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Subject:Re: Hourly Rates for Contract Writers From:Win Day <winday -at- IDIRECT -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 22 Apr 1995 10:10:11 -0400
I'm fairly new to freelancing, but this is what I did:
I knew what I had been making as an employee, so I added about 25% (to cover
the benefits I'd have to pay myself. The resulting $ value falls within the
STC scale, even considering benefits and conversion to $CDN.
When I submitted the proposal for the client I have now, I offered the first
300 hours at a reduced rate (about 3/4 of my final rate). That way the
client got a break during my learning period, yet I knew he had enough work
to keep me busy 25-30 hours a week for at least a year just to document the
software, projects, and procedures he has in house now.
>On Thu, 20 Apr 1995, Brennan, Walt wrote:
>> I need data on average rates for consulting
>> techwhirlers.
>This seems like a good time to bring up the subject of how consulting
>techwhirlers set their rates. Guidelines anyone?
> RoMay Sitze, rositze -at- nmsu -dot- edu
Win Day
Technical Writer/Editor
Email: winday -at- idirect -dot- com
