O/T : Looking for an entry level LAMP developer for contract work.

[Keith Smith]

Hi,

I posted for an entry level LAMP developer a week or so ago figuring I 
would find a number of people wanting to break into LAMP development.  
What I received was a lackluster response.  I was offering $22/hr 1099 
with the potential to bill 40 hours a week.  I figured by the time that 
person pays for health insurance figured at $250/mo, pays he self 
employment tax, and takes some vacation time and holiday time off, this 
compensation would be about $18 an hour W2 or $36,000 a year.

Here is the contract description:

I am looking for an entry level LAMP developer.  Would like someone with 
entry level PHP skills and entry level Linux skills.  Stuff like the 
ability to add a user, add a sudo user, and configure vhosts on apache.  
I will give directions with examples and they will be working on a 
development VPS so if they blow it we just spin up another.  As for PHP 
skills if this person knows how to write a MySql connection string and 
is able to insert, update, delete and list.... this person could be what 
I am looking for.  This is a maintenance job.   This person would need 
to know some HTML and CSS.  jQuery would be a plus.

This contract could last as long as 2 or 3 years.  At that point we 
would need to either up the compensation or understand when this person 
takes off for other opportunities.

Is the compensation fair?  Any ideas why I received such a lukewarm 
response?


Your feedback is much appreciated.

Keith


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Keith Smith