NYCPHP Meetup

[Kenneth Schwartz]

Check out this article:

http://www.nydailynews.com/2002-02-17/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-141677.asp

Read this in the paper 2 wks. after moving here on Feb 1.  I'm still working
my corporate job (from home, the company is in Chicago) so I don't need to
survive on freelance right now, but I think this article is not accurate at
all.  Everyone seems to be struggling and IT is no exception in NY.  I've
floated my resume out there because I'm not particularly fond of working at
home, and I'm not getting as much response as expected.  Just so you have an
accurate idea before moving out here.  Its tough all over, and I this
article is way off in citing huge programming demand in NY.

Ken




----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan T. Miller" <amiller at hollywood101.com>
To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk at nyphp.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:55 AM
Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] appropriate rates


> I joined the NYPHP mailing list in part because I am seriously considering
> moving to New York City in the next few months, although I have to ask,
> considering $50.00 an hour seems to be a high rate there... how can one
> afford to live in New York, and only get $50 an hour contracting? I am
> currently in Phoenix, and it is hard to get by now.  I would have thought
> with the high cost of living one would make more. Is it just me or does it
> seem a little strange?
>
> Alan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rons dixon" <rdixon at chemweek.com>
> To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk at nyphp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 5:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] appropriate rates
>
>
> > If no database work is involved then I would charge $50.00
> > an hour.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed,  8 May 2002 19:07:46 -0400
> >   "Kenneth Schwartz" <kenschwartz at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > >I know this question is hard to answer due to the many
> > >factors that could be involved.   But I'm just looking
> > >for very general input.  I'm wondering if anyone can give
> > >me ballpark idea of appropriate rates/project price for a
> > >fairly 'normal' upgrade from a static HTML site to one
> > >with some PHP enabled dynamic components.  By 'normal' I
> > >mean nothing crazy in the data model or code expected.  I
> > >need to give a client a project price and I've been
> > >working completely inside a corporate environment for the
> > >past 3 years so I really don't know what the freelance
> > >market will bear.  Anyone wish to enlighten me?
> > >
> > >Thanks and best regards,
> > >Kenneth Schwartz
> > >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >     Rons Dixon
> >     Programmer /Network Specialist
> >     Chemical Week Associates.
> >     212-621-4613
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
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