[msherry]

A bit off-topic, but why not make it a referral link? I clicked it (when it was still broken, unfortunately), and imagine others will, too. You have a popular blog with not-insignificant hn traffic, I believe -- I don't think many here would begrudge you that.

[patio11]

I don't take money for promotion, as a matter of policy. Partly that is for aesthetic reasons and partly it is because a reputation as being honest and reliable regardless of short-term commercial incentives is very valuable for me.

Also, work the conversion math out if you'd like: 40k visits, 5% will open that link, 3% will purchase, ~8% affiliate fee on $15 book = $72. My weekly rate is $30,000. This post took, essentially, half a work-week to write. It's not worth bothering with.

[jacquesm]

If you're booked fully at this rate you're raking in $1.5M before taxes annually which puts you in the top .1% or so of consultants. Not bad :)

I'll bet at that rate people will try hard not to waste your time too, that alone is worth it.

[tptacek]

It's nice to be directly in the business of making other people money.

[Danieru]

Well if it means anything I thought it was a 15K grade post.

But I'm concerned that you either woke up at 5am to read comments, or you stayed up all night.

[jcdavis]

Wow. Blog post about how are able to charge $750/hr?

[thedufer]

I think http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/09/17/ramit-sethi-and-patrick-... and http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/09/21/ramit-sethi-and-patrick-... are good places to start. If you have specific questions about your circumstances, you can probably act on the invitation here: http://www.kalzumeus.com/standing-invitation/.

[hueving]

It's very simple, but nobody actually pays it. :)

[crazypyro]

I think you are mistaken if you think patio is bluffing about his rates.

[jacquesm]

Rates are important, but what's even more important is that your rate is an instrument that allows you to slide without stops from 'unemployed' to 'full timer' (and beyond for the workaholics). You get to determine exactly how much you work and how much free time you have if you have a valuable marketable skill.

The most interesting bit is how fast his time has increased in value, four short years ago he was still employed at some reasonably (by SV standards) low monthly wage working insane hours and now he's making as much or more per week as most of his former colleagues make per year.

That's a pretty good raise. And it did not have the risks associated with doing an all-out start-up associated with it either he's applying the lessons he learned running his own smaller business to larger businesses that are prepared to pay for that knowledge.