Agency Margin

[northernladuk]

Your inference is that the rate a contractor charges is no indication of his competence, are you an agent in disguise...

I will let someone else explain.

[Taita]

Your inference is that the rate a contractor charges is no indication of his competence, are you an agent in disguise...

The rate a contractor asks for should never be taken as an indication of his competence except if you are a particularly incompetent agent.........

[kal]

The rate a contractor asks for should never be taken as an indication of his competence except if you are a particularly incompetent agent.........

I class a competent contractor as one that not only knows how to get the job done but also what his skills are worth in the current job market the fact that you don't speaks volumes...

[kal]

I will let someone else explain.

Because you can't?

[CoolCat]

I class a competent contractor as one that not only knows how to get the job done but also what his skills are worth in the current job market the fact that you don't speaks volumes...

rates vary wildly, rarely relate to how difficult the role is, shortage or not of skills, and so on

plenty of good folk work for low rates from time to time to keep ticking over

same as the old tulip from agents about gaps in CV's, plenty of good folk take time off on purpose between jobs and are well able to jump back in when they decide

were your clients happy? did they offer you more work (even if you turned them down), did the project achieve its goals? far better indicators

[kal]

rates vary wildly, rarely relate to how difficult the role is, shortage or not of skills, and so on

plenty of good folk work for low rates from time to time to keep ticking over

same as the old tulip from agents about gaps in CV's, plenty of good folk take time off on purpose between jobs and are well able to jump back in when they decide

were your clients happy? did they offer you more work (even if you turned them down), did the project achieve its goals? far better indicators

Especially bobs...

[Taita]

I class a competent contractor as one that not only knows how to get the job done but also what his skills are worth in the current job market the fact that you don't speaks volumes...

What about those who don't know how to get the job done but know what the client is paying others in similar positions?

As one who knows his worth, you must have sat next to a few of those, strongly biting your tongue, whilst you have been carving out your reputation for competence?

[CoolCat]

and sometimes asking for too much money is just a tactful way of saying you don't want that particular role

[NickNick]

The rate a contractor asks for should never be taken as an indication of his competence except if you are a particularly incompetent agent.........

And I would add to that. The rate a contractor gets is an indication of his sales skills. Surely repeat business is an indication of thier competence.

[dty]

And I would add to that. The rate a contractor gets is an indication of his sales skills. Surely repeat business is an indication of thier competence.

Only if they keep selling to the same customer.