I find this an interesting topic...
One thing that we've found when looking for additional PHP programmers to
add is that since PHP has exploded there are a lot of people out there
coding in PHP that don't have a background in programming or some of the
design considerations. We've looked at various places from techies.com to
guru.com and haven't found that many PHP gurus out there. So in terms of
skill level, what do you all see the going rate? I know I'm currently
underpaid at $25/hour and I do ALL the PHP programming, project management,
engineering, database theory etc...oh...and did I mention I do all the
network support too? (I'm taking my CCNA in June...) so yeah...we're a
starup what did you expect?! =)
Comments?
Disclaimer: I don't mean to offend anyone out there who codes in PHP. But
from the experience that I've had trying to find someone who can really code
clean, effecient stuff that plugs into the whole picture has been virtually
non-existent...(if you do, please call! We have a few openings!)
Thanks,
-Jonathan Sharp
Director of Technology - Imprev Inc.
Renwick Development Group - Flyerware
http://www.flyerware.com/
Phone: (425)688-9200
Cell: (425)766-1398
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Olson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 5:40 PM
To: Shane McBride
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???
Hey Shane,
This is a tricky issue, here's me (USD):
$60/hr
$30/hr if end result becomes open sourced (no strings)
General discounts for features such as : fun,true non-profit,intelligent
employer,learning curve and it all lives on a sliding scale depending on
their ability to pay and my desire for work/money (time). Also, barter
is usually an option. Usually hovers between 30-50 and one day this will
go up :-) This is the most difficult part of the job, time estimates
and pricing. Bah. "Just give me money and I'll do stuff."
Regards,
Philip Olson
http://www.cornado.com/
> On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 03:25:27PM -0500, Shane McBride wrote:
> I know this is not really a PHP question, but it should make for a good
> thread. :)
>
> I was wondering what other PHP people charge to write PHP? I have just
> been given a project for a fairly large customer, much larger than I
> normally do work for. So I am VERY confused.concerned about how to price
> it. Most of my other PHP projects have been done for small single owners
> businesses, and the PHP has been pretty basic.
>
> Now that I can actually do what I am being asked without have to learn
> it, I am stuck. I did a shopping cart for someone, but I didn't charge
> them a REAL price because I didn't know how to do it with PHP. So, I of
> course didn't charge the client for my learning curve.
>
> I know the price is very dependant upon the task. What I am doing is
> creating a web-based front-end for a MySQL database. I'll need to create
> the database tables, etc. The front-end is going to be rather dynamic
> since the data content depends largely on the previous choices of the
> end-user. One or two tables with 20-30 fields. 5-6 pages of html and
> PHP.
>
> I'm just scouting this out, and am VERY confident with the contributors
> to this list and their opinions.
>
> TIA,
> Shane
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