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On 2013-05-09 10:37, Mord Behar wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr">I was approached by somebody to help out with a Linux
project.<br>
The thing is, I don't know how much to charge (by the hour). I
have not yet finished my bachelor's in CompSci,</p>
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<p>What is that linux project?? We need the skill to put the price
:-) BUT...</p>
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<p>General single server (web, mail, backup, F.W.) set up,
update,configuration, etc., 50$ / <u>Hour of work</u>, not
googling the job. So... as it is not your day job, or was at one
point, or you have 'been there done that already', I would say you
should charge lees. <br>
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<p>Your B.S. has nothing to do with it, but this price is for a
competent sysadmin i.e.:</p>
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<p>- If he googles to learn how to do the job, it better be on his
own time <br>
- Has liability / accountability with "real world" experience </p>
<p>- Mostly has a supervisor and/or professional peers, to check up
the job as q if needed <br>
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<p>Maybe you better say upfront that this is a side job, charge say
$ ~40$/Hr. <br>
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<p>* high level: multi-server, security set-ups, etc., charge more,
But I would not take a guy like you for the job -not just yet,
maybe in a few years, no affiance :-)</p>
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