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A lot of us including myself just don't have what it takes to work on a multi-client consulting basis. Plus at least back before the net became really big Gerald Wienberg said that the correct hourly basis to set is 5-6 times what you want to earn because of all the overhead and downtime that comes with this business model. That's still a factor if you're charging on a project basis, which is extraordinarily dangerous in our field due to the inability of our customers and ourselves to correctly scope a project before it starts.



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