Rainmaker wrote:
> For example, if you travel one hour to get to the client, do you
> charge time portal-to-portal, or do you start the time when you
> arrive and leave? If you have an out-of-state contract and leave
> this afternoon to be on-site tomorrow, do you charge for today's time?
>
> I know what we do, and I was curious what other do.
I gave up, and set flat rates for trips. I found another company's list
of acceptable costs for major cities (lunch, hotel, cars, etc.) Know
the hourly costs and airfare. I just refer to that, add the components
together, and cost it at $X (then add about 20% for incidentals).
Beats the heck out of spending all that time trying to nail it down
precisely, and most clients, if they know in advance what they're
paying, are happy to do so for the sheer joy of *knowing* what you're
going to cost them ;)
but then, I almost always get my clients prepared to cost everything in
advance . . . which is perhaps not the norm. Living with your bids can
sometimes be a pain . . .
Brett
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