[AccessD] OT:Building your business was... Rate for fi rsttime

Drew Wutka DWUTKA at marlow.com
Fri Mar 28 14:04:00 CST 2003


Just so you know, I personally don't think $35 is low.  My personal rates
are as such:

Access/VB/ASP combinations-$100 an hour (IF and ONLY IF I personally know
the person.  otherwise it's $150...though I have only ever done 1 job at
that rate, and it was pretty small).

VB Alone (including VB with Access as a db only (BE)) $75, or if it's a
complex VB project, it gets shot up to $100.

Access Alone $50.

If it is a friend, VB goes to $50, and Access goes to $35.  However, that is
because I do not put ANY priority on them, they get done when they get done,
and I am also allowed to be very 'liberal' with my hours.  I drop my rates
for those situations because I work full time, so I am not dependant on the
money, and also I feel it is just being good business.  I am reducing my
rates because the commitment isn't 100%.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: Hollis,Virginia [mailto:HollisVJ at pgdp.usec.com]
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:02 PM
To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [AccessD] OT:Building your business was... Rate for
fi rsttime


I am in the Mid West, but the company is in the East. Thank you, I will do
that - 50.00 it is.

I guess everyone felt like this their first time.

Curious - where is Blacksburg?

Virginia

-----Original Message-----
From: Wortz, Charles [mailto:CWortz at tea.state.tx.us]
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 11:41 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [AccessD] OT:Building your business was... Rate for
firsttime


Virginia,

I don't know whether you are in a high cost area near DC, or a lower
cost area such as Blacksburg, but I suggest starting at $50 or higher,
not $25-35.  Even in Blacksburg $25 an hour seems cheap for somebody
with your experience.

Charles Wortz
Software Development Division
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701-1494
512-463-9493
CWortz at tea.state.tx.us



-----Original Message-----
From: Hollis,Virginia [mailto:HollisVJ at pgdp.usec.com] 
Sent: Friday 2003 Mar 28 11:28
To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [AccessD] OT:Building your business was... Rate for
firsttime

Well, I don't make anywhere even near 40K a year. That is very
interesting to know, how underpayed I really am and what they are
getting for next to nothing :-(. I have a degree and some experience -
so I fit somewhere in between, I do not have the experience most have on
the list. My databases all turn out to be very similar.

I am going to do the job as a contractor, it will be nights & weekends.
Still need to discuss the pay with the company - this has been a big
help. I especially liked the (Virgin comment & I am "cheap" LOL) I
really got a good laugh out of that :-). When I got my personalized
license plates I wanted my name on the plate - well Virginia was too
many characters - sure didn't want to abbreviate and use "Virgin".

Anyway, this is a big step for me. Like Ron, there is always that worry
of messing up or running into a problem I can't solve. It is different
developing where I work full time, I am here to fix the problems or even
add new features the user wants.

Still undecided on the fee - thinking somewhere in the 25-35 range or a
bit higher for negotiating purposes, sure not 10.00! Like someone
suggested, start high & negotiate from there.

Virginia
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