Ya know, I have got an attitude and not very happy with my experiences with PHP Dev Heads!!!! icon_evil.gif I own a small company and NEED a reliable person who can work with me on a contractual basis.
Most people that *can* do this stuff *need* a paycheck too, not just contractual stuff. Not everyone, of course, but everyone has NEEDS.
It seems that when I get a hold of someone good well, they get burned out
Giving one person too much?
I know that I am blowing steam right now. But geez all's I want is someone who is very knowledgeable in php and who loves to work and someone who I can TRUST and be reliable!
Oh and BTW don't think that ya can charge me out the wazzo for stuff that takes 30 minutes to do.
What is 'up the wazoo?' to you? You want something done right, the first time, with no surprises? $80-$100/hour is reasonable, imo. You want someone who talks a good game but doesn't have many references, no good online portfolio, etc.? $25/hour.
However, you're not paying just to get something done. You're paying for someone to be reliable too. There's a BIG difference. If someone doesn't care about anything except the code, my company (
http://www.tapinternet.com) could charge less. However, people expect to call during normal hours and get a human. They expect to have emails returned in a decent amount of time. They expect reliable treatment. To get that reliability, we have to charge more.
Having said all the above, we'd be happy to talk to you about contractual work, done right and on time, for reasonable rates, but we're not in Dallas. I assume you're *only* looking for locals, not distance contracting, right?
Wait:
So again anyone who thinks they want to work for my companies, Great....
So are you looking for employees or contractors? It doesn't seem very clear.