When I was in high school and begining college I wouldn't charge friends or family. But I always knew they'd give me some kinda of compensation. But now that I'm out of college and work full time I developed a new system:
Immediate family: free (still live at home, heh)
other family members: depending on how much time it takes, $20 or some free food, alcohol, etc.
friends: $20-$25 if it hardware related, or if it's some tedious software task, $35-$50
all others (family friends, friends of friends, etc): $50 then more depending on that problem.
I might even post a classified ad for this service just because I know one other person around my area has one and charges $75 consultation fee alone. Gotta at least beat the competition!
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When I was in high school and begining college I wouldn't charge friends or family. But I always knew they'd give me some kinda of compensation. But now that I'm out of college and work full time I developed a new system: Immediate family: free (still live at home, heh) other family members: depending on how much time it takes, $20 or some free food, alcohol, etc. friends: $20-$25 if it hardware related, or if it's some tedious software task, $35-$50 all others (family friends, friends of friends, etc): $50 then more depending on that problem. I might even post a classified ad for this service just because I know one other person around my area has one and charges $75 consultation fee alone. Gotta at least beat the competition!