Quote:"Yes, you will get burned a few times, and have both good and bad experiences when you least expect them - the main thing is just to remember the clients are people, with a problem to solve, you're there to solve that problem in a cost effective manner, and ultimately your work has two values, the first is what you require to put food on the table, and the second is what the project is worth to the the client. If you land anywhere between the two of those, then you're doing well :)" That is awesome advice for any employee in any field, anywhere. :) On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Nathan Rixham <nrixham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ethan Rosenberg wrote: >> >> Dear List - >> >> I am a NEWBIE, so ..... >> >> How do I handle Craigslist postings? Is there anything special I should >> do? ÂAny advice for other web sites? >> >> At this point I am talking about small jobs. >> >> 1] My payment. ÂShould I ask for something up front? ÂIf so how much? > > depends on the amount, how comfortable you are, and how comfortable they > are, escrow is safer for larger amounts. > >> 2] How do I protect myself so that I do not deliver code and not get paid. > > pretty much the same way you protect yourself from not getting run over or > robbed. > >> 3] What is a reasonable hourly rate? > > multiple factors here, a good starting point is to figure out how much you > need to make an hour, add 20-40% on, then figure out how many hours it'll > take you, multiply it all up and add on another 20-40% > > All this depends on your skill level, if you can do the job, if the customer > has the budget and so forth - just agree something you're both comfortable > with. > >> 4] Any other information that I should know? > > Yes, you will get burned a few times, and have both good and bad experiences > when you least expect them - the main thing is just to remember the clients > are people, with a problem to solve, you're there to solve that problem in a > cost effective manner, and ultimately your work has two values, the first is > what you require to put food on the table, and the second is what the > project is worth to the the client. If you land anywhere between the two of > those, then you're doing well :) > > Best, > > Nathan > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
