One thing to keep in mind is we're mixing up contract jobs and "real" jobs
with contract jobs usually being much higher rates. Not sure on any
specifics though but real jobs are pretty secure, eight hours a day ... so
it's a tradeoff. Most (if not all) quotes thus far are in regard to
contract jobs.
Philip
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Josh G wrote:
> I hear you. Another thing that's hard to find, is somebody who is a
> good programmer, and a good graphic designer. I don't really know
> any, apart from myself, and I've been just shy of being called a lying
> scumbag by a few HR companies over the years when they look at
> my resume ;-)
>
> This thread has really fired up my desire to go the states.... US$80
> an hour for php.... daaaaaaaaaaaamn, that's a shitload more than I
> make here, which is more like US$20/hr
>
> Gfunk - http://www.gfunk007.com/
>
> I sense much beer in you. Beer leads to intoxication, intoxication to
> hangovers, and hangovers to... suffering.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 12:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???
>
>
> > I find this an interesting topic...
> >
> > One thing that we've found when looking for additional PHP programmers to
> > add is that since PHP has exploded there are a lot of people out there
> > coding in PHP that don't have a background in programming or some of the
> > design considerations. We've looked at various places from techies.com to
> > guru.com and haven't found that many PHP gurus out there. So in terms of
> > skill level, what do you all see the going rate? I know I'm currently
> > underpaid at $25/hour and I do ALL the PHP programming, project
> management,
> > engineering, database theory etc...oh...and did I mention I do all the
> > network support too? (I'm taking my CCNA in June...) so yeah...we're a
> > starup what did you expect?! =)
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > Disclaimer: I don't mean to offend anyone out there who codes in PHP. But
> > from the experience that I've had trying to find someone who can really
> code
> > clean, effecient stuff that plugs into the whole picture has been
> virtually
> > non-existent...(if you do, please call! We have a few openings!)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Jonathan Sharp
> >
> > Director of Technology - Imprev Inc.
> > Renwick Development Group - Flyerware
> > http://www.flyerware.com/
> > Phone: (425)688-9200
> > Cell: (425)766-1398
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Philip Olson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 5:40 PM
> > To: Shane McBride
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???
> >
> >
> >
> > Hey Shane,
> >
> > This is a tricky issue, here's me (USD):
> >
> > $60/hr
> > $30/hr if end result becomes open sourced (no strings)
> >
> > General discounts for features such as : fun,true non-profit,intelligent
> > employer,learning curve and it all lives on a sliding scale depending on
> > their ability to pay and my desire for work/money (time). Also, barter
> > is usually an option. Usually hovers between 30-50 and one day this will
> > go up :-) This is the most difficult part of the job, time estimates
> > and pricing. Bah. "Just give me money and I'll do stuff."
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Philip Olson
> > http://www.cornado.com/
> >
> >
> > > On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 03:25:27PM -0500, Shane McBride wrote:
> > > I know this is not really a PHP question, but it should make for a good
> > > thread. :)
> > >
> > > I was wondering what other PHP people charge to write PHP? I have just
> > > been given a project for a fairly large customer, much larger than I
> > > normally do work for. So I am VERY confused.concerned about how to price
> > > it. Most of my other PHP projects have been done for small single owners
> > > businesses, and the PHP has been pretty basic.
> > >
> > > Now that I can actually do what I am being asked without have to learn
> > > it, I am stuck. I did a shopping cart for someone, but I didn't charge
> > > them a REAL price because I didn't know how to do it with PHP. So, I of
> > > course didn't charge the client for my learning curve.
> > >
> > > I know the price is very dependant upon the task. What I am doing is
> > > creating a web-based front-end for a MySQL database. I'll need to create
> > > the database tables, etc. The front-end is going to be rather dynamic
> > > since the data content depends largely on the previous choices of the
> > > end-user. One or two tables with 20-30 fields. 5-6 pages of html and
> > > PHP.
> > >
> > > I'm just scouting this out, and am VERY confident with the contributors
> > > to this list and their opinions.
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > > Shane
> >
> >
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