Prices

[Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO]

I like how Monty thinks on this and I'd go $30-40/hour also.  What you
have to remember when figuring a rate to charge is that if this was your
only business, you would have to pay for health insurance for yourself
on top of getting a salary.  This almost always comes out to double the
hourly rate you would make if you were an employee.  But, if you are a
sole proprietor and working on multiple contracts, they each pay a
portion of this to get your services.  This makes sense because they
only need 1/3, 1/2 or some other fraction of your time.  It is then up
to you to fill the rest of your time slots.  I personally like a
full-time contract or reg. employment, but you can make this work and
occasionally make more money.  

Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.
---Occam


-----Original Message-----
From: kclug-bounces at kclug.org [mailto:kclug-bounces at kclug.org] On Behalf
Of Monty J. Harder
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:38 PM
To: Gary Hildebrand
Cc: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: Re: Prices


On 8/23/05, Gary Hildebrand <ghildebrand at 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.