[AccessD] Rate for first time

Murderous postal workers make more than that, you Virgin :-)
Itinerant Romanian fleshbies make more than that.
Ask $100/hr. Be prepared to negotiate.
Remember that the moment you choose to freelance you forego all the
emp-perks such as dental plan, etc. Therefore you got to pick up that slack,
and if your hourly rate don't cover it then when your teeth fall out, which
they most assuredly will do, you're on the hook for said expense. If you
don't factor it in, you factor it out. 
Also consider the employer costs of giving you a cublicle and a box and
requisite software. (IMO most firms have no idea what the software costs are
likely to be: annual updates to MSDN, annual subscription costs to SQL
groups etc., licences to distribute runtimes, it goes on and on and on.) I
call this overhead and distribute the costs among my clients. If you only
have one, then that client pays it all, over and above your hourly rate, or
alternatively, you roll said costs into an aggregate that all your customers
are expected to contribute to.
Just my $.02
Arthur
 

"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."
-- Benjamin Franklin 

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hollis,Virginia
Sent: March 27, 2003 12:16 PM
To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
Subject: [AccessD] Rate for first time


I know this has been asked a zillion times....
 
What is a fair hourly rate for developers? I have been asked to do my first
outside developing for a company. Since this is my first time, is 10.00 hour
too low?
 
They are wanting it set up as a consultant, is that different than an
independent contractor? I am not sure what the difference would be tax wise?
Any suggestions?
 
Virginia

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