[up_and_up]

I stopped charging hourly, now just monthly retainer. Making around $800 per hour, depending on the month.

[wallawe]

can you elaborate a little more and explain the mechanics of this setup?

[MisterBastahrd]

I also charge on retainer. I set a dollar amount that makes messing with their stuff worth my time, and then they get to tell me what I'm supposed to do for them that month for those hours. If they don't talk to me, I still get paid. If they go over, then I get an extra hourly rate.

[jrib]

how many hours per month are usually retained?

[up_and_up]

This is for a part-time gig. I charge a set amount per month up to a max number of hours worked. If I work 1 hour or 10 it doesnt matter. Usually I only work 2.5 hours a month hence the high hourly rate.

[efa]

1.6 mil a year. That's not too shabby.

[PainfullyNormal]

Is that mostly in DevOps?

[up_and_up]

Mostly Rails development