WTF So I just dick'd my butt

Got a phone call from a national contracting group that I do some odd jobs for (mostly circuit testing and turnups), asking if I'd be interested in being part of a Go Team to help one of their clients who is acquiring 20 more facilities all around the US and needs me and other techs to go onsite and swap all networking equipment and phone system cutovers for 3 to 4 days at each facility. Acquisition isn't going to be final for another 30-120 days though, so nothing soon. Looks like I might be doing some more traveling this year.
 
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Josh said:
Got a phone call from a national contracting group that I do some odd jobs for (mostly circuit testing and turnups), asking if I'd be interested in being part of a Go Team to help one of their clients who is acquiring 20 more facilities all around the US and needs me and other techs to go onsite and swap all networking equipment and phone system cutovers for 3 to 4 days at each facility. Acquisition isn't going to be final for another 30-120 days though, so nothing soon. Looks like I might be doing some more traveling this year.
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I remember a couple years ago when you first set out on your own you were figuring out the pricing and other aspects as you went. You seem to be awesome at what you do, are you getting your compensation rates in a good place to support the burdens associated with something like this big travel based contract?
 
Domon said:
I remember a couple years ago when you first set out on your own you were figuring out the pricing and other aspects as you went. You seem to be awesome at what you do, are you getting your compensation rates in a good place to support the burdens associated with something like this big travel based contract?
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I've been running my own IT business for 15 years this July. I'm still figuring out pricing, need to get rid of undesireable break-fix clients and bring on more managed services clients. I've shed most of the residential work that I used to do, now focused solely on businesses. The contract IT work I do just fills in the gaps. The national already told me they'd compensate for any travel expenses. I wouldn't do it otherwise. We haven't discussed hourly rates yet. I'm guessing they will want a lower rate since it is guaranteed 3-4 days of solid work instead of the usual 2 hour one-off job. But I have a limit where it isn't worth it. I ain't no pizza tech (slang for dumb dumbs, usually those first starting out, who work for pizza money essentially).
 
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Domon said:
I remember a couple years ago when you first set out on your own you were figuring out the pricing and other aspects as you went. You seem to be awesome at what you do, are you getting your compensation rates in a good place to support the burdens associated with something like this big travel based contract?
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He's got ann FTE, so I'd say so!

Go @Josh!
 
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We haven't discussed hourly rates yet. I'm guessing they will want a lower rate since it is guaranteed 3-4 days of solid work instead of the usual 2 hour one-off job.
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Remember, even though they'll cover travel, you're not going home at night, & while you're locked into their schedule, you're not helping any of your other clientele[stop billing travel client for an hour to take another call and resolve a paying issue with someone else before getting back to your travel client]. That block of time worth a lot.

Also, you get paid for travel time too, right?
 
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