So good karma doesn't mean anything? Heck, send him my way and I'll do it for free.
Seriously, $250 is way too expensive. $150 is also way too expensive. $100 is more appropriate, in my not so humble opinion. $100 isn't that much, and not something that I'd drop everything for to do. So, I'd do it for free, get some good will, tell him to tell others (and let him know that he's a first so he's a freebie and because he's an acquaintance), and let word of mouth do it's thing. And freelancing. OK, so what do you want to do? Write user docs? Or revise resumes? Write menus? Create web sites? I think you also need to think about what you want to do, and not just what's gonna bring in the money. Because you just said you're not looking to make a change immediately, just seeing if free lancing will bring in the $$. Well, yeah, it will. But what are you willing to do to do that? To be perfectly honest, I do a lot of pro bono work. I do it to create good will. I do it because an hour or two out of my day isn't gonna kill me and losing $100 isn't gonna break the bank. And, the occasional pro bono job has resulted in additional, better paying jobs. (Actually, I did some pro bono work for the company that is now signing my paycheck.) But $250? And this is not your business? I dunno about this guy, but I wouldn't pay it. ...sue On 8/1/07, Jones, Donna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The person is an acquaintance through a networking service. I don't even > think we're connected. He was looking for a professional who did > resumes, and I offered him advice on how to modify his resume on his > own. He prefers to hire someone to do it, so he asked me how much I > would charge to do his resume for him, and I didn't know how to answer. > > > > I have enough going on already that doing his resume for free isn't > worth considering. My husband could come up with at least a hundred > other things that he'd rather have me work on. But if there's some cash > involved in doing the job, that changes things a little. I'm trying to > convince my husband (and myself!) that I can eventually make a living > through freelance work. This could be one way to find out if it's > feasible. > > > > This opportunity isn't totally out of my realm. About 18 years ago, when > I worked for a print shop, I sat with people and picked their brains to > get information to put on their resume. I enjoyed it, and the people > appeared pleased with their results. I wouldn't mind doing it on the > side for a little extra grocery money. > > > > Donna > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Sue Heim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:55 AM > To: Jones, Donna > Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com > Subject: Re: [TCP] Resume writing and editing > > > > Is this person a friend or acquaintance? > > > > Honestly, I wouldn't charge. It'll take, what? Max one to two hours? > Chalk it up to a good deed or banking future good karma. > > > > Geographical location shouldn't make any difference. And if he insisted > that you be paid, I'd take considerably less than that ($75-100, > maximum). Nothing you are doing is that specialized and the tools you > are using are quite common. > > > > Unless resume writing is your business. > > > > ...sue > > - CONFIDENTIAL- > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may > also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may > not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email > in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then > delete this email. > ______________________________________________ > > Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. > New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help > technology and PDF output. 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