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I just keep slowly increasing the rate until they stop hiring me.
Note, this is mostly for long in-house projects, where I'm part of a team working on a single project. I'm working roughly 32 hours a week.
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Oh, to be able to charge by the hour would be such bliss as a lawyer. We charge by 0,1 hours: every 6 minutes need to be accounted for.
I've always thought that was weird. What is the underlying reason do you think? I get 6 minute phone calls, but to then pivot to another 6 minute+ task is too granular
I would be particularly interested in hearing what "Full Stack Developers" charge in the UK. I recently started doing freelance/contract work but I'm not really sure what others similar to me change. (I'm particularly experienced (15 years) in Python/Django, JS/Vue, UI/UX)
Back in 2020, I was able to make £800 per day doing outside IR35 work. Similar level of experience but in TypeScript, React and Node. Working for an investment bank at the time; however you can get similar rates when working as a Tech Lead. At this rate, I was slightly outside of the normal range at lots of places. It helps if there is a Managing Director that knows you're decent as they can help to sign-off on highe…
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Oh, to be able to charge by the hour would be such bliss as a lawyer. We charge by 0,1 hours: every 6 minutes need to be accounted for.
I love getting charged $75 for emails that just say “OK”
I tell all my clients, you are not paying for my time spent on a specific task, you are paying for access to my 25+ years of experience, learnings, and contacts.
An email that just says "OK" might be the net result of a set of experiences and knowledge that would take the client 2 weeks and $2,000 to obtain on their own. $75 would therefore be a bargain.
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> Would you want a 10.000USD or the 30.000USD surgery? I'd like to have the 0USD surgery, but maybe that's just my inner European.
We don’t have a VAT tax. Free just means you pay with other peoples money while they pay with yours.
I charge around 75$/h for backend and devops work. I started at 42$/h two years ago. Increasing the rate at every contract. I usually only bill coding hours which is around 5h/day for me, but I realized that it is not a good strategy.
As someone that works 9-5 and looking into freelance, why > that it is not a good strategy ?
I would be particularly interested in hearing what "Full Stack Developers" charge in the UK. I recently started doing freelance/contract work but I'm not really sure what others similar to me change. (I'm particularly experienced (15 years) in Python/Django, JS/Vue, UI/UX)
The market has been taking a hit recently with all the uncertainty combined with the usual slowdown over the summer season so if you're looking today and you want a quick start then you might have to settle for less. But schools go back next week and everyone is back to work after holidays so then we'll find out how much of the drag has just been the usual seasonal slowness and how much might be with us for longer.
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We don’t have a VAT tax. Free just means you pay with other peoples money while they pay with yours.
> Free just means you pay with other peoples money while they pay with yours. You've just described insurance
I have three rates. You are a charity, or other worthy cause, or someone I really want to work with - 50% - 100% discount. You are a normal client - 100%. You are either an arsehole or have asked for something very last minute - 150%-200% depending on the mood I'm in. The last one, colloquially known as the fuck-off rate, is probably the best bit of contracting advice I ever got from a colleague. He hated the gig we…