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Re:How to Work Out What to Charge Clients by S_A_P on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:26PM (#16269196)
Can confirm. Im in Houston and do what you mention with said track record. I cant get 240/hr, but can get around 175-180 most of the time. I base my rate on 85% utilization of myself. meaning Im working 10 and a half months per year.
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Re:How to Work Out What to Charge Clients by ioddly on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:50PM (#16269404)
Do you work with SAP as your username suggests?

That seems pretty good to me for Houston.

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Re:How to Work Out What to Charge Clients by S_A_P on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @12:42PM (#16275713)
I interface with SAP quite often, but the name is a different initialization. I also do movie/tv scoring under the moniker Stupid American Pig. Its a juvenile name that I came up with 20 years ago in college, but Ive not bothered to come up with anything else.

As for the hourly rate, I would always accept more but have no real complaints. Getting back to the original post that made me comment, 240/hr for a freelance web designer seems unrealistically high, especially in Houston. I dont know the market well enough in other parts of the country though.

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