[AccessD] OT:Building your business was... Rate forfirsttime

...not to be discouraging Virginia but good housekeepers here make $25 an
hour and there is no shortage of work ...doing database development for that
kind of money is a quick way to the poor house ...have you looked into the
taxes and fees you get tagged with as an independent business person ...the
extra insurance you have to carry ...the unpaid hours you put in to
developing proposals, bids, and just plain marketing ...if you are doing
this as a hobby, ok ...but if you plan to make money at it ...make money! :)

William Hindman
"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the
best golfer is a black guy, The Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is
accusing the US of arrogance, and Germany doesn't want to go to war."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wortz, Charles" <CWortz at tea.state.tx.us>
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:40 PM
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [AccessD] OT:Building your business was... Rate
forfirsttime


> 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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