private work??

[mikeymike]

does anyone do much private work outside their jobs for extra cash ie servicing peoples pc's and how much do you charge??

[ICT_GUY]

Never less than £20 per hour.

[apoth0r]

Not enough, but I can be paid in beer

[rolfea]

i usually call it £10 and hour ish

 

30 - 40 to build and set up a pc. so like 3-4 hours work.

for something stupidly easy.. enough for travel and a pasty 'n' pint

[tech_guy]

£20 - £25 per hour depending on who it is.

 

I run a small business from home and do it all by the book. That includes being honest with the taxman and having public liability insurance.

[BatchFile]

I used to, but support afterwards was a nightmare like once I'd built a PC for someone they expect you to fix every little thing and as I'd built it and I'm a softy I felt responsible.

 

Don't do it anymore as I hated charging per hour. That's also why I work in the public sector - I just hate asking for money!

[enjay]

Never less than £20 per hour.

 

Which you then declare to the taxman, of course...

[pooley]

£20 an hour here

[Dom_]

I sometimes cash in hand with a local business, but friends and family i'll do for beer.

[featured_spectre]

Depends on how far I have to go, and who it is and the job being done, but it goes anywhere from £20 per hour upto £45 per hour. If its a network install its a flat rate of £250 plus £45 per hour after the first 5 hours (if it takes that long!)

[ICT_GUY]

Which you then declare to the taxman, of course...

 

I am registered self employed I will have you know.

[jamesb]

For work like that, I generally trade in favours owed rather than money. The barter system is much underrated, and obligations are just another form of goods.

 

I used to charge for doing favours, because I needed the money more than anything else. Now I'm a little better paid and so long as people don't ask too often, I don't mind.

[Polski]

Not now. Did it once and the phone never stopped ringing to ask "How do I?"

 

Anyone wants a surf board rack for their shed welding up, the I'm your man!

 

That was the last "Homer" I did.

 

It's nice to have a hobby outside IT.

[michael2k6]

I do jobs for people that can return the favour. I have regular folk who are qualified for gas, water electricity, brickies, carpet fitters, one of them is training for worlds strongest man - they all have their uses at some point. I kinked a radiator pipe for example at jsut gone ten at night. 2 plumbers round my house within 15 mins, floorboards up, new pipe laid new valve fitted, cost nothing.

It's the way to go, i tell ya.

[powdarrmonkey]

Likewise, nowadays I only do big paid work, like cabling or complete system commissioning (did an office and VoIP phone system this weekend, for example). If it's little stuff, I barter some useful exchange out of it. It's so much less hassle.

[dhicks]

one of them is training for worlds strongest man - they all have their uses at some point

 

Dammit! My truck-load of heavy-duty horse harnesses has run out of diesel a mere 200 metres from my house, how ever am I going to get it home?! Hang on a minute, I've got an idea...

 

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David Hicks

[Crispin]

Strange this thread came up today. Was talking to my colleague at work about how I need some extra cash/part time job since I'm scraping the barrel with my current wage being so low.

He suggested we get together and do some IT work out of school. Him doing hardware, me on software.

Also had someone from admin who needs me to go round and sort her email out, will probably ask for a tenner, will probably only take half hour, that should do it.

Anyone here had much luck doing a regular 9-5 at school and juggling private work on a regular basis? Time constraints worry me, as do the availability of warranties and engineers! Although I've always noticed a demand from people who need wireless networks set up at home or upgrades etc...

 

I'd rather not have to do 6 hrs at a pub on saturdays...

[rh91uk]

I usually charge £20 an hour - seems worth it for my expertise!

[powdarrmonkey]

Anyone here had much luck doing a regular 9-5 at school and juggling private work on a regular basis? Time constraints worry me, as do the availability of warranties and engineers!

 

Yes, I balance it reasonably successfully. I work with small businesses, with the following arrangement:

 

- at all sites, remote access is available to me

- they know I work normally and we have a 4-hour email response, overnight-fix kind of arrangement

- my boss is very understanding in allowing me to take brief "it's broken" calls during the day and to use my lunch hour to remote in and fix if I can, before making a site visit after work

- if it's broken and I need to get on site, they are flexible about getting me into the relevant building after they would normally have gone home (it's to their advantage, after all)

 

It works, most of the time.

[dhicks]

Although I've always noticed a demand from people who need wireless networks set up at home or upgrades etc...

 

It has struck me that there should be a market for a business-style managed service for home users, somone to keep your average home PC or laptop running smoothly and up-to-date and so on.

 

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David Hicks

[PEO]

usually charge £20 for the full job unless its setting up network then its £50, I also do a bit of web designing, which I charge around £200 for the full job... its a hobby and a little extra cash so Im happy

[powdarrmonkey]

It has struck me that there should be a market for a business-style managed service for home users, somone to keep your average home PC or laptop running smoothly and up-to-date and so on.

 

I can't think of anybody who would be brave (or stupid) enough to even try that one.... you'd never be off the phone!

[KarlGoddard]

I do private work for staff here and get 'paid' with Guinness

 

Most of the work I get given is spyware / malware / virus type stuff.

 

Win win situtaion really - staff get a fully working PC again and it reduces the risk of the them bringing nasties into school

[JJonas]

Same as kgcs but I get paid in wine.

[jcollings]

Strange this thread came up today. Was talking to my colleague at work about how I need some extra cash/part time job since I'm scraping the barrel with my current wage being so low.

He suggested we get together and do some IT work out of school. Him doing hardware, me on software.

Also had someone from admin who needs me to go round and sort her email out, will probably ask for a tenner, will probably only take half hour, that should do it.

Anyone here had much luck doing a regular 9-5 at school and juggling private work on a regular basis? Time constraints worry me, as do the availability of warranties and engineers! Although I've always noticed a demand from people who need wireless networks set up at home or upgrades etc...

 

I'd rather not have to do 6 hrs at a pub on saturdays...

 

If you want regular well paid work to top up your wage I would seriously look at getting into teaching on community adult ed courses. I did that for many years when I was on a poor wage (and still do the odd bit now). Most colleges run a wide variety so I'm sure your skills would fit in somewhere. Many colleges also keep a register of part time lecturers or use an agency such as protocol. The pay is reasonably good (between about £18 & £25 an hour) and once you've taught a 10 week course it's often repeated so you can plan your stuff once and re-use it. To be honest I've often picked up private work from teaching those courses too. May be worth a look and it gives you some more options for the future.