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[Bradley Baumann]

I completely agree.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian" <brian at preston-campbell.com>
To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk at nyphp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] NYC Freelance rates


> Jumping at a low rate has a tendency to put you in a low pay bracket for
any
> future work that may come out of it.  People start passing out your name
as
> 'the cheap guy' and that type of pigeon-holing is a trend that is
difficult
> to change.
>
> That may be easy for me to say, since I am not at a loss for projects at
the
> moment either.  I will say that it was necessary for me to cut some of the
> cheap ties lately and make contacts in bigger companies with bigger
budgets
> and with a better understanding of quality work.
>
> Brian
>
> On Monday 20 January 2003 12:29 pm, Sterling Hughes wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 12:15, Bradley Baumann wrote:
> > > Ed,
> > >
> > >     I charge anywhere from 80-120+ an hour. Completely depends on the
> > > job, and the company.
> > >     Someone wanted me to do a job at 3am once, to save their company
> > > because their huge ecommerce site was launching the same day, and it
> > > wasn't working. Obviously, I'd take this into consideration, too. I
> > > charged ~250/hr. Honestly, I think charging 40-50/hr isn't
professional
> > > ($10/hr is almost childish -- Babysitters charge more.). If you're a
> > > beginner just trying to get some money, perhaps that fee is
appropriate
> > > -- but if you're a professional who knows your stuff and know you can
get
> > > the job done faster then most others, I defiantly believe that a
higher
> > > price is more than acceptable.
> >
> > While I charge around the same, I don't think "unprofessional" is the
> > right word for charging less.  I'm as busy as I'd like to be at this
> > point (although I'll always consider new projects :-), so my rate works
> > for my experience and contacts.  But, if I needed work, given my current
> > experience, and someone offered me a job for $10, I'd jump.  Jobs lead
> > to experience and contacts, and you can always renegotiate for further
> > work. Professional or unprofessional, your rate is what you can get,
> > when the offers start pouring in, then you can charge at your liking.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > With that said, I think the original poster should hold out for more.
> > $20 a hour is low.  State your advantages over a programmer that charges
> > $20.  But if you can't get them up, then you need to decide: do you have
> > a better offer?  Evaluate the opportunity cost and don't let pride get
> > in the way.
> >
> > -Sterling
>
>
>
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