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Subject:Re: Bidding on Projects From:Andrew Plato <aplato -at- EASYSTREET -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 26 Nov 1997 18:00:42 -0800
$20 and hour! Yikes! I don't know where that writer lives, but a $20 and
hour rate is awful even for an agency job. I bid $50 to $70 on my jobs and
I usually undercut my competition (if there is any). Granted, my company is
high on skills, but $20 and hour is a admin assistant's type of wage.
Andrew Plato
Anitian Technology Services
www.anitian.com
>I know it's probably too late for this input, but, regarding bidding on
>projects I recall reading about a writer who bid on a project that ended
>up averaging $20/hour, with which she was happy.
>
>Two other writers bid and their prices averaged out to $4/hour and
>$5/hr. They were so desperate for work their prices were insane. They
>didn't get the job and the winning writer believed she got it because
>her bid was far more professionally priced than their bids. Unless
>you're particularly needy, bid what *you* want, not what you think they
>want.
>
>Wendy,
>(Take lead outta my e-mail address)
