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Then you're looking for contracts from the wrong kinds of companies; standard rates for most folks with a decent amount of experience start around $100/hr, more

• georgieporgie 16y ago
  Again, I wonder what technology areas. Having looked, off and on, for C++ contract positions, I never see anything that high, in the SF area or elsewhere. Of course, my typical search involves Dice and Craigslist. Perhaps there's a better method of finding lucrative contracts.
  • zenocon 16y ago
    As someone who has done this for 5+ years now (before that 10 years at various large / medium corps. and startups), I'd advise you that you won't find good opportunities via Dice and Craigslist. Nearly all of my contracts have come from references / networking (i.e. people I worked with once who hire me back as a consultant to build something / solve a problem). You're just looking in the wrong place.
    • georgieporgie 16y ago
      So, general statements about how contractors should make approximately double their per-hour salaried rate only apply to people with a sufficiently established network of paying clients. I don't know, I don't really consider it "normal" or "market rate" if there isn't an open market for it. I appreciate your wisdom, though, don't get me wrong. It just makes me question the typical advice espoused by people.