i love the simplicity of this, but it's almost too simple. this doesn't take into account things like experience or skillset which I have found to be key indica

i love the simplicity of this, but it's almost too simple. this doesn't take into account things like experience or skillset which I have found to be key indicators for hourly rates. it's also unrealistic in that many freelancers have gaps in work and dont work all the hours they want in a given period (something we are trying to fix!). as i've been getting top freelance devs on matchist, i've seen hourly rates range from $50/hr to $200/hr with the biggest indicators of higher rates being: self perceived value, years freelancing, and self perceived expertise of skillset. we've made the conscious decision not to charge devs by hourly rate, but rather project milestone values. Gentle plug: the site we're building, http://matchist.com http://matchist.com is curated matching of projects for top freelance devs.