Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Developer wanted

date posted 29th June 2005 14:44

Adam Dyson wrote:
> Only taking jobs that pay 300 a day I expect. I used to get that doing
> SAP integration work for clients like Golden Wonder, and was billed at
> around three or four times that as an consultant for Bull (got paid a
> lot less myself though!)
>
> As a freelancer, a lot depends on experience and specific skills I
> think. I made the decision to stick with database stuff and back end
> solutions this time round as that's where most of my experience is,
> rather than trying to sell the whole "website" thing to clients
> directly. I'm also looking at developing a few business services of my
> own, as I think that the general "web site" solutions thing is far too
> competitive, and yeah you are right the Asian (and now US) markets
> make it impossible to reasonably sell by being "cheaper". You just
> have to be better, more experienced and worth the extra money.
>
> Adam

Yep - experience is the thing. Someone with 10 years experience can get
LOTS more done in a day than someone with little or none - so one day at
£300 a day for a good system is a better prospect than a week at the
same price. I've been charged out at up to £800 a day (by third parties).

ttfn
dan

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