Arthur Fuller
fuller.artful at gmail.com
Thu Nov 29 10:31:16 CST 2012
Two points on this one, JC. 1. I LOVE the idea of a surcharge for rush delivery! Wot a concept! Good on you! 2. I never give anything away for free, except to Value Village and the Salvation Army. Whenever I "donate" work or discount work, the invoice always states my billable rate for hours worked, and then there is an optional Adjustments line which reflects the discount. That way, no client is ever under the illusion that my time is without value. In some cases, such as work I did for the Toronto Humane Society (equivalent to the SPCA in the USA), the invoice nets to zero dollars owed. But I consider it a matter of principle to inform the client what it would have cost had I not entered the Adjustments line. The moral: if you give it away, you're a slut (male or female, doesn't matter). If you charge, you're a whore, which is a significant step up. And if you charge a House and a Car, then you've entered the realm of the Elite -- you're a Spouse! Speaking of which, I've been thinking of finding a comely Arabian woman to marry, and thereby obtain a dowry consisting of camels primarily, and thereafter opening a zoo. Ya, that's it. Camels and elephants! And maybe a few of those endangered Indian tigers. Compared to that, programming seems way too dull. A.