Land8 | William Sinclair | Activity https://land8.com/members/williamsinclair/activity/ Activity feed for William Sinclair. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:13:37 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 97adf259275c7ac81ac696b794eb09ca William Sinclair replied to the topic LA Fees in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/la-fees/#post-164930 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:23:39 +0000 Good topic.
 
While I don’t know where the percentages originated, it seems that at some time a standard project was historically averaged, percentages were then derived off of it for A&E soft costs, and the market accepted those costs.
 
Where I’ve seen percentages used most effectively is in a public bidding process, as per your example.  If yo…[Read more]

]]> 0 4975bd2e674a7d3e37e2af08d1d91e00 William Sinclair replied to the topic Personality and Employment in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/personality-and-employment/#post-168194 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:40:18 +0000 “…just another body in the morgue.” LOL!

I needed a good laugh, thx.

]]> 0 87508ce0cb88d7eeca37a9d4a465ff16 William Sinclair replied to the topic hourly rate for small side jobs in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/hourly-rate-for-small-side-jobs/page/2/#post-169093 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:06:11 +0000 I agree, Andrew. It’s a much different animal if the contract work is one’s main source of income. I’ve just been creating spreadsheets projecting billable hours needed over the course of a year, 2yrs, 3yrs… and it gets pretty tricky… something like 20 billable hrs @ $85/hr (or $1700/wk before taxes and expenses – and saving for annual…[Read more]

]]> 0 6bb02893b6d6715b5304131db758b598 William Sinclair replied to the topic hourly rate for small side jobs in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/hourly-rate-for-small-side-jobs/page/2/#post-169094 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:23:28 +0000 Thanks for sharing, Jonathan. I’ve had people call rates of $45-50 “outrageous” up here in Spokane, but I know several people charging over double that here.

]]> 0 7bb2d1e8d604e8739f2a20d6860487bc William Sinclair replied to the topic Portfolio Critique Thread in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/portfolio-critique-thread/page/4/#post-168717 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:28:38 +0000 Great stuff, Nick.

My humbly-offered two cents:

1) Photos of installed work (if available)
2) Challenge: distill sheet descriptions to 3 short bullets (and I think 12 pt minimum)
3) No pixelated imagery
4) Any construction document examples?

* Love the process work
* Great ideas on display
* Talent and heart

]]> 0 f07c03bd5de33cd6b9490989561d044e William Sinclair replied to the topic BLA Grads: What Would You Have Done Differently? in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bla-grads-what-would-you-have-done-differently/#post-168944 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:55:16 +0000 Hi April,

I think Tanya’s points are very good; do you want to be a designer as well as a technician?

In hindsight, I would want to learn and apply more knowledge of materials and construction costs into my designs as a BLA candidate… I’m not sure if I had time for that though… it would have been good to do more detailing of the concepts I…[Read more]

]]> 0 476f68bdf61b27d2e884a46135d7728f William Sinclair replied to the topic Design thesis.. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-thesis/#post-172334 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:20:17 +0000 What age are the patients? Is it for a specific type of addict? How does the center treat the various addictions? Do they incorporate horses in the rehabilitation?

I think it would be a good idea to call up or visit a few different facilities and ask them for some ideas on programming elements that would be an extention of what they are trying to…[Read more]

]]> 0 f06a3fdfa6233b7603c7eb2ebf10ac87 William Sinclair replied to the topic Errors & Omissions Insurance in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/errors-omissions-insurance/#post-173056 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:44:35 +0000 Thanks, Keith!

]]> 0 a0c08511a813c8723f3e86e3a9474b8e William Sinclair replied to the topic Errors & Omissions Insurance in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/errors-omissions-insurance/#post-173057 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:44:15 +0000 Paul,

Thanks for getting into some of the nitty gritty involving lawsuits. I will remember your words of wisdom regarding time/cost of being one of the ‘named’ in a lawsuit. Very good to know that you have had a positive experience with Leatzow when it counted the most.

]]> 0 0d9811a8239619b08fb5da6c013e8b8e William Sinclair replied to the topic Errors & Omissions Insurance in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/errors-omissions-insurance/#post-173061 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:34:13 +0000 Does your service include negotiation with the underwriter or is it more of a review that will inform someone else (like a lawyer or the client) to negotiate the terms?

I have heard of the need for continued coverage after the fact. Now I have a name for it. If you choose the “infinite” tail coverage option, are there infinite premiums?

So, you…[Read more]

]]> 0 bb09ee0982f56baff15bc078ce6d21dd William Sinclair replied to the topic Errors & Omissions Insurance in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/errors-omissions-insurance/#post-173063 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:56:39 +0000 Thank you, David. Your detailed response affirmed my internal sense that there must be some important nuance in getting a fair and reliable deal regarding E&O Insurance. I appreciate that you laid out some specific areas of concern.

This is definitely the sort of thing that could make or break a fledgling practice. It sounds like you might be in…[Read more]

]]> 0 994f87d33fb7cf28f2efa591e46f0329 William Sinclair replied to the topic Errors & Omissions Insurance in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/errors-omissions-insurance/#post-173066 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:00:26 +0000 Thanks for the good information. I hope others will illuminate as well.

]]> 0 161c05f3f4859ea2a3f38b425b60a53c William Sinclair replied to the topic Mike Lin in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin/#post-174546 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:52:30 +0000 I only did a 2-day workshop with him and still rely on some of the things I learned there. A couple of my friends went to Kansas and came back far better illustrators than they left as… one started an income stream with his illustrations almost immediately and has found a real lifelong joy in drawing — filling sketchbooks on his travels, etc.…[Read more]

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