Repeat after me I DO NOT LIVE IN THE OLD WEST. I CANNOT SHOOT COPS BEFORE THEY SHOOT ME
Thanks, buster! I repeated that and I am feeling very silly because of the numerous uncomfortable stares I am receiving right now. I hate this library anyway.
...cause the internet to collapse under its own weight...
Does anyone have any information on what the current weight of the Internet is? How many more LOCs can it accept before it collapses? I am seriously worried about my wife and kids being on this thing when it falls.
I think that charging family will bite you in the butt and breed resentment. However, accepting every request friends and family place can be a full-time job.
I consult for a living so have to balance that with requests from family. It may surprise many people that you can tell family you are busy and can't help and they won't always flip-out. Refer them to CompUSA or another local tech shop that you trust. Follow-up with them to make sure they got the support they needed and they will know you care.
My rate is $90/hr with discounts (5% to 10%) offered to clients that required a large volume of work; More work at a single location saves me significant travel time. Spyware, setting up a secure Web site, Windows, Linux, cat5 install; everything costs the same. I don't often need to justify my rates. Nearly all of my clients are referrals from other satisfied clients (My first clients were friends and family- the business grew from there).
In the end, your rate should reflect your skills (technical, personal, responsibility, reliability) and what the market will bear. Start at a rate you're happy with and see if you get business. Raise the rate when you are near as much work as you want. Give close friends and family as much (free) time as is fair to you and them.
As a note to those that claim clients will think they own you when they pay you: It is true. I have implemented a flat "Emergency Response Fee" of $200 dollars that is paid in addition to regular hourly fees for any unscheduled work outside the hours of 8a-5p M-F. Works like a charm; I have my weekends off.
I've never thought of rape as a suitable punishment, but it seems a convenient additional punishment to insufficient jail time. I think the sentence for a crime should dissuade infractions. If not, the sentence isn't tough enough. I would suspect the prevalence of rape in (US) prisons is a fair deterent to criminal activity. Funny.
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Thanks, buster! I repeated that and I am feeling very silly because of the numerous uncomfortable stares I am receiving right now. I hate this library anyway.
-Jam
I hear ya! A Harris makes a really powerful point-of-sale station, but the clerks face a very steep learning curve.
And before you say "Well you are posting this on a site labled 'news for nerds'" I say yes, I know that Einsten.
I like it when you call me "Einstein".
-Jam
...cause the internet to collapse under its own weight...
Does anyone have any information on what the current weight of the Internet is? How many more LOCs can it accept before it collapses? I am seriously worried about my wife and kids being on this thing when it falls.
-Jam
Dude obviously needs to eat, and he's making a sponsored search engine. All I can say is "kaching".
Is this another damned KDE utility? Don't we already have enough caching utilities?
-Jam
I think that charging family will bite you in the butt and breed resentment. However, accepting every request friends and family place can be a full-time job.
I consult for a living so have to balance that with requests from family. It may surprise many people that you can tell family you are busy and can't help and they won't always flip-out. Refer them to CompUSA or another local tech shop that you trust. Follow-up with them to make sure they got the support they needed and they will know you care.
My rate is $90/hr with discounts (5% to 10%) offered to clients that required a large volume of work; More work at a single location saves me significant travel time. Spyware, setting up a secure Web site, Windows, Linux, cat5 install; everything costs the same. I don't often need to justify my rates. Nearly all of my clients are referrals from other satisfied clients (My first clients were friends and family- the business grew from there).
In the end, your rate should reflect your skills (technical, personal, responsibility, reliability) and what the market will bear. Start at a rate you're happy with and see if you get business. Raise the rate when you are near as much work as you want. Give close friends and family as much (free) time as is fair to you and them.
As a note to those that claim clients will think they own you when they pay you: It is true. I have implemented a flat "Emergency Response Fee" of $200 dollars that is paid in addition to regular hourly fees for any unscheduled work outside the hours of 8a-5p M-F. Works like a charm; I have my weekends off.
-Jamie
I'll do it! What time should I be there?
I for one can categorically state that I have never contradicted myself on Slashdot.
(Yes I have.)
-Jam
I gradated from teh Dallas school and I can reed *and* write at therd grade levil.
Make babies.
I'd say that solution is the most enjoyable (at least initially).
-J
Things I want to do this weekend:
1) Clean the barbeque grill
2) Vacuum the living room
3) Build a weather satellite station