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It is unlikely that you'll make hundreds of dollars an hour. It is also likely that you'll spend most of your time trying to find new clients. The book "You C
by MichaelCrawford 12y ago
It is unlikely that you'll make hundreds of dollars an hour.
It is also likely that you'll spend most of your time trying to find new clients.
The book "You Can Negotiate Anything" would be helpful. You also need to learn some basics of contract law. While you may need a lawyer at times, sometimes it is better to know when to just walk away from a bad contract, or negotiate a small change so that a contract you shouldn't sign becomes a good one.
Where people want a consultant, is when they can't find the staff they need in-house. For me that has commonly been to provide Mac ports to companies that otherwise publish Windows software. What could you offer, that your potential clients don't already have?
- tptacek 12y agoIt is unlikely that you'll make hundreds of dollars an hour... because...
- MichaelCrawford 12y agoThe people who make that kind of money offer services that no one else can supply. Or at least the client has that perception. Contract programmers generally make more per hour than perm staff, but there isn't generally even the perception that contract programmers do what no one else can. I can see how marketing consultants could earn that much money. I've been wanting to get out of contract programming and into "real" consulting. I've done a little bit of that but don't know how to find clients on a regular basis.
- wglb 12y agoIt is unlikely that you'll make hundreds of dollars an hour. I will post a strong disagreement to this.
- MichaelCrawford 12y agoThe most I have ever made as a consultant was $120.00/hour. More common is $65.00. I typically earn more per hour while I am working than do full-time employees, however they don't have to be constantly rustling up new clients.
- wglb 12y agoCertainly this is your experience, but to say that someone else is not likely to earn much higher is perhaps a limiting viewpoint.
- OrwellianChild 12y agoDude, this goes without saying, but charge more.