market is totally open for me to charge whatever > I want are well...interesting theory and pretty typical politics for a > certain segment of the IT industry...but.
Maybe the problem is you haven't met anyone on the other side. I just did a gig with a large consulting company and you would fall off your chair if you know what they were paid for a one page (but very interactive) site. You have to ask yourself why they are getting it and you are not. And saying I "look to > others" to "solve my problems" is beyond a low blow, it's just too > stupid a remark to even rebut. I didn't mean it as an insult, so if it came across that way, I apologize. But, you can't stand there and say that you are not making what you are worth. If you agreed to the price, then that's what it is worth. Prices rise for a reason: expenses, inflation. Why aren't your fees rising? Because of others in the market? Then how come they can work for less? I don't think it is jawflap - you really need to ask these questions. If your fees can't rise, what can you do to earn more? But, I do agree that this conversation has gone on a bit too long. I'll stop now. Tom _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
