That sounds right to me too. One thing that I've learned to try to avoid is the 'flat rate' mess. Last time I did that I told the client it would cost them $2,000 to do what they were asking. Of course by the time I was done I probably make like $15 an hour off it. The infamous 'scope creep' kept happening and I didn't have a very good contract drawn up and ....well you see what happened lol.


>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,
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>>Hello all,
>>>>
>>>>I've ben offered a consultant job with VFP.
>>>>
>>>>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