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You don't get it. he can charge whatever he wants to. Nothing stops him for charging $10,000 per hour, just like Lady Gaga or Biber or some other crazy POPular
by joering2 14y ago
You don't get it. he can charge whatever he wants to. Nothing stops him for charging $10,000 per hour, just like Lady Gaga or Biber or some other crazy POPular artist would.
Its really not about how much he asks; its about how many people can answer it. He tries to go against the current and assume 1 gig at $1,000/hr is better than 5 gigs at $200. It makes sense. I would love to see people paying for my work 5x more than average, I think I would be more excited too.
Also the guy doesnt seem cocky. He mentioned twice that this is too much to pay anyways.
- PhrosTT 14y agoExactly. Everybody in these comments is doing exactly what he said not to: debating the legitimacy of this price. The reality is he's in a position to not need work, and is able to afford turning down 95% of potential employers. Good.
- brc 14y agoIt's my experience that most IT professionals grossly undercharge. Get a plumber around. Chances are he'll charge you more for fixing your toilet than you will to build him a website. Both are equally easy jobs using off-the-shelf components. As an experiment, I had someone ask me recently for an hourly quote to do some work. I didn't really feel like it, so I quoted double the normal rate. They didn't even blink. If you're not a corporate consultant getting charged out at $400+ per hour, you're probably undercharging. To be clear, I'm talking about consultant type work here, not 'code me a CRUD app on an hourly rate'.
- colkassad 14y agoHow much would you charge to code a CRUD app?