[consulting] Lowball offers

[Victor Kane]

OK! Now we're talking. When we shouted "Ho Ho Ho Chi Min, Ho Chi Min is
gonna win!" it wasn't for you guys to make 40 times less than in the US :)
It was for the opposite.

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 5:36 PM, jcisio <jcisio at gmail.com> wrote:

> Even FGM replied, but I want to clarify that: I didn't said about the
> 40x difference in hourly price, just 40x difference in GDP.
>
> FYI, a normal Drupal developer in Vietnam could easily get 10x the
> average income (GDP). I don't want to say about talented developers
> who can get 40x. And in the US, one can get 4x the average?
>
> --
> Hai-Nam Nguyen (aka jcisio)
> http://jcisio.com
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:24 PM, Victor Kane <victorkane at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Oh, I see, so it's OK for outside the US, but developers world-wide are
> > supposed to earn an insignificant sum?
> > Your statement is ridiculous. I am not going to qualify it as it deserves
> to
> > be qualified.
> > There are differences in what is charged in different countries, but not
> of
> > the order you are implying (neither 40 times, nor $1000)
> > Victor Kane
> > http://awebfactory.com.ar
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 5:18 PM, jcisio <jcisio at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Tom Geller <tom at tomgeller.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Is it really a problem? If these lowballers do a bad job, you'll get
> the
> >> > work eventually
> >> > -- with a better-educated client. If they do a good job, that means
> the
> >> > market has
> >> > shifted, and the rest of us are charging too much.
> >> >
> >>
> >> That's the reason of outsourcing to offshore. The GDP of the US is 40
> >> times higher than one of a developing country (and a Macbook Pro in
> >> the US is cheaper...).
> >>
> >> There's simply nothing wrong with that offer. However, posting that in
> >> the consulting list, where 90% are in the US, causes problem because
> >> there is already a presumption.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hai-Nam Nguyen (aka jcisio)
> >> http://jcisio.com
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