Programmer/Writers? (Take II)

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Leonard Porrello noted: <<You talk about earning more, etc., and that  
sounds great. So, I wonder why the rates listed at the top of you web  
page are so low:  Visual Basic .NET utility programming and  Rapid  
Application Development (RAD) - $25/hr Enterprise Web Design and  
Development - $20/hr Technical Writing - Technical Editing - $20/hr  
Why the disconnect?>>

Just a quick clarification: This reply would have been to the original  
poster, not to me. I don't do that kind of programming, and although I  
do editing and design critiques of Web sites, I don't do Web  
programming. But yeah, these rates are way low for a professional. I'd  
expect to pay at least twice that for someone who knows what they're  
doing, and more for someone who's really good.

I'd venture an explanation or two for the low rates: Is it possible  
that all of these areas of work are becoming increasingly competitive,  
with a large amount of outsourcing to India, China, and other  
countries? Or is the economy so bad that it's a buyer's market for  
these services and we have to start lowballing our prices to get any  
work?

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