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Our idea was to tie the minimum rate to an acceptable monthly income in the US/West for decent living standards. $35 * 160 hours per month = $5600 a month Of
by jeswin 16y ago
Our idea was to tie the minimum rate to an acceptable monthly income in the US/West for decent living standards.
$35 * 160 hours per month = $5600 a month
Of course, there is nothing stopping consultants charging more. The idea was simply to do away with ridiculously low rates.
- mxavier 16y agoThis approach isn't perfect, as people have pointed out, but I think its better than the alternative. A lot of freelance coding sites are practically unusable from the employer's side because every yokel can give a low rate and not even read the project description. I think forcing those people to try to prove their worth and getting rid of some riff-raff employers that underpay is a net gain.
- crpatino 16y agoThis is a ridiculous claim!!! Wold class talent should not settle down for "acceptable monthly income" and "decent living standards", that's what we reasonably competent talent do. And even the reasonably competent freelancers should be charging twice as much, just to compensate for the lack of benefits, the depreciation of their infrastructure, and the fact that they will not likely be able to book 4 x 40hr-solid weeks month after month. The whole point of your little startup is to cut off the people who leaves in countries with lower cost of living. You should rename it as WeCantCompete.us