Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 11:11:57 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: info@pagecreators.com (Rod Ebrahimi) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hourly wages Message-ID: <199707300141.LAA16160@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199707300027.RAA03486@netroplex.com> from Rod Ebrahimi at "Jul 29, 97 05:26:00 pm"
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Rod Ebrahimi stands accused of saying: > I was very curious as to what the average FreeBSD admin and/or > consultant normally charges for setup and implementation... That depends on whether you persistently badly indent your mail messages 8) My stock setup fee is AUD$500 flat for a basic-service machine (mail, web proxy, empty http server), and AUD$100/hr. beyond that. The flat fee has actually proven very successful in attracting customers, as they know up front what they (think they) are in store for. (Most of them get carried away with all the New Stuff and buy more time, but that's their own choice.) But. Your stated goal is to run an IAP, not set up a one-off office system. You don't want a one-off setup, you want at least a part-time, if not full-time admin for at least a couple of weeks. That sort of contract position I'd normally ask AUD$60/hr. for, particularly if you were expecting me to be responsible for things such as your fundamental security and QOS. I'd want a pretty significant say in your purchasing and strategy decisions, and a good line to someone with authority to spend money in a hurry if required. Beyond that, you're likely to want an admin on call, and possibly working a day a week. If you're serious, you could probably negotiate a pretty good maintenance deal; I haven't been in that market, so I haven't costed it out, but something around AUD$50/hr for an 8-hour day would not be unreasonable, on a 6-month contractual basis. Note that there is considerable virtue in using the same admin(s) for repeat business; you don't really want to pay each new one for a couple of hours of learning time where they're not actually helping you. (For reference, AUD$1 ~= US$0.75. Labour rates may vary to some degree depending on your area.) -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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