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| 228763 | 2004-04-12 01:36:00 | Any suggestions as to how much should I charge (or hourly rate) for setting up a network for a small home office of 5 computers? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 228764 | 2004-04-12 02:26:00 | Interesting question.. one that I, too, would like answered... You see I'm studying N+ to be able to do just that to earn extra cash, but wasn't sure of how much. I'm charging about $20 (i know its cheap), but the other day, I went to a house and; -Installed JetStream -Shared files, folders, printers -Set up network with router etc, -Cleaned all computers -Set up different email accounts on each PC -Sat and chat -Gave plenty of advice on how to do things In the end I didn't ask for money ( I was grateful for the work experience ), but they ended up insisting I took money, and voila, $100 Apparently it would have cost much more for a technician (older) to come and do it... |
Growly (6) | ||
| 228765 | 2004-04-12 02:27:00 | Oh, and don't ask any networking questions here, people tend to notice that you are trying to make money and will immediately put you down... well atleast in my experience... | Growly (6) | ||
| 228766 | 2004-04-12 03:27:00 | It would really depend on your experience and qualifications. Qualified people charge more, unqualified people charge less (as people would be willing to pay less). | somebody (208) | ||
| 228767 | 2004-04-12 04:03:00 | > It would really depend on your experience and > qualifications. Qualified people charge more, > unqualified people charge less (as people would be > willing to pay less). Well, I'd pay the same if in the end of the day the job was done, to the same standard... |
Growly (6) | ||
| 228768 | 2004-04-12 04:32:00 | relay world rate would be $50 - $60. as a student who needs any work you can get i think $20 is good price. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 228769 | 2004-04-12 04:44:00 | simply charge what the job is worth regaurdless off how long it takes and also according to how much liability you have for the job. :) | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 228770 | 2004-04-12 04:53:00 | > as a student who needs any work you can get i think > $20 is good price. :D |
Growly (6) | ||
| 228771 | 2004-04-12 06:35:00 | Say, you spent half a day in installing all the cabling, hooked up all the 5 pcs, setup the adsl jetstream connection, tested and explained to the client all what you've done, of course, he is satisfied and happy with all your work done. How much is a fair price? | bk T (215) | ||
| 228772 | 2004-04-12 07:41:00 | > How > much is a fair price? This is a really open-ended question, how long is a piece of string? It depends on your skill level, if you're good and it's something you are competent and confident with then you can realistically look at charging $60 + per hour. If it's something new to you that you're not 100% with, and it's informal, request something more realistic like $20 p.h. The organisation I used to work for would charge us out at $112.50 per hour for on-site work. It sounds horrendous, but we are well-trained, and it would only take us an hour to do what would take an amateur 5 hours so it all works itself out. |
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