Consulting Fees

[linux @esaravana]

Hi Keith,

Cool, man. That was just an innocuous statement. I never intended to mean
anything bad.

Cheers!
Sundar

----- Original Message -----
From: "klsmith" <klsmith@ultrasw.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: Consulting Fees


>
> If it is just so easy and just high school then why is it they don't do it
> themselves.
>
> Most things are so easy and at a high school level, if you know how to do
> them.
>
> I think most things a lawyer does is easy and almost high schoolish, but
they
> charge an arm and a leg.  Why because they know something we do not know.
>
> We are supposed to get paid what it is worth.  For me it is not worth
$25.00
> and hour to do consulting.  I'd rather sell cars and make $50,000 plus a
year
> and let the guy who needs a simple network just keep on needin it!
>
> This stuff is not easy.  One must work hard to keep up a skill set.
>
> To you what we do is easy.  To the rest of the world what we do is very
> difficult.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
>
> Message: 10
> From: "linux @esaravana" <linux@esaravana.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Subject: Re: Consulting Fees
> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 20:22:53 -0700
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>
> I thought anything software and networking is just high school stuff. It's
> soooo easy...
>
> Sundar
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linux" <linux@ultrasw.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 7:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Consulting Fees
>
>
> > Anyone who wants to pay $25.00 an hour to a consultant deserves just
what
> > they get.
> >
> > I would charge no less than $65.00 an hour for the most basic of things.
> >
> > If you have the skills to be a true consultant you deserve _OVER_
$100.00
> an
> > hour.
> >
> > If anyone could do this stuff they wouldn't need you!.
> >
> > I think I'll just go sell cars........................
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > Message: 11
> > Subject: Re: Consulting Fees
> > From: Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com>
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > Date: 01 Mar 2002 09:21:00 -0700
> > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> >
> > On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 14:30, Vaiod wrote:
> > > What is the going rate for general IT consultation work. Duties would
> > > include the very basics and could include major work such as
> > > installing/configuring new hardware/software systems. Just a general
> > > reasonable hourly rate is kind of what I am looking for.
> > >
> > ----
> > I charge $70 per hour less prompt pay & volume discounts - I am kept
> > very busy. Seems to be a fair price - sometimes I feel guilty charging
> > that for simple stuff but I can make that same hourly at other customers
> > so I always have to bear that in mind.
> >
> > Craig
> >
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