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"price fixing" isn't a worry here, I can assure you it "ain't gonna happen" across the board (i.e., across the country)...I'd be astounded to get $75 - $100 per hour - where do you folks find clients willing to pay that rate? Most people I talk to faint dead away at a mention of $50/per and look for someone cheaper. And they apparently find them (or make do), 'cause most don't call back. we all have to deal with our own local standards; what may be standard for big cities doesn't fly out here in smaller markets. Gail JoanH Lee wrote: > GAG is pretty clear, too, that those are pricing GUIDELINES only, based > on surveys in the industry. > > There is nothing wrong with telling people what you earn, is there? > Since we are an educational entity isn't the GNSI mission to share > information? There has never, to my knowledge, been any exchange > remotely close to, "OK, let's charge XX$." > > As for individuals, it is likely that anyone can sue anyone for > anything at any time--if you can find a lawyer to take the case. But > lawyers want money and who wants to sue some freelancer in the sciences > unless that freelancer is making at least a hundred thousand a year and > has inherited the family megaproperties, in which case, he or she > likely has a good lawyer, too? . . .rambling thoughts in the a.m. . . > Joan > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 12:58 AM, Jim Perkins wrote: > >> The Graphic Artists Guild, on the other hand, can get away with >> publishing >> "standard" prices (in their Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines) >> because they are organized as a trade union. At least, that's what I >> heard >> recently. > > -- Gail W. Guth Guth Illustration & Design 139 Lathrop Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-5076 269.963.1311 FAX: 269.969.0652 [log in to unmask] www.science-art.com/guth