Subject: local geek pricing and gathering certifications
From: Buddha (buddha@gci.net)
Date: Thu Mar 07 2002 - 21:01:38 AKST
I've been tapped to be the "geek on call" for a local real estate agency,
but have zero experience in the private sector. I have countless years with
"hands on" experience and have spent the last 3.5 yrs as a sys admin on
Elmendorf.
Two questions:
1) Can someone point me in the right direction on the web on how to do time
estimating, how to do business proposals, the order to do things, etc. I'm
a Gooogle master, but have no idea what the keywords to look for are. (And
I really suck at this "customer relations" thing...I'm used to being "the
geek behind the scenes".)
2) What are the going rates for computer/networking jobs around town per
hour? I'd heard $90/hr somewhere before. In investigating the network at
this agency, I talked to the tech at Alaska Computer Brokers eho desined it
and I asked him a few questions about pricing, etc. His response was,
"Well, how many certifications do you have". My response: "None. I too
busy fixing/installing hardware/software that I don't have time to study to
cert on anything". I mentioned the $90 number to him and he said this was
the upper range for me as I had no certifications. We chatted some more and
I come out it feeling like I need to gather as many certs as possible to
"get paid". Can y'all enlighten me on pricing and this certification
quandry I seem to be in?
Thanx in adavance,
-Jim "Buddha" McMorris
Jack of alot of trades...Master of none
PS: Please re-broadcast the particulars on this friday's meeting. Thanx.
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