Comments on: journeyman vs. master

By: A Shareware Life

A Shareware Life — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 01:59:50 +0000

Get Paid While You Sleep

Hugh Macleod has a nice post on gapingvoid: Journeyman vs. Master. A Journeyman gets paid while he works. A Master gets paid while he sleeps.So do you get paid while you sleep? One of the great things about a shareware

By: Ashish Banerjee

Ashish Banerjee — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:13:12 +0000

Hugh, as a former senior big-agency ad guy now consulting independently, a few thoughts:
1. Price yourself appropriately. With your perspective, at anything less than

By: David Burn

David Burn — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:14:24 +0000

Thanks for answering so quick.
Billing…just one more area of the ad biz that’s crying out for reform.

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:57:57 +0000

My working relationships are very varied, Dave. One thing my personal business model does not focus on is billable hours and billable day rates.

By: David Burn

David Burn — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:45:37 +0000

Honest question, Hugh…do you not consult with your clients?
I presume from this post that you see the relationship differently?

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:17:43 +0000

Exactly.

By: Journeyman Pro

Journeyman Pro — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:12:56 +0000

And to carry on the guild analogy, the word “journeyman” is derived from an ancestor of modern French “journee”: a journeyman is someone who’s hired and paid by the day.

By: think mojo

think mojo — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:44:31 +0000

Quote of the day

Hugh McLeod on why aspects of consulting can be as much fun as kidney stones:
A Journeyman gets paid while he works. A Master gets paid while he sleeps.
Having already completed one apprenticeship nearly 20 years ago (it’s still fun swinging a ha…