How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-week consulting

Re:How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-wee... by mootothemax on Monday November 19, 2012 @02:29PM (#4805939)

And what about those who not even in US and belong to a "3rd world country" where one wish to give work only because it's Cheap?

Be good at what you do; your location shouldn't affect your consulting rates.

By way of example, I routinely bill in excess of $100/hour despite being located in Poland. And trust me, I'm working on increasing the value I deliver, and charging appropriately.

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Re:How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-wee... by Ives on Monday November 19, 2012 @03:55PM (#4806324)

I sort of agree. You can definitely bill over $100/hour in Poland (or Belgium, where I'm located) if you're an experienced consultant, but patio11 was billing that much before he changed his pricing approach.

Do you know of anyone that bills 20k$ a week in Poland?

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Re:How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-wee... by pknerd on Tuesday November 20, 2012 @12:53AM (#4807921)

There might be exceptions. Been working as a freelancer for parallel income for years, I see how the tone of clients get changed when they find out that I am not from 1st world. They eventually start expecting something cheap. Issue is that we Asians do spoil them by working cheap too. For instance Noah Kagan's APPSUMO was built in just $60 by a few Pakistani developers.

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Re:How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-wee... by yen223 on Monday November 19, 2012 @07:15PM (#4807082)

Are you talking about local clients, or do you have to take on international clients?

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