Pricing consulting services

I have been wondering a bit about the business model and economics of freelancing. Stumbled across some interesting links:

Freelance Consulting Rates
How to Price Consulting Services

Hotgigs has some good reference data based on skill set

Six resolutions for a new year of consulting | IT Consultant | TechRepublic.com

Came across some interesting new year resultions - Six resolutions for a new year of consulting | IT Consultant | TechRepublic.com