I am being approached by the company I just left to do PC repair, maintenance and etc. for them. They have someone else in this position that doesn't know what they are doing. They wouldn't give me the job. Now that I have left they need help. What is the going rate for a Business. I do work for individuals in my spare time and try to charge a modest amount but this is different. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Denise
On Tuesday 23 August 2005 20:29, Denise Owen wrote:
I am being approached by the company I just left to do PC repair, maintenance and etc. for them. They have someone else in this position that doesn't know what they are doing. They wouldn't give me the job. Now that I have left they need help. What is the going rate for a Business. I do work for individuals in my spare time and try to charge a modest amount but this is different. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Denise
Sounds like they want the cheapest labor they can lay their hands on.
I've done contract labor, and I've always asked for 1/2 the hourly rate, which would be at least $30 an hour.
I'd write up a contract with them for at least twice what you were getting, even more if I could get away with it. Depends on how much they need that PC working again -- or how much lost productivity is incurred when they call someone and wait a day or more for an on-site serviceman.
Considering that the job is little more than swapping out bad boards, etc. and they don't/can't do it themselves -- you can figure out the rest.
Gary Hildebrand St. Joseph, MO
I just did a quick stint consulting on setting up a Win2k3 server and small LAN. It is probably going to work out to over $20-25/hr, and I had ZERO experience with 2003 before this. It's way too expensive to buy on my own to play with... Anyway, the guy that hired me knew I wouldn't screw them over, and anything that I didn't know I could learn pretty fast. The job did involve me installing a router, NICs, cable and giving suggestions on the server hardware. So, if you've got known experience with their systems, and can troubleshooot better than the other person they hired (I bet they're kicking themselves over that one) I wouldn't doubt they should pay $30+/hr.
On 8/23/05, Gary Hildebrand ghildebrand@centurytel.net wrote:
On Tuesday 23 August 2005 20:29, Denise Owen wrote:
I am being approached by the company I just left to do PC repair, maintenance and etc. for them. They have someone else in this position that doesn't know what they are doing. They wouldn't give me the job. Now that I have left they need help. What is the going rate for a Business. I do work for individuals in my spare time and try to charge a modest amount but this is different. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Denise
Sounds like they want the cheapest labor they can lay their hands on.
I've done contract labor, and I've always asked for 1/2 the hourly rate, which would be at least $30 an hour.
I'd write up a contract with them for at least twice what you were getting, even more if I could get away with it. Depends on how much they need that PC working again -- or how much lost productivity is incurred when they call someone and wait a day or more for an on-site serviceman.
Considering that the job is little more than swapping out bad boards, etc. and they don't/can't do it themselves -- you can figure out the rest.
Gary Hildebrand St. Joseph, MO
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On 8/23/05, Gary Hildebrand ghildebrand@centurytel.net wrote:
I'd write up a contract with them for at least twice what you were getting, even more if I could get away with it.
Also put in a minimum number of hours per day/week or a 'trip charge' of some kind so they don't just use you for a couple of hours at a time. And don't forget surcharges for calling you in on short notice or late hours. Double time for working after 5 pm is fairly standard.
On Tuesday 23 August 2005 8:29 pm, Denise Owen wrote:
I am being approached by the company I just left to do PC repair, maintenance and etc. for them. They have someone else in this position that doesn't know what they are doing. They wouldn't give me the job. Now that I have left they need help. What is the going rate for a Business. I do work for individuals in my spare time and try to charge a modest amount but this is different. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I'd charge $40/hour for this type of hardware/software on desktops support. That seems to be around the going rate in the KC area.
Now, servers and programming are another matter. And since I'm in that business, I'll keep my pricing a secret. :)
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