Comments on: Getting paid for results, not services http://aaronmentele.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/ personal blog of Aaron Mentele, web developer and partner at Electric Pulp Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:48:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: The culture of small at charisma:18 http://aaronmentele.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/comment-page-1/#comment-7825 The culture of small at charisma:18 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:53:23 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/#comment-7825 [...] This is a situation that sneaks up on you. One day you think you build websites, and the next, you realize you’re supporting systems that clients rely on to keep their business running. If you don’t have sufficient redundancy, this should make you very nervous. Redundancy belies small (in the bad sense) but doesn’t make you big (in the bad sense.) Redundancy means you can take on big clients. Redundancy means you can support revenue shares. Redundancy means you can go to Mexico for the week. Just make sure you’re plugging in monsters and not villagers. Redundancy does not mean you have someone at the office that can call your cell if there’s a problem. [...] [...] This is a situation that sneaks up on you. One day you think you build websites, and the next, you realize you’re supporting systems that clients rely on to keep their business running. If you don’t have sufficient redundancy, this should make you very nervous. Redundancy belies small (in the bad sense) but doesn’t make you big (in the bad sense.) Redundancy means you can take on big clients. Redundancy means you can support revenue shares. Redundancy means you can go to Mexico for the week. Just make sure you’re plugging in monsters and not villagers. Redundancy does not mean you have someone at the office that can call your cell if there’s a problem. [...]

]]> By: Beck http://aaronmentele.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/comment-page-1/#comment-6802 Beck Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:33:47 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/#comment-6802 Wow, that's the first I've ever heard a reference to "The Dark Crystal". Nice... Wow, that’s the first I’ve ever heard a reference to “The Dark Crystal”. Nice…

]]> By: Aaron Mentele http://aaronmentele.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/comment-page-1/#comment-6024 Aaron Mentele Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:11:20 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/#comment-6024 Number 2! (Usually.) Number 2! (Usually.)

]]> By: Nathan Schock http://aaronmentele.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/comment-page-1/#comment-6023 Nathan Schock Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:50:56 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/12/24/getting-paid-for-results-not-services/#comment-6023 Two scenarios for you: 1. The designer of the Nike Swoosh was paid by the hour and made a total of $35. 2. The person who created the Jingle for the game show Jeopardy licensed the work and has made $70-80 million. This is a tough question: how would you rather work? Two scenarios for you:

1. The designer of the Nike Swoosh was paid by the hour and made a total of $35.

2. The person who created the Jingle for the game show Jeopardy licensed the work and has made $70-80 million.

This is a tough question: how would you rather work?

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