Did the math here and that works out to about $2700/month. I would say
that would be the bare minimum considering my NOT lavish life style -
family, house, car etc. Furthermore these 'charlatans' driving the price
up is a GREAT thing because talent and skill is not cheap - these
people know what they are worth and charge accordingly - sure some are
better sales people then programmers.
Time and time again I am reminded that anyone can call themselves a web
designer - but only a few can do what we can - that I am a web engineer.
Django strengths lies in customization and ability to deliver exactly
when the client wants while saving us some a small amount of time on the
basics, it's easy to put up a pretty $15 dollar template based static
site - damn I had clients thinking they were good web designer and just
wanted hosting - but not everyone can deliver exactly what is required,
that does not use a purchased rigid piece of code out there, or code
something innovative from scratch to solve a need.
I'll repeat *not everyone can do what we can do* so charge accordingly,
be proud, confident and call your self a web engineer. If you talk big,
appear big, deliver big you will attract those big projects - of course
if people Google you or your business you better be on first page to
justify that.
The company I work for as an employee charges $65/hour - after all
expenses, down time, employee wages, not billable tasks the profit
margins are not that great I recon - I would guess target being business
making $20 an hour I doubt that happens often though.
Final food for thought - a plumber service here starts at $60-100 / hour.
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On 03/05/2012 06:31, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] wrote:
Hi,
Just my two cents worth on this (albeit slightly off topic) - it's not
all about technical ability or the industry you are working in.
Most clients are willing to pay that extra premium for contractors who
are able to manage expectations and go above and beyond.
I've seen many great developers with amazing skills go unnoticed,
primarily because they don't know how to handle clients, clear and
concise communication plays a huge part in pricing.
The other problem is that the market is flooded with charlatans, who
are driving the prices up and make it even more diluted for the rest
of us.
You also have to remember that many people don't factor in project
management and sales/phone calls into the hourly rate - they simply
absorb the costs - which further drives it down.
Cut a long story short though, I personally think that around
£1700/month after tax is the 'sweet spot' for any developer (assuming
you're not in the city). Anything beyond that is a bonus :)
Cal
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Raphael <developm...@develissimo.com
<mailto:developm...@develissimo.com>> wrote:
Hello Kurtis,
thank you for letting is know about C. Lemmings post, we are going
to use all the information we are able to grab.
Got project data via email - but anyway till now its far not enough.
http://develissimo.com/forum/topic/107887/
Kind regards,
Raphael
On Tue, 2012-05-01 at 10:44 -0400, Kurtis Mullins wrote:
Raphael,
According to another topic -- some developers are being paid
roughly $20/hour. It's under a post by Cal Lemmings where he is
trying to hire some entry level developer(s). You might be able
to use that information as well. I just thought I'd let you know.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Raphael
<developm...@develissimo.com
<mailto:developm...@develissimo.com>> wrote:
Dear djangos,
if you want to hand-in your data anonymously - just send us
an email to django[at]develissimo.com <http://develissimo.com>
we really need more data to achieve some meaningful results.
http://develissimo.com/forum/topic/107887/
Cheers,
Raphael
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