Pay Rate & oDesk %

hello,

your response to my question was - "oDesk does take 10% of the total charge rate"

Could you explain to me how you come up with the total charge rate? I had a fixed price agreement for $65 and your charging me $72.22

If $65 is the total charge + 10% = $6.50 my total comes to $71.50

Am I missing something?

Andrea

Total charge is $72.22. 10% fee is $7.22.

Hello again,

Maybe its me but, I'll ask again, can you please "explain" how you came up with the total charge rate. If the agreed upon amount for a fixed rate assignment is $65, how do you get a total charge rate of $72.22?

It is the "how" that I'm trying to understand. You've told me more than once that the total charge rate is $72.22 and I know what 10% of that is $7.22. But "how" did you arrive at $72.22 as the total charge amount?

If you're unable to explain, I'd appreciate you being honest and just saying so instead of giving me vague and unanswered questions.

Thanks in advance,

Andrea

Total charge =  agreed amount / 0.9

For example, 65/0.9=72.(2)

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You  evgenym

Now if it's not too much trouble, can you explain what the 0.9 is? As in, what is it applied to - tax, fee? additional oDesk fee? Where is it going?

Thanks in advance,

Andrea

oDesk does take 10% of the total charge rate. That means that you take 90% of the total charge rate. 90% is 0.9. 

that you are computing the 10% from your net bid, the 10% should be computed from the total project cost, meaning your bid + oDesk fee, so in your example above of $65 and $72.22, the 10% should not be computed from your bid of $65.00, but rather from the total project cost of $72.22, which will have a 10% fee of $7.22.

But since you bid $65.00, nothing was actually taken from you, as always oDesk charge their fee on top of your bid.

Regards