What it costs
Three ways to settle, and which one applies depends on what the work is and how full the calendar happens to be.
Three ways to pay. Which one applies depends on what the work is and how busy I am.
Koha — Koha is the older arrangement: a gift given in return, where the person giving it decides what it is worth. It carries an obligation that runs both ways, and it holds equally well when the thing that moves is something other than money.
Koha — Koha is a Māori word for a gift given back in return, where the person giving it decides what it is worth. It carries an obligation both ways. It works equally well when what changes hands is something other than money.
01 Koha
mentoring · a first conversation · a workshop seat where the room is open
You decide what it was worth and you give that. I will tell you plainly if the calendar has moved to a point where I need to ask for a floor instead.
You decide what it was worth and you give that. If I am busy enough that I need to ask for a minimum instead, I will say so plainly.
02 A rate
AI integration work · business systems · anything with a scope and a deadline
Named per engagement once the scope is clear, and quoted before any work starts. I price against what the hour would otherwise be doing, which makes the number steady and makes it explainable. Commercial work carries the practice, and that is what keeps koha reaching as far as it does everywhere else.
I name a price once I know the scope, and I quote it before any work starts. I set it against what that hour would otherwise be earning, which keeps the number steady and lets me explain it. Paid work carries the practice, and that is what lets koha stretch as far as it does everywhere else.
03 Craft, or something in kind
wherever it genuinely fits both sides
A commissioned piece, a skill, a thing you make or grow. Craft has its own arrangement: we get to know each other first, we both decide, and what it costs depends on who is receiving it. Koha at one end, a named price at the other, and I will tell you plainly which one applies.
A made piece, a skill, something you make or grow. Craft works its own way: we get to know each other first, we both decide, and the cost depends on who is receiving it. A gift at one end, a set price at the other, and I will tell you which one applies.
How the calendar moves it
The dial is the calendar, and it moves in one direction at a time. While there is room, koha reaches as far as it goes. As slots fill, koha holds for people already in the practice and new work moves to a named rate. This is stated here so a change reads as a policy that was always written down rather than as a price that went up on you.
The dial is my calendar. While I have room, koha stretches as far as it goes. As I fill up, koha stays for people already working with me and new work moves to a set price. I am saying this here so that when it changes it reads as a rule that was always written down, instead of a price that went up on you.
Everything here is a starting position. If the shape is wrong for your situation and the work is right, say so.
All of this is a starting point. If it is the wrong shape for your situation and the work is right, say so.
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