<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:series="http://unfoldingneurons.com/" ><channel><title>BrandonSavage.net &#187; Contract Work</title> <atom:link href="http://www.brandonsavage.net/category/contract-work/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net</link> <description>The personal blog of Brandon Savage. Contains entries of a personal and professional nature focusing on PHP, Apple, LAMP, MySQL and Washington, DC.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:28:37 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>Note To Clients: Please Tell Me More Than &#8220;It&#8217;s broken!&#8221;</title><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net/note-to-clients-please-tell-me-more-than-its-broken/</link> <comments>http://www.brandonsavage.net/note-to-clients-please-tell-me-more-than-its-broken/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:29:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brandon Savage</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Contract Work]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bug fix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[client relations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[clients]]></category> <category><![CDATA[custom software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[project management]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev.brandonsavage.net/?p=46</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ever have that one client who says &#8220;it&#8217;s broken&#8221; and can&#8217;t give you any more information than that? I&#8217;ve been there. Before I get into it, let me put a disclaimer out there: I&#8217;m not calling anyone out. I&#8217;m not specifying that this happened recently or even a particular client who does this. I&#8217;m just [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brandonsavage.net/note-to-clients-please-tell-me-more-than-its-broken/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The time versus the value</title><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net/the-time-versus-the-value/</link> <comments>http://www.brandonsavage.net/the-time-versus-the-value/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:20:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brandon Savage</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Contract Work]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charge per hour]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charge per project]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small business]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://dev.brandonsavage.net/?p=32</guid> <description><![CDATA[Freelance Switch once did a blog entry on the benefits of charging by the project, rather than by the hour. They argue that the benefits outweigh the costs, including the benefit of increasing efficiency. I&#8217;ve often debated this myself, and I&#8217;ve wondered whether or not charging by the job was better than by the hour. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brandonsavage.net/the-time-versus-the-value/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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