On May 25, 2010, at 9:31 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
Sorry to hear this Larry.
You were asking earlier about what to charge for some party/
celebration shots.
General rule of thumb for the self-employed: charge twice what you
would earn per hour if regularly employed. E.g., if you are earning
(or could be earning) $40/hr then charge $80/hr. The 100% increase
accounts for the fact that you have to pay your own SS tax, health
care etc. that you might get with a company. Plus you won't work as
many hours per year, you need to spend time doing marketing etc.
Look at your salary where you were recently employed. Was that
enough to live on? Apply the 100% rule-of-thumb and use that as a
starting point when consider what you should charge to your
photography clients. (Or if you have an offer of employment as a
"consultant.")
I'm well aware of the consulting/perm pay ratio. Somehow I don't
think I could start off charging double my rate as a software engineer
with 25 years of experience for photography. However, I am a lot more
motivated to get the job if they do call me back.
Best of luck in landing your next job.
Thanks. I've got a couple of leads, and a little money in the bank.
I've got a little while before it's time to panic.
rlc
stan
On May 25, 2010, at 10:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Short form: The company didn't get some contracts that they were
counting on, as of 6:00 PM tonight, I'm laid off again.
Oh well. I contacted the other place I was interviewing at when I
took the job. We'll see how things play out.
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