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Babaganoosh · 05-25-2002, 10:48 AM

Well, if they can charge $100 per hour and still stay in business, they must be good. I lose jobs all the time because they found someone to write their program for 50% (or more) of what I quoted. I would estimate that 80% of the time, they come back to me. Generally, if someone is expensive and has been in business a long time, they are good.

Also, the PHP market is saturated. It's a relatively simple language to learn and seems to be just one step up from HTML so your general, run-of-the-mill newbie moves right into PHP after he has outgrown his FrontPage sites. After they gain a little experience with PHP, they move right into their own little wannabe programming business, thus producing a serious over-abundance of PHP programmers willing to work for peanuts. My only advice is to learn another language or two and get a job with an established company. Over time, collect clients. Someday you'll hit the point where you are making more money in your spare time than you are at your real job. That's when you should kiss your 9-5 buh-bye.

05-25-2002, 10:48 AM
Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	Well, if they can charge $100 per hour and still stay in business, they must be good. I lose jobs all the time because they found someone to write their program for 50% (or more) of what I quoted. I would estimate that 80% of the time, they come back to me. Generally, if someone is expensive and has been in business a long time, they are good. Also, the PHP market is saturated. It's a relatively simple language to learn and seems to be just one step up from HTML so your general, run-of-the-mill newbie moves right into PHP after he has outgrown his FrontPage sites. After they gain a little experience with PHP, they move right into their own little wannabe programming business, thus producing a serious over-abundance of PHP programmers willing to work for peanuts. My only advice is to learn another language or two and get a job with an established company. Over time, collect clients. Someday you'll hit the point where you are making more money in your spare time than you are at your real job. That's when you should kiss your 9-5 buh-bye. __________________ I like pie.