Reply to: An old client has an emergency and you save them, what would you charge?

[Whorty]

This.



But not this

CUK and watching TV .... Multi-tasking is not my strength

[northernladuk]

If it's a total one off, and little chance of future work, then maximise the engagement (1.5 / double time extra). If there is a chance of further future work, then maximise your chance of that by setting rate than you (and the client) know is not a p1sstake. Only you will know your client and the best way to maximise your current and future revenue.

This.

Good look

But not this

[Whorty]

If it's a total one off, and little chance of future work, then maximise the engagement (1.5 / double time extra). If there is a chance of further future work, then maximise your chance of that by setting rate than you (and the client) know is not a p1sstake. Only you will know your client and the best way to maximise your current and future revenue.

Good luck

[Edit: poor grammar]

[northernladuk]

No, he was an accountant.

<yawn>

[WTFH]

Overtime as a permie. What were you, a bus driver?

No, he was an accountant.

[LondonManc]

This but I personally don't like those terms. Have a rate card with different rates for different times. Make Sundays more than Saturdays if you really hate working Sundays etc.
Using time and a half etc reminds me too much of my permie days (shudder)

Overtime as a permie. What were you, a bus driver?

[northernladuk]

For zero back. Bugger that.....TOIL in at least.

New client has asked me to work a few hours on bank hol monday. I said yeh no problem thinking I'd charge half day rate - they offered a "few days pay".

Did you not read his sentence above the one in bold? There has to be a reason he would do that. WIB isn't as one dimensional as you are.

[psychocandy]

A little bit one-sided in the answers here.

Very simply, it depends on what the relationship is worth to you.

I have a client for whom I would put in 70 hour weeks for a month and simply charge my usual hourly rate, if they were in a desperate bind. Mind you, I'd be very clear with them that I was doing that for them.

I have other clients I'd charge at double rate for evenings and weekend work.

For zero back. Bugger that.....TOIL in at least.

New client has asked me to work a few hours on bank hol monday. I said yeh no problem thinking I'd charge half day rate - they offered a "few days pay".

[WordIsBond]

A little bit one-sided in the answers here.

Very simply, it depends on what the relationship is worth to you.

I have a client for whom I would put in 70 hour weeks for a month and simply charge my usual hourly rate, if they were in a desperate bind. Mind you, I'd be very clear with them that I was doing that for them.

I have other clients I'd charge at double rate for evenings and weekend work.

[BigRed]

You are worth whatever it would cost them to get someone to fix it in an acceptable timeframe and still be worthwhile to their business. Most businesses wouldn't hesitate to undercut you, bear in mind repeat business etc. but always charge what the market will bear. Apple get away with it, you can too.

I hate employee suggestion schemes were the company give you a £50 gift voucher for saving them £1M over a year. It's treating staff as idiots.

[SeededLoaf]

What could you get away with charging?

"Ah yes I can resolve their problem. However I'm incredibly busy at the moment with other commitments. I'd need to reschedule other business. I'd be happy to do it for ..."

[Cirrus]

We're supposed to be businessmen.

For quite a while I contracted for a software/recruitment company. It was owned by a bloke who was a multi-millionaire.

He started out by doing some work for one part of somebody like British Leyland. Another part wanted the same thing and it involved next to no changes to the original solution. However he didn't charge time-and-a-half for the minor changes.

He charged the whole cost over again.

You need to know how badly they need this work done and then come up with an appropriate figure.

Then double it

[NotAllThere]

I had something similar. Took me a couple of hours to fix - we'd agreed I could charge day rate for the work.

[The GreenFox]

Cheers Guys - just the sensible option then


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[northernladuk]

Anti social?

Evenings time and a half, weekend double time

Simple.

This but I personally don't like those terms. Have a rate card with different rates for different times. Make Sundays more than Saturdays if you really hate working Sundays etc.
Using time and a half etc reminds me too much of my permie days (shudder)