I was always extremely wary of clients that wanted a fixed price contract. It seemed the more they pushed for it the more hidden issues there were waiting to bi

I was always extremely wary of clients that wanted a fixed price contract. It seemed the more they pushed for it the more hidden issues there were waiting to bite you. Having said that sometimes it can work in your favour. I did one project for a pharmaceutical company where I just happened to have several pieces of knowledge that they needed and they were losing a lot of money waiting for a solution. The first thing they said to me when I walked in the door was "we are so glad you are here, we have been looking for a solution for ages and are losing a lot of money every day". Eight days work kept me going for the whole year.