Hi,

Could someone please tell me what is the customary/fair/going ratio
between the agent's share and the consultant's ?
Is it 10/90 ? 20/80?
Does it depend on the gross sum (i.e.: what the client pays)?

Thanks

It doesn't work by ratios.  There is almost no correlation between
the value to the client and the various opportunities available
to the consultant.  Charge whatever the market will bear.  If you
have never lost a gig because your price is too high then you
are not charging enough. In a seller's market like today you would
expect a majority of prospective deals to fall through because the
buyer isn't willing to pay your price. Of course some people have
an aversion to negotiating, those would do well to leave consulting.

Henry.

: Could someone please tell me what is the customary/fair/going ratio
: between the agent's share and the consultant's ?
: Is it 10/90 ? 20/80?
: Does it depend on the gross sum (i.e.: what the client pays)?

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i disagree with your statement that corporations are a headache.
after years of computer programming,
i find monthly accounting a pleasure and relaxation.
of course, it may be, that since this is MY money
instead of the companies i have worked for... then its my pleasure
(sort of like why some people dont mind if their own children scream!)
js.

*>Hi,
*>
*>Could someone please tell me what is the customary/fair/going ratio
*>between the agent's share and the consultant's ?
*>Is it 10/90 ? 20/80?
*>Does it depend on the gross sum (i.e.: what the client pays)?
*>
*>Thanks
*>
*It varies all over the place.  In my experience (not recent) in the
SF
*Bay Area, I've seen anything from a $5.00/hour override for a small
*one-man operation who was a prime contractor with a large bank to 30%
*(or more) of the gross for large (read bloated) contracting
companies.
*My wife, who recently temped as an accountant for a consulting
*company, saw some 60-40 splits in favor of the company.  My feeling
is
*that as a W-2 employee, you'll probably come out on the short end,
*especially if you need such luxuries as insurance, etc. As a
*corporation, you'll get a bigger cut but also have bigger headaches
of
*forms and filings.

*In short, you can't win but it sure beats being a wage slave.  
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Right now I'm with an agency that is working on 70/50 (28%?)
and all they do is print the checks.  I've been bringing the
client referals to them.