At 8:09 AM -0400 8/9/06, Seth Seeger wrote: > ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > > >Hello everyone, > >I may have the opportunity to do some on-the-side IT consulting work >for a friend's company, setting up some mail and web servers. >However, I have never done consulting work before. I'm looking for >suggestions on fees, etc: > >-How much do I charge for site-visits? Figure out how much you'd like to make per hour, add about 30% to cover overhead, figure the n8umber of hours >-How much do I charge for phone/email support? Your hourly rate, tracked and rounded to the nearest quarter hour at the end of the month--or just build a certain number of hours into the contract. >-Do I charge for travel time? I generally charge half my normal hourly fee for travel by car, plus expenses such as tolls or hotel at cost. >-Should I worry about a contract? You definitely want a paper trail stating what you're expected to do and how you'll get paid. Whether you need a formal contract depends on many factors, including the mutual level of trust. > >Thanks in advance! >-Seth > >_______________________________________________ >Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > >You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- _________________________________________________ Shel Horowitz - 413-586-2388/800-683-WORD shel at frugalfun.com -->Join the Business Ethics Pledge - Ten Years to Change the World, One Signature at a Time (please tell your friends) <http://www.business-ethics-pledge.org> Marketing consulting * copywriting * publishing assistance * speaking How to market ethically/effectively: http://www.frugalmarketing.com Ethics Blog: http://www.principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ _________________________________________________