charging for your services

[Ontario Diver]

Originally posted by ebbtide
i live in Nova Scotia and the reason i ask is allot of Fishing Boat capting hire out a diver to take rope out of there wheel in the winter months
and wonder what to charge for my services ?

Easy, a couple of cases of Keiths, $10 bucks for air, and enough catch for a couple of good dinners.....

If you charge real money, and the Boat Owner claims its on his Income Tax, then it all comes around. Do it for barter (and direct costs with no markup) and the Revenue Canada doesn't really care.

It will also keep you out of the "work Safety" folks for the provincial government .....

of course, I live in Ontario so things might be different........

 

[Inspector#2]

You should charge enough to cover your tenders/safety with about 50% of what you make if they stay dry. If they get wet you should split 50:50.
Difficulty and hours that are required to accomplish the project should also be considered. I personally would not enter into a project that didn't net me at least $100/hour (U.S.) after all my cohorts have been paid.
You can always do a couple projects at an hourly wage and find out if you are making suffiecient money, have to much help, or not enough help.
I'm not sure if this has helped at all,
Dave