Re: Learn or Hire?

I agree with Ron that I would not normally charge my clients for 'learning'.
The only exception is if they are asking me to learn something that is only
of use to them, such as an obscure software package that I don't intend to
add to my arsenal. In that case, they pay.

Malcolm Smart
Smart Online Services
malcolm(at)smart-web.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Capt. Ron <strays(at)bellsouth.net>
To: <hwg-business(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: Learn or Hire?


> unique wrote:
>
> > "Learning" is one of my annual expenses that is covered under the term
> > "overhead".
> > *That* approach is entirely ethical and happens everywhere everyday.
>
> I do not agree with this at all.
> How could you even consider charging the client for your "learning" ?
> Your education is YOUR investment in YOUR future. When you have learned
> it, then you can charge professional fees. To charge top prices and hope
to
> learn as you go, is not, as you say "ethical", it is totally unethical and
> comes close to fraud - unless of course you tell your client that you
don't
> know what you are doing but you are going to charge top price anyway.
>
> I have never seen any accounting manuals that said "include your learning
costs
> in your overhead expense".
> I disagree - it does NOT happen "everywhere, everyday".
>
>
> Capt. Ron
> http://www.novagroup.org
>

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