Stock options used to be popular too. I would recommend charging an hourly rate.
On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Michael Kear wrote: > Is anyone here being paid for their development work with a percentage of > the gross from the site they're working on? > > > I have a client who's telling me with convincing assurance that his site Is > going to make a mint, and I'd be much better off taking 20% of the gross > revenue than charging a fee for service based on my hourly rate. I can > see every transaction going through the site, so I know I'll be able to > verify how much I'm owed. In fact I can probably have it pay me direct to > my account from the credit card transactions. > > > He's probably right, he's probably going to do quite well with his site .. > he has orders backing up already before the site's even started, but all my > instincts are telling me to say "no thanks I'll take my chances with a fee > for service". > > > I know it's up to me to decide which way I'll be better off, but I was > wondering if anyone else has made this sort of arrangement and how it's > worked out. > > > Cheers, > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > AFP WebWorks > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
