Very Short Term Contracts

[rocktronAMP]

Hi

Q1: Has one got any experience of working very short term contracts?

I would consider one day to a fortnight work of work very short term.

Q2: Assuming if very short term work could easily achieved from clients, what is difference between that sort of work and freelancing?

[Charles Foster Kane]

If I am doing very short term work, I charge an outrageous fee to make up for it. I had a weekend job on one occasion at £250 an hour on the Saturday and double-rate on the Sunday. I tulip you not.

[Troll]

1: No I've never been sacked... try MF (where is he these days)

2:It would command a premium rate and probably be classed as consultancy

HTH

[DimPrawn]

Hi

Q1: Has one got any experience of working very short term contracts?

I would consider one day to a fortnight work of work very short term.

Q2: Assuming if very short term work could easily achieved from clients, what is difference between that sort of work and freelancing?

I've done a few gigs ranging from one day to a couple of weeks.

Rate is usually higher and they get you in to do a very specialised job (e.g. sort out completely dead system that's beyond their capabilities, security / performance tuning audits, general consultancy type advice, critique a design or spec, create a prototype, etc).

Can be a nice sideline.

[TheFaQQer]

I've done some short-term training courses for clients - three to five days at a time.

Much higher rate (double normal daily rate), or they can come to my training sessions and I'll charge them per delegate.

[rootsnall]

Hi

Q1: Has one got any experience of working very short term contracts?

I would consider one day to a fortnight work of work very short term.

Q2: Assuming if very short term work could easily achieved from clients, what is difference between that sort of work and freelancing?

I've done a few one and two weekers that were close to home. More with a view of sussing it out for future work than the immediate money on offer.

[chicane]

I charged £650 for 3 hours work recently. Pretty satisfying.

[King Cnvt]

I charged £650 for 3 hours work recently. Pretty satisfying.

Yes, but degrading, immoral and probably illegal in some countries, no?

[chicane]

Yes, but degrading, immoral and probably illegal in some countries, no?

Yeah, but when a downturn comes, you can't be choosy about your line of work eh?

[NotAllThere]

In my line of work short contracts occasionally come up, but the clients (or agencies) don't seem to understand that one week's work is at a daily rate 2-3x that of a six month contract.

...and then they wonder why they can't get anyone.