Re: Pricing for PHP programming???

Ok, you got me on a technicality :) Of course, every rule has an exception. Even the rule that says every rule has an exception ;-) Gfunk - http://www.gfunk007.com/ I sense much beer in you. Beer leads to intoxication, intoxication to hangovers, and hangovers to... suffering. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Kimsal" <michael@tapinternet.com> To: "Josh G" <josh@gfunk007.com> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming??? > > > Josh G wrote: > > > <rant> > > > > It comes down to one simple thing: > > You cannot know how much a project is worth to a client. If they're > > willing to pay you $5000, it's worth $5000, wether you think it's worth > > $500 or $50000. > > I hear you, but have to disagree a bit - I think you CAN sometimes know > what something is objectively worth. Not always, but sometimes. > We wrote an ordering system for a client that, when implemented, > would make 8 people redundant. Even on the low end of ~$20k/person, > plus admin overhead, that project would be saving them ~$200k/year, plus > the other benefits of having their data faster and with fewer errors. > That was a no brainer, imo. They knew they'd save a MINIMUM of $x/year, > perhaps more. We knew what the project was worth to them. If they > didn't pay our price, yes, in the abstract it wasn't "worth" it to them, > but that's on an emotional level at that point (worth) not a paper > figure level. :) > > > > > > If I buy a pack of basketball cards for $2 that has > > ten cards in it, then they're worth 20c each. If suddenly some > > collecter says "ohmigod you have a jordan rookie card in there, i'll > > give you $3000", it's now worth $3000, because that's what > > he is willing to part with to own it. > > > > In short, any skill, service, or product, is "worth" the amount of money > > you can exchange it for" this is how the stock market works > > (sometimes), it's how just about everything works. If they're willing > > to pay it, you should charge it. They can go somewhere else, noone > > is holding a gun to their heads. > > > > Everything is a game. You want the most money possible for it, they > > want it for the least amount of money, you compromise on something > > you can both live with, or you don't do business, and next job, you > > have to start over. > > > > Some people won't look at you if you charge less than $150/hr, some > > people won't look at you if you chargre more than 40.... it's just the > > way it is. > > > > </rant> > > > > Gfunk - http://www.gfunk007.com/ >