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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=203044617-27032003>Murderous postal workers make more than that, you
Virgin :-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=203044617-27032003>Itinerant Romanian fleshbies make more than
that.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=203044617-27032003>Ask
$100/hr. Be prepared to negotiate.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=203044617-27032003>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. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=203044617-27032003>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.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=203044617-27032003>Just
my $.02</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=203044617-27032003>Arthur</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve
neither."<BR>-- Benjamin Franklin </FONT></P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
accessd-bounces@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces@databaseadvisors.com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Hollis,Virginia<BR><B>Sent:</B> March 27, 2003 12:16 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'accessd@databaseadvisors.com'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [AccessD] Rate for first
time<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340270917-27032003>I know this has
been asked a zillion times....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=340270917-27032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340270917-27032003>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?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=340270917-27032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=340270917-27032003>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?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=340270917-27032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=340270917-27032003>Virginia</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>