The only caveat to that is to cover costs, particularly with fuel prices being what they are. If it is in the same town, cool. But if I have to drive for over 15 minutes, I typically tack on a representitive flat fee to cover costs. This isn't to cover my time so much, as I typically public transport and can work or read en route. Even driving, I am not working for them, so they are not getting value for money by paying for that time. But if it costs me $50 in fuel and car wear to get there and back, I just lost a gross $10 per hour off my rate for a 5-hour job.
Chad On 6/23/06, Toby Tremayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree with Steve - I've come across a number of people who follow > the view of charging for being onsite etc, but I have a hard time > justifying to myself charging for anything other than just the exact > hours I worked on documentation and code etc. > > Toby > > On 23/06/2006, at 1:38 PM, Steve Onnis wrote: > > > > > As a contractor, I would only bill a client for the time I was > > working. If I > > go for lunch and I am working while im eating then yeah I would > > bill you for > > it. If I totally stop and have a break then no I wouldn't bill you. > > > > As an employee I don't get paid for lunch so as a contractor I take > > the same > > principle. > > > > Taking that contractors view, where do you stop? > > > > If I wasn't working on site I would be working from home and I > > wouldn't have > > a shower and I would just get up 5 minutes before I am gonna start > > work and > > park myself in front of the pc when im ready, so that mean I start > > billing > > you from when I drag the sheets off myself in the morning? > > > > I would be telling him that he's more than welcome to bring his > > fresh soup > > in to the office and eat it there but I wouldn't be paying him for > > a lunch > > break if he is actually completely stopping for lunch. > > > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Mike Kear > > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 1:27 PM > > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [cfaussie] Billing question for contractors ... > > > > > > > > Question for those contracting on hourly rates .... do you bill your > > clients for lunchtime if you are working on their premises? > > > > This arises from a conversation I had with a colleague the other day. > > I noted down the time we left the office to go buy a sandwich across > > the road, and he asked what i did that for. I said well I'm not going > > to bill him for going to buy lunch. My colleague said that he always > > billed for that time. > > > > His logic was .. if he wasnt hired by this client, he wouldn't be at > > that office. Most likely he'd be working at home having fresh > > vegetable soup and toast and a bit of this and a bit of that. And > > more than likely a bit of the other as well. So he was only getting > > a meazly sandwich for lunch because the client wanted him working on > > the client's premises. Ergo, the client should pay for his time. If > > he was working on his own premises, he reasoned, he'd be clocking on > > and off the job on his own schedule. > > > > What do the rest of you make of this? what do you to? Am I dudding > > myself by only billing the client for hours spent actually working on > > his project? > > > > -- > > Cheers > > Mike Kear > > Windsor, NSW, Australia > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > > AFP Webworks > > http://afpwebworks.com > > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------- > > Life is poetry, write it in your own words > > ----------------------------------- > > Toby Tremayne > Senior Technical Consultant > Lyricist Software > 0416 048 090 > ICQ: 13107913 > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
