[Trainer-talk] training sessions with clients

[Eric Ellet]

Curious as to the different views on charging your hourly billing rate, a travel time rate, a set fee for going to the client, or no charge for your travel time. I am sure there are many different opinions as to how to make the economics work when traveling to a client' to provide training. For those who go to clients, versus those training in a center or virtually, how do you charge for travel time. 


Thanks



Eric Ellet
Fort Wayne, IN
ericellet at gmail.com



On Jul 18, 2012, at 5:40 PM, "Brett Boyer" <bboyer202 at gmail.com> wrote:

Ok wel here is the deal. I'm just a little frustrated now so I thought I would take this to the list. I don't know where else to turn.
I have clients that live at least 50 or mmore miles away. In the past like Denver I've always rode the bus or the paratransit was somewhat reliable. It seems that here, the only way to get this done is a driver. The driver's rates are 10 dollars an hour plus 55 cents a mile. My boss thinks  I should make my sessions 3 or 4 hours with a 15 minute break in the middle. I am not used to teaching people for such a long period of time given the nature of adaptive technology; it can be quite overwhelming, confusing, and frustrating and 3 or 4 hours? I just don't feel it would be effective training. He is setting up some kind of online remote login but thats down the road a bit.
Of course if I have more than one client in a particular area I can schedule to be there longer. I know for him, with a driver, it's not cost effective for a 2 hour session but if I don't have any other clients I just don't know the right way to aproach this.
If you want you can contact me off list but maybe this could help other people in my situation.
So what are your thoughts or personal experiences with something like this? Should I try to find a better mode of transportation? Is there anything I can do to make these sessions effective for everyone?
Anyone's input is greatly apreciated.
I sure miss training in a class room / lab setting!
bb


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