[Asterisk-biz] Consultant rates

[Rob Lith]

And remember the consultants who did work for Google when they were on a
shoestring, one took $500 cash and over accepted shares - risk / reward :) 

Rob Lith
www.connection-Telecom.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Tracy R Reed
> Sent: 28 October 2004 23:18
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Consultant rates
> 
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 05:28:20AM +0800, Flynn spake thusly:
> > Is it as "simple" as X hours * Y bucks per hour?
> 
> The formula I like is:
> 
> 1. How much money do you think you should be making per year? 
> Let's say $80k for an experience technical person.
> 
> 2. How many hours do you think you will be billing per year? 
> A good independent consultant is lucky to bill 15 hours a 
> week on average with the rest being paperwork, making sales 
> calls, etc. This means you need to charge $102/hr (let's say 
> an even $100).
> 
> 3. Estimate how much time you think the job will take. Now 
> double it. It ALWAYS runs into more time. Especially when 
> doing one-off projects like this.
> 
> > Problem is, this client is starting out on a shoestring budget - so 
> > what other alternatives could they provide in lieu of a huge 
> > consultant's fee upfront?
> 
> Avoid clients with shoestring budgets unless you are into 
> charity or are willing to accept payment in barter but 
> chickens and goat milk don't pay the mortgage.
> 
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