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Do I Know What to Charge as an IT Consultant? - Spiceworks ...

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How <strong>Do</strong> I <strong>Know</strong> <strong>What</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Charge</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>an</strong> <strong>IT</strong> Consult<strong>an</strong>t?http://www.experts-exch<strong>an</strong>ge.com/<strong>IT</strong>Pro/Consulting/A_1905-How-<strong>Do</strong>-I-<strong>Know</strong>-<strong>What</strong>-<strong>to</strong>-Ch...Page 6 of 134/3/2012Great piece leew. Your stuff is priceless. Voted helpful. We're pushing for blogs on EE (they're on Beta now).We'd love <strong>to</strong> have ya <strong>as</strong> a blogger <strong>to</strong>o. Th<strong>an</strong>ks again!Expert CommentGreat article! I especially like how you seemed <strong>to</strong> "sell" it at the end. That probably isn't the best way <strong>to</strong>describe it though. <strong>What</strong> at points could seem <strong>to</strong> those having <strong>to</strong> pay those costs <strong>as</strong> something that just getsworse <strong>an</strong>d worse ends by pointing out, in my opinion, why those rates are worth it. Not that a comp<strong>an</strong>y wouldw<strong>an</strong>t <strong>to</strong> pay them often or regularly but the list of things a "good consult<strong>an</strong>t" would do should make mostrealize they are getting value for the fee.Now how do I get someone <strong>to</strong> know all that when I quote the price or h<strong>an</strong>d them the bill. :)bolExpert Commentb0l,That really is the question we who consult need <strong>to</strong> face <strong>an</strong>d deal with. Perhaps someone might open <strong>an</strong> EEquestion thread seeking <strong>an</strong>swers <strong>to</strong> it. leew could post there <strong>an</strong>d, of course, reference this article. Maybe getEE points for referencing it in <strong>an</strong> Accepted Solution. And, maybe he or someone else might write <strong>an</strong>otherarticle here addressing your question, being more informed by the postings made in that thread.Expert CommentGreat article! th<strong>an</strong>ksExpert CommentNice read leew.... :-)Expert CommentVery NiceExpert Comment

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