appropriate hourly rate for short-term Web programming contract?

[Johannes Ullrich]

> What is a reasonable hourly rate (for a W-2 contract) for me to ask for
> this work?  My wife got email from someone who would do the job for
> $75/hour, which seems unusually steep even if it's a 1099 rate. 

$75/hr is quite reasonable for a 1099 job, in particular if the
person is willing to commit on a certain number of hours for the
project.
 


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