Re: Pricing for PHP programming???

mwaples@waples.net wrote: > > Just an observation from some people I know in the USA - they charge > whatever they can get away with. > How about honestly charging what you think you are worth ? > Knowing how to use php means nothing - but if you know it well you will > be worth a lot. > Slight philosophical disagreement here - knowing PHP extremely well still doesn't make it worth anything, unless you can apply that knowledge to a client's problems and create solutions/applications that are valuable to them. Don't charge what you think you're worth. Wait, no. Charge what you think you're worth OR what the project is worth to the client, whatever is higher. If what you think you're worth is more than they want to (or can) pay, move on. You may think it's worth $3000. The client may think it's worth (and willing to pay) $30,000. As a matter of fact, you MAY not get the work if your price is too low (perceived value). There is a book out there called "million dollar consulting" (author=weiss I think) which might be a good read for list members, at least the chapter on pricing.