This question just keeps coming up. In fact, just today I had a “ discussion” about it with a pimp who had no concept, he was just trying to get someone to take a technical writing contract at way below market rate. What shocks and appauls me is the number of supposed consultants who do not understand this concept. Effective Rate has nothing to do with “cost of living.” When you used the formula I … Billing Rate vs. Effective RateRead more
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Did You Ever Wonder Why Billing Rates in Florida are Criminally Low?
No, it’s not due the massive “import/export” business running through Florida, it’s Senior Abuse. That and the fact that the FBI hasn’t bother putting anyone in prison for violating the DOL prevailing wage law which went into effect with the H1-B reforms. You know, the laws that made it a federal crime to pay an H1-B less than the DOL prevailing wage and made it an even bigger federal crime to hire an H1-B when … Did You Ever Wonder Why Billing Rates in Florida are Criminally Low?Read more
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Why Not Split
Things get stuck in my head and I cannot get them out. This is how geeks end up surfing the Web from a laptop in bed at 2AM, and they aren’t looking for porn. What started this bizarre mental journey was a bit of research on the current state of splitting H2O into Hydrogen and Oxygen via various means. For a change there was a pretty good writeup on Wikipedia. It appears electrolysis works and … Why Not SplitRead more
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Are You Really Paid and Are They Really Unpaid?
Every now and then I actually get round to reading some of my writing magazines. Today, I got around to reading a portion of the October 2010 issue of “ theWriter.” I started off by reading the debate over blogging article and was unswayed by the “con” side of the argument. Yes, any time I spend writing for here is time I spend not getting paid to write. Yes, I could use a different blogging … Are You Really Paid and Are They Really Unpaid?Read more
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Calculating Your Minimum Billing Rate Pt. 3
If you travel for at least six months at a time. You want enough time to get a good feeling about the area, and to find a housing situation which “pays you to stay” enough to want to stay there. Yes, Corporate Housing is more expensive, in many cases, than the bottom price range of extended stay or two star hotels, but it has a comfort level those places cannot provide. (Unless, of course, you … Calculating Your Minimum Billing Rate Pt. 3Read more