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[Oktay Altunergil]

It's simply supply and demand..

There are simply too many skilled programmers looking for projects like these and the number of projects are not too many. I would be surprised if you could get $50/hr since a lot of people are willing to work for less (after having looked for a job for months).

Oktay

On Thu, 09 May 2002 01:55:37 -0400
"Alan T. Miller" <amiller at hollywood101.com> wrote:

> I joined the NYPHP mailing list in part because I am seriously considering
> moving to New York City in the next few months, although I have to ask,
> considering $50.00 an hour seems to be a high rate there... how can one
> afford to live in New York, and only get $50 an hour contracting? I am
> currently in Phoenix, and it is hard to get by now.  I would have thought
> with the high cost of living one would make more. Is it just me or does it
> seem a little strange?
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rons dixon" <rdixon at chemweek.com>
> To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk at nyphp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 5:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] appropriate rates
> 
> 
> > If no database work is involved then I would charge $50.00
> > an hour.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed,  8 May 2002 19:07:46 -0400
> >   "Kenneth Schwartz" <kenschwartz at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > >I know this question is hard to answer due to the many
> > >factors that could be involved.   But I'm just looking
> > >for very general input.  I'm wondering if anyone can give
> > >me ballpark idea of appropriate rates/project price for a
> > >fairly 'normal' upgrade from a static HTML site to one
> > >with some PHP enabled dynamic components.  By 'normal' I
> > >mean nothing crazy in the data model or code expected.  I
> > >need to give a client a project price and I've been
> > >working completely inside a corporate environment for the
> > >past 3 years so I really don't know what the freelance
> > >market will bear.  Anyone wish to enlighten me?
> > >
> > >Thanks and best regards,
> > >Kenneth Schwartz
> > >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >     Rons Dixon
> >     Programmer /Network Specialist
> >     Chemical Week Associates.
> >     212-621-4613
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> 
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