Comments on: How to Set Your Hourly Consulting Rate http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/ Open Source Personal Development Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:07:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ed http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-18076 Ed Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:02:36 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/#comment-18076 John, Sorry, but that is just ridiculous. I've been an IT Consultant for the last 12 years. Hourly billing is the single best way to get paid properly for my skills. Fixed rates are great in some longer term situations, but for short term work, hourly is the only way to go. John,

Sorry, but that is just ridiculous. I’ve been an IT Consultant for the last 12 years. Hourly billing is the single best way to get paid properly for my skills. Fixed rates are great in some longer term situations, but for short term work, hourly is the only way to go.

]]> By: John Shaver http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-17752 John Shaver Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:27:20 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/#comment-17752 Brad, You couldn't be more wrong about billable time. I know it has been quite some time since you wrote this article so I hope that you have made the move away from billable time and embraced fixed price contracts. The practice of billing for one's time is unethical. Billing by the hour pits the consultant against the customer. Do you really want to be in an adversarial relationship with your customers? I have a favorite quote from Ed Kless at Sage Software: If you suck at what you do then bill for your time. Brad,

You couldn’t be more wrong about billable time. I know it has been quite some time since you wrote this article so I hope that you have made the move away from billable time and embraced fixed price contracts.

The practice of billing for one’s time is unethical. Billing by the hour pits the consultant against the customer. Do you really want to be in an adversarial relationship with your customers?

I have a favorite quote from Ed Kless at Sage Software: If you suck at what you do then bill for your time.

]]> By: Jaime Bellmyer http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-17136 Jaime Bellmyer Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:01:26 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/#comment-17136 Brad - great article. I've been doing this for a number of years, and this sums it up nicely. Your point about asking too little is well taken. I actually wrote an article myself, warning clients about this: http://kconrails.com/2010/01/15/there-are-no-cheap-ruby-on-rails-experts/ Also, I recently gave fixed bidding a try, and it burned me! It took triple the time it was supposed to. In the end, the client and I settled for 2x the original bid, but nobody was happy. Brad – great article. I’ve been doing this for a number of years, and this sums it up nicely. Your point about asking too little is well taken. I actually wrote an article myself, warning clients about this:

http://kconrails.com/2010/01/15/there-are-no-cheap-ruby-on-rails-experts/

Also, I recently gave fixed bidding a try, and it burned me! It took triple the time it was supposed to. In the end, the client and I settled for 2x the original bid, but nobody was happy.

]]> By: James http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-12283 James Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:21:39 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/#comment-12283 Wow.. I wish i'd found this two months ago! I've just finished my second web dev contract and ridiculously undercharged a fixed rate for both. I'll definitely be doing things differently from now on, but at the same time its been a great learning experience and a real lesson in what my time is worth. Thanks brad, Ive found so much great advice on this blog and im spreading the word. peace! Wow.. I wish i’d found this two months ago! I’ve just finished my second web dev contract and ridiculously undercharged a fixed rate for both. I’ll definitely be doing things differently from now on, but at the same time its been a great learning experience and a real lesson in what my time is worth. Thanks brad, Ive found so much great advice on this blog and im spreading the word. peace!

]]> By: Shannon http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-10250 Shannon Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:18:50 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/09/27/set-your-hourly-rate/#comment-10250 Hi Brad, I'm not sure if you'll get this, since the article is rather old. It was a great set of tips! Thanks! I'm new to this and wondering what "send out 10 CVs every day, and test different rates" really means. Are you saying you search the web for companies that *might* need a BA, and then send your VisualCV or resume to them with a quote of your basic rate? Thanks! Shannon Hi Brad,
I’m not sure if you’ll get this, since the article is rather old. It was a great set of tips! Thanks!

I’m new to this and wondering what “send out 10 CVs every day, and test different rates” really means. Are you saying you search the web for companies that *might* need a BA, and then send your VisualCV or resume to them with a quote of your basic rate?
Thanks!
Shannon

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