That much, and you think I have time to spend in a po-dunk place like this?
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Ironically, most people seem to be looking for as much of a discount versus my usual opening rate, as that number is above it... (based on sources ranging from in-person, to random postings on Upwork, even excluding the obvious ).
As professional services go, engineering is probably one of if not the cheapest? Not that you can really tell what an MD is worth in the US, because.. *gestures vaguely*; lawyers I think are generally in that price range (makes sense given individual to modest size teams, huge stacks of precedent to study and search, and working to court deadlines). AFAIK engineering only gets into prices like that for similar reasons; big teams, short deadlines and/or big projects, professional engineering (read: state licensed PE; typically civil related things, fairly uncommon in EE, at least in the US?), court testimony (e.g. patent litigation), etc.
I do wonder if putting up more details (on website) would be useful. I could go into more detail on the legal side (e.g. show example NDA, contract); but it feels like giving direct numbers would be, at least, inappropriate. Too high will scare off too many who would otherwise negotiate for something more equitable; and a low figure is no place to start for negotiation. And a range would probably just be misunderstood, "you said your range starts at $50/hr, I want $50/hr!" "yes but that was for basic X service, but you're asking start-to-finish..."
Tim