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FYI, Colin charges $175/hr. I have no idea how anyone has the gonads to charge that rate for Rails work. I'd love to see some discussion around the age-old sale

FYI, Colin charges $175/hr. I have no idea how anyone has the gonads to charge that rate for Rails work. I'd love to see some discussion around the age-old sales-man technique of "It's too expensive, you probably can't afford it anyways [scoffing]"

sgentle 13y ago
Maybe he's very good? I have no idea who Colin is, but surely it's up to him what he charges. If it's too much then nobody will hire him. What's the problem?
- goldenkey 13y ago
  The problem is that he edited his post after I posted my comment in order to conceal his pompous attitude that is ruining San Francisco and other great cities. http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D7324231&oq=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D7324231 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps... "I'm very good and very expensive. You probably can't afford me" Well if the tech industry can't afford you, then you might want to become a lawyer, buddy. We don't need that pompous tech-valley-swag-trash in our industry.
  - charlesdm 13y ago
    Was anyone really offended/annoyed by that? He was just pointing out he wasn't cheap. I don't see a problem here?
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      - goldenkey 13y ago
        What are you talking about? I didn't call you a single time, your rate is advertised on your website dingus. My guess is that other people didn't like the smugness of 'I'm probably too expensive for you.'
jxf 13y ago
I've charged more than $175/hr in the past, when I wasn't in a startup. There are many clients for whom above-average rates are worth it and then some. (For reference, I'm not in the Bay Area.) $175/hr, on its face, is not an outrageous number. That's fairly typical of a skilled mid-level developer's time at a consulting firm with a good reputation and track record of success. (Edit: Another poster pointed out that OP edited his earlier post to remove the line "I'm very good and very expensive. You probably can't afford me." [0] I didn't see that when I responded, but that's not a great way to encourage people to work with you, IMO.) [0] http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png
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- goldenkey 13y ago
  I already do charge around $100 an hour. But I don't preface it with Colin's ass-backwards line: "I'm very good and very expensive. You probably can't afford me" [redacted] (http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D7324231&oq=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D7324231 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps...)
  - spellboots 13y ago
    apologies, his post was edited.
krapp 13y ago
He's worth it, if he can get people to pay it.
majc2 13y ago
Welcome to the free market. If you don't want to purchase his services at 175usd per hour don't - if you do, do. Ranting about the expense of a freelancer in a freelancer thread is unlikely to make him change his rates.

sgentle 13y ago

Maybe he's very good? I have no idea who Colin is, but surely it's up to him what he charges. If it's too much then nobody will hire him. What's the problem?

goldenkey 13y ago
The problem is that he edited his post after I posted my comment in order to conceal his pompous attitude that is ruining San Francisco and other great cities. http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D7324231&oq=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D7324231 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps... "I'm very good and very expensive. You probably can't afford me" Well if the tech industry can't afford you, then you might want to become a lawyer, buddy. We don't need that pompous tech-valley-swag-trash in our industry.
- charlesdm 13y ago
  Was anyone really offended/annoyed by that? He was just pointing out he wasn't cheap. I don't see a problem here?
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    - goldenkey 13y ago
      What are you talking about? I didn't call you a single time, your rate is advertised on your website dingus. My guess is that other people didn't like the smugness of 'I'm probably too expensive for you.'

jxf 13y ago

I've charged more than $175/hr in the past, when I wasn't in a startup. There are many clients for whom above-average rates are worth it and then some. (For reference, I'm not in the Bay Area.) $175/hr, on its face, is not an outrageous number. That's fairly typical of a skilled mid-level developer's time at a consulting firm with a good reputation and track record of success. (Edit: Another poster pointed out that OP edited his earlier post to remove the line "I'm very good and very expensive. You probably can't afford me." [0] I didn't see that when I responded, but that's not a great way to encourage people to work with you, IMO.) [0] http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png

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goldenkey 13y ago
I already do charge around $100 an hour. But I don't preface it with Colin's ass-backwards line: "I'm very good and very expensive. You probably can't afford me" [redacted] (http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://i.imgur.com/lyTtxVf.png http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D7324231&oq=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D7324231 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps...)
- spellboots 13y ago
  apologies, his post was edited.

krapp 13y ago

He's worth it, if he can get people to pay it.

majc2 13y ago

Welcome to the free market. If you don't want to purchase his services at 175usd per hour don't - if you do, do. Ranting about the expense of a freelancer in a freelancer thread is unlikely to make him change his rates.