How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-week consulting
Damn, that sounds nice.  I wonder if system admin/architecture can be modeled that way.  I'd love to bill even a modest  $2k/week, rather than trawl craigslist, responding to posts for "unix/linux ninjas" then having shops balk at anything over $20 an hour.<p>I don't know how many messes I've cleaned up (likely left by people charging a hell of a lot more than me) for really low rates.<p>I know, I know.  Craiglist and other online boards are the dregs of the job market.  But I have no network (few friends, few contacts), and I only do remote work.  I take what I can get, but it sucks to see half-assed admins getting the gravy.