Re: Consultants ...

2023-03-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Life is a learning experience. If you lived though ti you are better because of it. On 2023-03-16 12:54, Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss wrote: The work is done, though -- LOL ... Did I just short myself a few hundred dollars? -- Thanks, Alex. On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 12:23 PM Michael B

Re: Consultants ...

2023-03-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Yes!! All good points Micheal!! On 2023-03-16 12:22, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote: Those sorts of things you typically would want to do as some sort of Statement of Work (SOW) you build based on some consulting or at least a good grilling session to pick out what they have, what they

Re: Consultants ...

2023-03-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I have not done any freelance work in a long time... maybe 10 years. At that point I was charging $75 an hour. Most who contacted me wanted to pay me much less. I was at capacity at $75/hr in 2008. Today I would charge over $125/hr. I am a PHP developer. I have a friend who owns a data ce

Re: Consultants ...

2023-03-16 Thread Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss
Well, figure your rough time doing so, pick an hourly rate, and let that determine your number. All any consultant does really. If they can't afford it, they probably shouldn't be doing business, or tell them you need a new AC unit for the summer. I misread your ask, I was thinking you meant to

Re: Consultants ...

2023-03-16 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
The work is done, though -- LOL ... Did I just short myself a few hundred dollars? -- Thanks, Alex. On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 12:23 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Those sorts of things you typically would want to do as some sort of > Statement of W

Re: Consultants ...

2023-03-16 Thread Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss
Those sorts of things you typically would want to do as some sort of Statement of Work (SOW) you build based on some consulting or at least a good grilling session to pick out what they have, what they want, and determine how long you'd need to do it, complete with contingencies. You could do it as

Consultants ...

2023-03-16 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
To all those who have done contracted technology consulting ... what do you charge? I've been doing work on the side for a local HVAC company, largely technology administration stuff ... simple stuff ... setup website hosting, DNS, setup laptops when they need ... nothing terribly hard or time con