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For European contractors there is currently so much demand from US companies. And they have no problem paying very high rates for the region, it’s such a differ
by dgellow 5y ago
For European contractors there is currently so much demand from US companies. And they have no problem paying very high rates for the region, it’s such a different dynamic than dealing with European clients.
The last 2 contracts I negotiated with US clients went like this:
- “My rate is X, good for you?”
- “Let’s make it X +20%. What do you think? We want to be sure you’re available and keep work capacity for us.”
Which makes me realize I still have plenty of room to push the number even higher.
- sdevonoes 5y agoWhat about tz differences? Do you have to adapt to their tz or would they adapt to yours?
- dgellow 5y agoI sometime shift my day a bit to adjust to their time zone, mostly for long calls with people west coast (8h of time difference). It hasn’t been an issue so far, we have enough overlap and async communication works well for software development.
- WJW 5y agoWhat kind of platform/recruiter do you use for acquiring US clients? I have mostly relied on local meetups etc, but for obvious reasons they don't attract a lot of US attendance.
- dgellow 5y agoSo, almost all my US contacts come from HN one way or another. Over the years I contacted people here after they mentioned they may need some help for a project (only when I feel we could be a good match), with great success. People here have fantastic connections and will share your contact around if they had a good experience working with you, or tell you when their friends are looking for some help. Lot of new companies are looking for help to get started with their project and HN is one of the place where they advertise/create awareness, that makes it a great environment to get in contact with potential clients. But don’t spam people, only contact when you feel you have a genuine interest for what they do.
- WJW 5y agoThanks for explaining!