It all depends on the many factors; one of them is a confidence. Let me present another example. From the world of tennis.
Most tennis coaches of recreational players charge from $50 to $100 per hr. A lot of them, IMHO, are not worth it. They may have been good players but do not know how to teach. And yet I know a coach who charges from $200 to $300 per hour for his lessons. He is confident that what he offers is 2-3 times better than other coaches. In his opinion, I guess, the student learns more in 1 hour than if they take 3 lessons from a "cheap" coach.
What I am trying to say is that you may want to show them (or convince them) that you can deliver 2-3 times more from your work than someone who charges $35.
>Hello Dmitry,
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>So far I've never seen a director that evaluated precisely how many hours it would take to complete an assigment.
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>During development there are always surprises ;-)
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>I understand what you mean with doubling what I will be asking for. That would be logic if I got around 35$ in the past. But hardly justifiable if it was 50$ per hour for example.
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>Regards
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>>Hi Denis,
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>>Many people here gave you a good advice. My input is as follows:
>>Whatever number you have in mind, double it. Then start negotiating from the higher number.
>>Another thing to keep in mind is, if you will be paid 40 hours a week regardless of what you do. Or they will give you an assignment and tell you how many hours. This makes a difference since often time (at least in my case), you may spend more hours on a "project/assignment" than they pay you. You have to account for it.
>>HTH.
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>>>Hello all,
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>>>I've ben offered a consultant job with VFP.
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>>>Considering that the demand is much higher than the offer how much per hour am I worth?
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>>>Also considering that I used to work there for almost 2 years, so training should be minimal.
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>>>I have a number in my head but I'd like to have your feedback.
>>>
>>>Regards
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