Don't under-sell yourself. Get paid based on your level, not on the level of someone's project.
If you're a professional, then expect to be paid as one - minimum $30-40 USD and up per hour based on experience and location. Plus all expenses including... any software/hardware purchases, Internet line fees, cell-phone bills, travel expenses, relocation expenses, hotel charges (including spank-tra-vision movies). If the project is full-time for more than a couple months demand health care reimbursement, disability insurance/worker's comp reimbursement.
You're a professional and if they want a professional to work for them, require that they pay you on professional terms. If they don't like the terms, they can get someone else. But, they can keep your phone number so they can call you to come fix the mess the high school programmer makes.
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People out there selling first projects WAY too low or accepting FAR less for less "difficult" projects are screwing everyone else. Next time you don't get paid what you want/need or you get overused on a project and don't get compensated, thank these people. They're screwing you and me and everyone else.
Demand a living and fair wage and accept no less. The person who works for free hosting or deferred compensation or obscenely lesser amounts to get in the door is taking food off your table, beer out of my hand. They need to be treated as such. If someone breaks into your house and steals your food they're a no good, dirty thief. If a worker unreasonably undercuts you and me and everyone else they are no different than that thief.
And one more thing. The guy who hires the thief is just as bad as the thief themselves. There is enough <span style='color:blue' title='I'm naughty, are you naughty?'>smurf</span> and vinegar for everyone who deserves a drink.
Power to the people.
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Thank God I can rant, as I no longer need to compete for contracts with these parasites.
Jimmy "ilovetoast" Hoffa
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