> (Anybody with suggestions on what to do with people like this please
> feel free to chime in. :-D)
In situations where the client is not tech saavy or the scope is
ambiguous, we bid high and ask for a 50% deposit. I think the best
scenario is to get the client to pay for a detailed spec so the
> Are you serious??? How do you possibly make any money? Maybe
> I am just naive but here at CMD a flat rate quote is a minimum of 2.5x
> what we would normally charge JUST IN CASE the client (which will happen)
> decides to change direction midstream.
>
We _plan_ for revisions. We even have a fo
We dont' do hourly rates. We do it by the job. Therefore, the consumer
doesn't have to think about how much they're paying us per hour. The just
have to think about the benefits in relation to the cost. It also allows
us to get better profit margins, because we can automate in innovative
ways,
> I think most careers these days are shifting towards "package jobs"
> where one guy does everything.
Either that, or you work for a consulting/contractor outfit, and the
customer periodically cancels the contract in order to play hardball and
"negotiate" for lower rates. Then you find yourself
Can anyone reccomend a career path or maybe past experience on a good
career path to becoming a DBA? I recently took a class on Intro to SQL
at the local college and enjoyed it very much. I dont want to become a
full-time PHP, SQL, ASP, Java,etc. programmer, though. My background is
in Windo
I think there are a lot of resources out there to get up to speed on
Microsoft SQL Server. You can purchase a full developer edition for $50 and
start playing with it. You might be able to get up to speed on MS-SQL faster
than other database systems.
You can start by reading BOL, you can download
