"cm" wrote in message
Considering that I don't have 40 billable hours per week and no vacation
pay or benifits, $40 to $50 is a bargain in my eyes. I have found most of
my customers are willing to pay $40 per hour but very few are willing to
pay $50. Giving them a "price range" enables me to reach my $50 per hour
with less resistance.

One problem is that people have no idea what they really earn. Ask for $50
an hour and they think you are robbing them blind. Just a quick run through
of some of my benefits, the company is giving me at least $15 an hour in
benefits. This is $15 that I'd have to earn in addition to my "hourly rate"
to make the same as I do now but to be self employed. That does not include
any other expenses I'd have as a contractor, like insurance and a vehicle,
accounting services, etc.