Re: [PHP] Working as a PHP/database developer..

2003-12-02 Thread David T-G
Video, et al -- I've been an independent SysAdmin for about seven years, but have only been doing independent programming for a couple, so others will certainly have more coding guidance and experience than I. All I can definitely say is that I'm still working on the knack of properly estimating

Re: [PHP] Working as a PHP/database developer..

2003-12-02 Thread Galen
A few suggestions here, from my experience. I offer a variety of computer services freelance, and have been focusing on building my web development side of things. Customers love flat rates, but you WILL eat the time WHEN, not if, you go over. I offer flat rates for mostly HTML web design servi

Re: [PHP] Working as a PHP/database developer..

2003-12-02 Thread Justin French
On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 09:45 PM, Video Populares et Optimates wrote: What's the matter with re-using the code and charging the same rate for it? You're a business, and you're supposed to make money. I currently charge by the hour, but I'm trying whereever possible to move away fro

Re: [PHP] Working as a PHP/database developer..

2003-12-02 Thread Video Populares et Optimates
Hi! First of all, thanks for the input! > What's the matter with re-using the code and charging the same rate for > it? You're a business, and you're supposed to make money. I currently > charge by the hour, but I'm trying whereever possible to move away from > hourly rates into fixed price ser

Re: [PHP] Working as a PHP/database developer..

2003-12-01 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Hello, As a development company who has been profitable for 6 years I suggest the following: 1. There are no fixed fees. All time will be billed. 2. Put everything in writing. If they want you to change the f to F make them put it in writing. 3. If you do have a flat fee for something...

Re: [PHP] Working as a PHP/database developer..

2003-12-01 Thread Justin French
On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 12:04 PM, Video Populares et Optimates wrote: Ahoy! I'm sitting here, pondering on a problem that has just occurred to me. Having a short though intensive period of experience with PHP, I'm now in the process of being "swallowed" up by a group of web designers

Re: [PHP] Working as a PHP/database developer..

2003-12-01 Thread Jason Sheets
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Re: [PHP] Working as a PHP/database developer..

2003-12-01 Thread Richard Davey
Hello Video, Tuesday, December 2, 2003, 1:04:34 AM, you wrote: VPeO> Now, how do you charge your services? Do you do it on a VPeO> time-slot basis (seems kind of awkard to me since much PHP code VPeO> can be reused a l o t!) or do you do it on the basis of the size VPeO> of projects and whether n