> From: jim.harv...@verizon.net > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: newbie consultant biling question > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:45:12 -0400 > > Now that I'm retired, and doing work for them as a consultant (independent > contractor), billing by the hour, I was wondering how does one charge for > the time they are "thinking" about a project. > I think Ted R. has described the issue better than I can.
I don't charge for 'thinking' time. I do charge for 'Design' time, which is when I'm writing down draft data structures, menu structures, and control flows. And I show Design and Programming time separately on the bill. (I also show testing time, just to point out that it's something that has to be done.) Dan Covill --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/bay169-w28299e5e7441a1bd49f1af90...@phx.gbl ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.