How to get a contract by compeeting on price

[Oscar]

Don't be coy. Tell the agent you'll work for €200/day and if you're any good they'll bite your hand off.

I don think its a good idea either, if you read my post:-)

Oscar

[Dalek Supreme]

I don think its a good idea either, if you read my post:-)

Oscar

EUR 200 / hour is better than EUR 0 / hour

[OwlHoot]

Do not go into contracting by competing on price. It will end in tears. Trust me I've tried it.

Low Rate = tulip Contract + Hard Work = Misery

Yup, I'd go along with that although it may be worth slumming it for a limited time if you know you'll be moving sideways (or preferably upwards) by getting some outstanding new experience.

I made an exception for what I thought was a good opportunity to get some search engine marketing experience, which I duly did, but in the process found out that due to the (literally) pennies involved, margins are slim and consequently the contracting rates are rubbish (although I was working with PHP, whose rates are usually pretty derisory anyway).

[Fungus]

The development team I've set up at my current client has been nicknamed "Team Stella"...

Would that be Stella McCartney? Maybe you should ditch the flowery shirts and get your hair cut ...

[eternalnomad]

.. but I would gladly work for €200/day.....

You should be beheaded....€200/day indeed !

[vetran]

why

Why didn't you get the 450 a day?

was it price or performance? Fix what needs fixing not assume its price, that way leads to a busy fool.

[hyperD]

I also like to add the another scenario: being bought in as a true consultancy, asked to bid on a project, bid good on the specs, get the project, and then find that during the project lifecycle, the scope has expanded beyond your original fiscal padding and documented functional specs thanks to an end client doing a bit of bullying and my immediate client proclaims "not enough budget".

I said "more cash please for their extra requirements". They said "Oh, we haven't budgeted for that". I say "Well, OK, I have delivered what's been legally written for renumeration and I'll wait for your decision on the additionals". They get a bit fecked off, expecting it's Mr hyperD Charity Ltd.

I continue working on Client A which gives me more wonga per hour... while waiting for client B's response... and when the wife's asleep and no sex, I've coded the expected work in anticipation...

This is a pattern that happens time and time again... to the point where I bid a huge buffer for projects and still don't anticipate for the inevitable scope creep... I now begin to understand the big companies don't quote big just to cover their offices and insurance, they do it to cover sh1te like this but with 10 staff+

[el duder]

do what i do..

go in low. and get more work.

i work for £200 a day. always in work, no responsibility, even get to be grumpy and make rude remarks to managers and girls in the office, while still getting extensions.

make enough to keep me satisfied.

[Emperor Dalek]

go in low. and get more work.

i work for £200 a day. always in work, no responsibility, even get to be grumpy and make rude remarks to managers and girls in the office, while still getting extensions.

make enough to keep me satisfied.

Still finding time to jack off over the curtains, el duder?