Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by adyus 5475 days ago
This subject is very relevant to me, as I'm in a similar position.

I accepted a "full-time freelance" position in a hard time in my life for $15/hr, no benefits, no contract of any kind (contractor). I'm the only developer at an 8-month old, online-only print services provider, so I'd say I'm a pretty important cog.

Since I accepted the "job" I fixed the mess that the original (cheap) web agency made of the site, redesigned the entire UX of ordering prints (now with cropping! sliders! previews!) and will be launching a new e-commerce site that I built from scratch for them in the last couple months. I do server admin, design, development, UX, API, as well as occasional customer service with a smile.

What would the average market price be for the value I can bring to a startup or small business? What are my skills and services really worth? To rephrase that, what hourly range would someone with my skills and knowledge normally charge?

1 comments

Just as a note: this will probably depend on where you live
Alas, nowhere near the centers of IT, but South Florida...