Not knowing the rates in the client's area, I would say $125-$200 per hour as an hourly rate for onsite work. Less if I can do it remotely from home. Occasionally I would do a set fee for a project, such as X amount for replacing defective switch, installing new server, etc. I once did a monthly contract rate of $500 for a client, but got abused. If you should go that route be sure to include an "up to X hours per month" limit.
I don't do much "on the side" work anymore so I might be a little high or low, again depending on area. Right now the couple of clients I support outside of %dayjob% are freebies, so anything would be better than that!! BF From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com] Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Maintenance Fees Guys, What are common ranges a small shop can expect to pay a consulting firm to maintain a network with roughly the following: 1. 30 users 2. Exchange 2010 3. 6 total windows servers from file to sql etc 4. 6 Redhat machines in various roles 5. a few procurves 6. A bsd vpn/firewall 7. Some other misc network equipment like printers/card scanners etc... I know it depends on the specifics but I need just what range some folks might expect that to be in. I am stepping out of that duty and the owner (lots of history here) is asking me for some info. Thanks for any insight! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
