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    Very Short Term Contracts

    Hi

    Q1: Has one got any experience of working very short term contracts?

    I would consider one day to a fortnight work of work very short term.

    Q2: Assuming if very short term work could easily achieved from clients, what is difference between that sort of work and freelancing?

    #2
    If I am doing very short term work, I charge an outrageous fee to make up for it. I had a weekend job on one occasion at £250 an hour on the Saturday and double-rate on the Sunday. I tulip you not.

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      #3
      1: No I've never been sacked... try MF (where is he these days)

      2:It would command a premium rate and probably be classed as consultancy

      HTH
      How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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        #4
        Originally posted by rocktronAMP View Post
        Hi

        Q1: Has one got any experience of working very short term contracts?

        I would consider one day to a fortnight work of work very short term.

        Q2: Assuming if very short term work could easily achieved from clients, what is difference between that sort of work and freelancing?

        I've done a few gigs ranging from one day to a couple of weeks.

        Rate is usually higher and they get you in to do a very specialised job (e.g. sort out completely dead system that's beyond their capabilities, security / performance tuning audits, general consultancy type advice, critique a design or spec, create a prototype, etc).

        Can be a nice sideline.

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          #5
          I've done some short-term training courses for clients - three to five days at a time.

          Much higher rate (double normal daily rate), or they can come to my training sessions and I'll charge them per delegate.
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            #6
            Originally posted by rocktronAMP View Post
            Hi

            Q1: Has one got any experience of working very short term contracts?

            I would consider one day to a fortnight work of work very short term.

            Q2: Assuming if very short term work could easily achieved from clients, what is difference between that sort of work and freelancing?
            I've done a few one and two weekers that were close to home. More with a view of sussing it out for future work than the immediate money on offer.

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              #7
              I charged £650 for 3 hours work recently. Pretty satisfying.

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                #8
                Originally posted by chicane View Post
                I charged £650 for 3 hours work recently. Pretty satisfying.
                Yes, but degrading, immoral and probably illegal in some countries, no?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by King Cnvt View Post
                  Yes, but degrading, immoral and probably illegal in some countries, no?
                  Yeah, but when a downturn comes, you can't be choosy about your line of work eh?

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                    #10
                    In my line of work short contracts occasionally come up, but the clients (or agencies) don't seem to understand that one week's work is at a daily rate 2-3x that of a six month contract.

                    ...and then they wonder why they can't get anyone.
                    Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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