Like Earl (and other consultants on here), I work on an hourly basis. I don't vary the amount that I charge per hour - it's an affordable and low price - but I will more accurately quote a time for the work to be performed...
I just created a simple implementation guide for the 810 for a client... They sent me a copy of the data that should/would be included on the EDI document and I created the map/implementation guide from that basic invoice. I quoted 6 hours. I used some existing sample guides I have and worked from there. Somebody also mentioned about the "WHERE" that you'd be doing the job for. I'm making a big assumption here, but if you're not in the US, then your rate would be more geared to the local economy wherever you call home. Even here in the USA, it can be typical to see higher rates in areas with a higher cost of living... But, then again, you can also charge a bit more if you're the only person that can do that job in the area. What you - really all of us - need to be aware of is that you (we) do not want to do what happened in the 90s during the "dot com boom" when website work was all the rage and the Internet exploded... Many people took advantage of the sky-rocketing hourly rates and charged astronomical hourly rates (even to the tune of several hundreds of dollars per hour) and made a whole lot of money. As professionals, we should all strive to keep our hourly rates at a level where they are affordable AND are sustainable. After the dot com boom turned to a bust, those web folks were stuck taking jobs making about $20.00 an hour (and less) in order to work. One final thing to keep in mind when considering an hourly rate is your history, experience and expertise. If you do not know a lot about EDI or a particular transaction set, you may want to lower your price a bit while you're learning. If you know a lot or can be considered an "expert" in the particular document or standard you're working with, then maybe you can charge a little bit more... My best advice is to workout a REALISTIC price per hour and a REALISTIC number of hours to perform the job. Bill at that rate and you should be fine. Craig Dunham Bear Necessities Computing EDI Sherpa Author/blogger RetailEDI.com EDITalk.com --- In [email protected], Earl Wertheimer <earlw@...> wrote: > > Padmaja > > It really depends on who is doing the work and what the translator is. > I normally work on an hourly basis and charge $90.00 per hour. > > Sometimes I give clients a maximum amount to install a new map, so they have > an > upper limit and know that the charge will not exceed the quoted price. For > my > own translator it's usually under $200.00 not including any testing that may > be > required. > > > Earl Wertheimer > earlw@... > http://www.spe-edi.com > ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
