On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Jonathan Grotegut <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello UPHPU, > > Since this is not an official job position at this point I figured the > general list would be best for this, my appologies if this is an incorrect > assumption on my part. > > My primary question with this email is what is the going rate(s) for > freelance PHP programmers in the area? > > Secondly, I have been asked by a co-worker about working on a site with > ELGG > and Zend frameworks. Unfortunately, I have not used either, nor do I have > the experience needed for something as complex as he is wanting to do. > > Right now he is using off shore coders to build his website but has run > into > multiple issues in doing so. He is looking into bringing the work local. > Right now he is just price shopping to see if the cost works into his > budget. > > He is looking for someone with experience in the above frameworks for some > freelance work, he is estimating about 20 hours a week. Mostly the work > would be to finish up and put the final polish on several modules on his > site as well as coding some modules from the ground up. > > Again this is just to get a feel for the local market at this point, > however, if you have experience with ELGG and / or Zend frameworks and are > interested in approx 20 hours of freelance work a week please send me your > information so I can pass it on to him. I would need your name and best > method of contact as well as your "asking rate" > > Thank you, > Jonathan Grotegut > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > I have never accepted any freelance contract work in php before. But I have had two offers. One for $35/hr and the other for $75/hr. I declined the higher offer because I knew the people that would be "overseeing" the project. Because of prior dealings with them, I swore that I would never have any business dealings with them. I think they were desparate and hence were willing to pay more than they normally would. Also, the project they wanted me to "finish" was a mess. The other offer was more reasonable because it more closely matched my php skill set at the time. I had to decline because of time constraints. If I were to look for php work now I would probably try to get something closer to $50/hr. -- Scott Hill "A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But we were burdened with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain." William Shakespeare "Before God we are equally wise - and equally foolish." Albert Einstein "A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain." Mark Twain _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
