http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/web-development Questions tagged with 'web-development' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:01:47 -0800 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:01:47 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/98077/What%2Dhourly%2Drate%2Dshould%2DI%2Dquote%2Dto%2Dbe%2Dan%2Donsite%2Dwebdevelopment%2Dgraphics%2Dguy%2Dcontractor What hourly rate should I quote to be an on-site web-development / graphics guy contractor? I have been running my own free-lance business for a year now after leaving the corporate job role after seventeen years. I decided to re-enter the workforce and received an offer from a company I would love to work for, but... the COO wants me to work as an independent hourly on-site contractor. I don't have a problem with that at all, but I'm having a hard time coming up with an hourly rate to quote.<br> <br> Some key facts:<br> <br> My last "real job" salary was $68,000.<br> <br> My standard contractor rate has been $75 per hour. I estimate the time to complete a project and bill for the entire project.<br> <br> This looks like it will be a long-term (at least a year, probably more) position.<br> <br> As a contractor, I would receive no benefits of any sort.<br> <br> It would, generally, be 40 hours a week for a standard work week, but there will be times when more is expected and needed.<br> <br> The web work is both design (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) and development (PHP, XHTML, SQL, etc.).<br> <br> There will also be the occasional random graphic task such as postcard design and so on.<br> <br> Finally, they really, really like and want me. They didn't bat an eye when finding out about my previous salaries.<br> <br> Any thoughts? Suggestions? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.98077 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:01:47 -0800 Contactor graphicdesign rate salary web-development Anonymous http://ask.metafilter.com/39366/Most%2Duseful%2DCSS%2Drelated%2Dresources I'd like to learn more about Cascading Stylesheets, but there are so many resources related to CSS - so I simply do not know where to begin. Sometimes there is too much, sometimes there isn't enough. Therefore I'd like to ask, which resources would you recommend as the most useful and ultimate web-sites related to CSS? Please don't post hundreds of links, instead please describe, why the resource is useful and why you keep using it every day, while developing web-sites. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.39366 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:02:09 -0800 css design web-design webdev web-development xhtml volandmast