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assless Chaps!

I've taken on a freelance job doing an IT audit for a small (less than 12 machines, possibly a couple of laptops) company, it's likely only going to be a day's work, but it's a start and will likely lead to more work, which is a good thing. However, I've never done an IT Audit before and whilst I'm confident that I know what's necessary, any tips on things I might miss etc. would naturally be gratefully received. My biggest problem really is how much I should charge them for this (also whether it should be hourly or a flat fee). I'm just chucking it out to you fine folks on the off chance you've more experience than me or you've dealt with IT auditors before and know how much they've charged you or your companies for the job.

Have a of and s as an advance thank you.

as much as possible lol

I generally charge about $30/hour for any freelance IT work I do, with a minimum of an hour's pay.

I'd charge a bit more than $30/h, maybe £40? Proably depends if you are just doing the audit, or doing any reporting or making recommendations afterwards or not.
oh, and belaric advisor is handy if you've not got something like that already

Payment per hour

= Base Rate (the minimum you would want to be paid per hour)
+ Expenses (travel, equipment, investment repayments ie. specialist hardware or software)
+ Markup (what you feel your services are worth, this one is quite difficult, everyone undercharges themselves)

ProfHawking wrote:I'd charge a bit more than $30/h, maybe £40? Proably depends if you are just doing the audit, or doing any reporting or making recommendations afterwards or not.
oh, and belaric advisor is handy if you've not got something like that already

That Belarc Advisor is a great piece of software Prof, thanks for that. I'll be reporting and making recommendations afterwards I reckon, if the guy wants me to that is.