[Gllug] starting in IT

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James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> 2010/1/6 JLMS <jjllmmss at googlemail.com>:
>   
>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Martin <mherda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     

>> <snip>
> Regarding the costing. It depends on the location. Find out what cost
> it would be for the company if you were not there, and just under cut
> them slightly.
> I think £20 is rather low, because after taxes, pension etc. that
> turns out to only be about £10.
>   


Yeah £20/hr is low for business, they expect to pay more than that.

I work a tiered hourly rate + callout for jobs under 2 hours + a day rate.

Long time domestic local clients: £20/h + no callout
Domestic clients: £25/h
Charity / 1 man business : £30/hr
Business: £40/hr
Day Rate: £150

You may as well start high and consider cutting your rates if you need
to, people seem very happy to pay the above so maybe try a bit higher
than that. If you have a good client you think you might get lots of
work from then you will have decent leeway to cut them a better deal.

Good luck with it :)

Roger.

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