends on a lot of things. I can't make a good > generalization about hourly rate... > > Daniel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "epyonne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Tomcat Users List" <tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: [OT]web development fee > > > > Daniel, > > > > Thanks for the response. No, what I develop for my employer is not > > eCommerce > > related. They are mostly for internal processing. Some of my web > > application > > are used by our call centers. > > > > Among the 3 options that you have stated, I think I will go with either #1 > > or #3. If I go with #3, do you know where I can find such application? > > > > Also, can you tell me what is the going rate for a contract job like this? > > $50/hr, $100/hr, or more? I don't have any idea at all. > > > > Thank you very much for your help and all the other posters' help! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Daniel Watrous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Tomcat Users List" <tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [OT]web development fee > > > > > >> Epyonne, > >> > >> First off, I don't think that you hijacked anyone's thread, but this list > >> seems to be very sensitive to that (and perhaps more affected by it than > >> other lists I have seen). > >> > >> From my experience there are a couple of options you can pursue: > >> 1) You could build the application from the ground up and charge an > >> hourly > >> rate. The rate will have to be agreed upon by you and the person > >> contracting you. > >> 2) You could develop the eCommerce application at your own cost and sell > >> a > >> license to it. In this case you would have more direct control over the > >> features you build into it. Also, while this costs you more up front > > there > >> is more possibility to recover the cost in selling multiple licenses. > >> 3) You could purchase a license to an existing application and adapt it > >> to > >> meet your clients' needs. In this case you would likely charge a flat > >> fee > >> to recover your hard costs for the purchase and an hourly after that for > > any > >> adaptations. In this case I personally would ask for the hard costs up > >> front so as to not go to the expense and then have the client change > > his/her > >> mind. > >> > >> Now about the way you asked your question, I'm not sure if the "web > >> application" you have developed for your employer is an eCommerce > >> application. In the event that it is eCommerce related you will likely > > use > >> that as a base for whatever you build for your new client. In this case > > you > >> should discuss with your employer how he feels about you building off of > >> a > >> code base that he has funded. It may be that you could work out an > >> arrangement with your employer to accomplish option 3 above, and that > >> your > >> employer will give you a "license" at a significant savings to you. > >> > >> As far as contracts go, you should probably consult with a lawyer for > > that. > >> > >> Daniel > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "epyonne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Tomcat Users List" <tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org> > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 7:26 AM > >> Subject: [OT]web development fee > >> > >> > >> Since I am using Outlook Express, I did not realize that I was attaching > > to > >> someone else thread and I apologize for that. I am starting a new thread > >> here and hopefully someone can help me. > >> > >> I have been developing Java web application for my employer for a few > > years, > >> but these are all running on our company's intranet only. Now someone is > >> asking me to develop an eCommerce site. I don't know how to charge him. > > Can > >> someone please give me some ideas of the going rate and what kind of > >> contractual agreement I need? Is there anything else I need to watch out > >> for? > >> > >> I am in the United States and I plan to use a commercial hosting company > > to > >> host the site. It will cost around $30-40 a month. > >> > >> Any help will be very much appreciated. > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
