From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:49:35 ART
That maybe true, but my great-uncle did it and I'm
sure at a 10-20% of those rates and he made his first
million.
Now he owns an Art Studio and lives in New Mexico.
Near as I could tell when I saw him in 2000 when his
mother passed away at 102 years of age...
He did not appear to be stressed out.
--- Joseph Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com> wrote:
> Well most of the guys doing this started by cutting
> barbie's hair when they
> were little boys. Then they started cutting each
> others hair and model's
> hair. So if you were pulling girls hair in bed in
> High school like most
> normal guys, chances are you can't do it ;(
>
> A good stylist can bring in about $350,000 year or
> more (cash of course). I
> know it's about $500 to $1200 for a really good
> women's cut, blow and style
> now for about 3 hours of work, perhaps less.
>
> Did you hear about John Edward's haircut (I think it
> was $750). Those people
> got a blackberry full of appointments to keep with
> people like that lined
> up.
>
> LOL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Durkin, Michael (MED US)
> [mailto:michael.durkin@siemens.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:01 PM
> To: Ben Holko; Joseph Brunner; Dane Newman; Darby
> Weaver
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; darklordrouter@gmail.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE typical contractor rates
>
>
>
> How much does it cost, and how much training does it
> take to cut hair?
> Maybe I am in the wrong line of work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Ben Holko
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:28 PM
> To: Joseph Brunner; Dane Newman; Darby Weaver
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; darklordrouter@gmail.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE typical contractor rates
>
> > "Hire an "expert" to do your hair in NYC. You will
> pay more than $125
> per hour. Now tell me what you're network is worth."
>
> I like it a lot :)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Joseph Brunner
> Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2007 1:05 PM
> To: 'Dane Newman'; 'Darby Weaver'
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; darklordrouter@gmail.com
> Subject: RE: CCIE typical contractor rates
>
> >I am from USA New york and I am thinking of putting
> rates at 100.00 h/r
> for
> >work done by recruiters and 125 h/r to possibly 150
> h/r depending on
> the
> >company and type of work for direct work. Are
> these reasonable rates?
>
> My rates exactly friend. 9/10 people just say yes.
> Plus Get about 25%
> more
> for O.T. Rate (after 6pm or weekends/holidays).
>
> I usually just say "I require the greater of $100
> per hour or 85% of the
> billing rate". If they aren't billing at least $125
> per hour to their
> client
> I give them my "hiring an expert" in NYC speech.
>
> "Hire an "expert" to do your hair in NYC. You will
> pay more than $125
> per
> hour. Now tell me what you're network is worth."
>
> Joseph "NYC"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Dane
> Newman
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:10 PM
> To: Darby Weaver
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; darklordrouter@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: CCIE typical contractor rates
>
> I am getting into the consulting game also.
>
> The problem is I can consult on a bunch of different
> things. Anything
> Microsoft (active directory, exchange 2k3 and 2k7,
> sharepoint ect) and
> Citrix where the bulk of my exp lies plus Some Cisco
> now.
>
> Do people who are consulting charge different rates
> depending on the
> type of
> job they are doing? I could imagion being asked to
> do something as
> simple
> as patch an OS to something more technical to design
> and build a whole
> Network/Systems infrastructure.
>
> I am from USA New york and I am thinking of putting
> rates at 100.00 h/r
> for
> work done by recruiters and 125 h/r to possibly 150
> h/r depending on the
> company and type of work for direct work. Are these
> reasonable rates?
>
>
> On 12/5/07, Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Darth,
> >
> > I bill about $125.00 per hour for consulting +
> price
> > of materials (up front).
> >
> > My contracts state:
> >
> > Materials due 100% at the inception of a contract.
> >
> > Expected Labor is 1/2 down on start of project and
> > then 1/2 at the end of project for smaller
> projects.
> >
> > These types of contracts usually encompass about a
> > $2000.00 project to about a $20,000 project.
> Actual
> > work per project is about 2 days to about 8-10
> days
> > tops. Sometimes I spread them out a bit.
> >
> > Time and Materials for long-term projects.
> >
> > Now, I'm not a CCIE either.
> >
> > I expect your solo rates will vary as many can
> tell
> > you from this group.
> >
> > And note, I am from the famously underpaid
> south...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- darth router <darklordrouter@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hey guys/gals,
> > >
> > > I have just been getting back into the work
> game. I
> > > am curious about
> > > contracting. I have a steady client that pays me
> > > about 100 an hour for a set
> > > amount of hours per mo. I suppose I could
> probably
> > > get a much better rate if
> > > I wanted to push it. I work direct for them, and
> was
> > > not recruited through a
> > > recruiter. It's my first consulting gig. When
> you
> > > take jobs through
> > > recruiters, how much can you expect to make? How
> > > much do these guys make on
> > > top of your wage? I am not after any real
> specific
> > > answers here.
> > >
> > > Generally speaking, how much do yall bill for?
> Do
> > > you bill less if you are
> > > garanteed more hours, maybe even months of work?
> > >
> > > DR
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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