Back in the day (late 80's early 90's) I worked for myself. I charged 45$/hr and specialized in the very small project - around 100-120 hours. Sometimes I'd get told 'I can get a FoxPro programmer for 10$ an hour!" and I'd tell them to go get that ten dollar programmer and in 6 months, they'd pay me 75$ an hour to fix and finish.

it all comes down to what you think your time is worth. Then state your worth with confidence and don't be afraid to stick with it. if someone is will to cheap you out - you don't want to work for them.

>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