freelance work

[Heather Samuels]

Hi everyone,

I was thinking about eventually (maybe a few years from now) doing some 
freelance web development work on the side.  Do any of you do freelance 
work?  How much do you charge per hour and what Web programming languages do 
you have do know besides HTML and XML?  Is it hard to find clients?  For 
those who answer the above questions, I'd also like to know what geographic 
area you live in.  Do any of you live in Northern California?

My other question is this:  Do most of you Web librarians work in corporate 
libraries?  Do any of you work in public libraries?  Are there many 
opportunities in public libraries to do Web development work?  It seems to 
me that most public libraries assign their web development work to one 
person or one department.  My husband has a choice between two jobs -- one 
in a university library working with web pages (and doing reference work), 
the other job working as a reference librarian in a public library.  Oddly 
enough, the public library job pays alot more and offers many opportunities 
for upward mobility, but doesn't offer the same opportunities to work with 
technology.  But I guess the technology and web stuff you can learn at home 
on your own anyway, if you're really into it.

Heather
blueskies88 at hotmail.com
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