Re: [PHP3] What to charge for PHP work in the states?

This will depend not just on the job, but also on the location of the client. Clients in New York City are going to be accustomed to paying more to contract programmers than clients in Abilene, KS. That being said, charge as much as you can get. I've done contract work for some folks at $50/hour and they've never even flinched (indicating to me that I should have charged more) while I've had more than a few potential customers expect me to work for less than $30/hour, which I usually don't think is worth my time. The more you can get for your contract work the better off we all are in the long run. Good luck. dp Michael Kimsal <michael@tapinternet.com> wrote in message news:39327D7B.2EF5839F@tapinternet.com... > Might I suggest that you not focus on the choice of tools so much initially? > By all means, use PHP, but emphasize the results of the project to the > client, not the language. > > I'm sure there are clients out there who might think 'I'll pay more for someone > doing Java or ASP than I would PHP or Perl', but I haven't come > across too many (in the states, anyway). Most of the clients we deal with > want the end results, and aren't as concerned about the choice of language. > Yes, we do have clients who are pro-NT and that can often limit your choice > of language, but in the end they want whatever system you build to work. > Or they should, anyway. (I know it doesn't always happen like that!) > > Having said that, we also don't normally charge per hour, but per project. > What is this project worth to them, and how much do you want to make? > > If the project is only worth $500, and you want $50/hour (or whatever > your local equivalent is) but you know it'll take you 50 hours, you'll have to > turn the project down, regardless of what a 'good rate' is. On the flip side, > If a project is objectively worth $30,000, but it'll only take you 50 hours, > do you tell a client you're charging them $600/hour? I wouldn't. :) > (if this angers anyone - I've been flamed for this attitude before - please > reply privately - I don't want to start a flame war on this list!) > > This probably didn't address your question too much - short answer, I've > seen people charging anywhere from $50/hour to $150/hour. Does this > help narrow it down at all? > > Martin Edelius wrote: > > > Hi people. > > > > I can't think of a better place to ask than this list so... What can I > > charge for > > quality web-design and PHP/MySQL work in the states, per hour? I live and > > work in Sweden but have a couple of potential clients in the states. I don't > > want to scare them away but I don't want to give away my services either. > > > > Any ideas? Feel free to reply to me directly. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Best regards, > > Martin Edelius > > > > Spirex Digital Design > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > WWW: http://www.spirex.se || MAIL: > > martin.edelius@spirex.se > > PHONE: +46-31-514651, 0708-113711 || FAX: +46-31-514331 > > Aröds Industriväg 3c, S-422 43 Hisings Backa > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > ========================== > Michael Kimsal > http://www.tapinternet.com > 734-480-9961 > > > > -- > PHP 3 Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, send an empty message to php3-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: php3-digest-subscribe@lists.php.net > To search the mailing list archive, go to: http://www.php.net/mailsearch.php3 > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >