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Ask YC: What are the going rates for consulting gigs?

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Re: Ask YC: What are the going rates for consulting gigs?

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I am asking for a rough ball-park. I'm looking for a range that people are making from "Oh, my God, they got screwed and will be eating ramen for months." to "I can't she had the balls to ask for that rate." [...] If this is a taboo subject.... my bad. It's not taboo, it's a great question. Several answers already posted are excellent, but I'll add another. In the market I work in, for independent contractors: "Oh, m…

Absolutely agree on Secrets of Consulting. It was a major revelation to me when I was first starting out.

Re: Ask YC: What are the going rates for consulting gigs?

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Incidentally, while the earlier link to the "what do I charge" is a good one, most of the computer consultants' discussion has moved to http://openitforum.yuku.com/ -- nice folks, too.

You can also find more data at Janet Ruhl's realrates.com. It is a database where people share how much they're getting for what kind of work. The home page is no longer updated but the database is live with people adding info.

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