Stop pricing on gut feel.
Start pricing on proof.
Four numbers — your income goal, your time, your costs, and how much of your week is actually billable — turn into one rate you can defend to a client without flinching.
- No signup
- No ads
- Nothing you enter is stored
Enter what’s true. Get a rate that follows.
No 18-field form — just the inputs that actually determine what you need to charge.
A number grounded in your real inputs — not in what feels safe to ask for.
Enter four numbers
Income goal, hours worked, billable share, and monthly costs. That’s the whole form.
Watch the rate update
We divide what you need by the hours you actually bill for — live, as you move the sliders.
Check it against reality
Add what you currently charge to see the exact dollar gap, not a vague sense you’re underpriced.
Take the number with you
The guide covers pitching it. The ebook covers what happens when a client pushes back.
One guide, free. One ebook, paid.
The guide covers what to do with the number. The ebook is the reference for when a client pushes back.
The Freelance Pricing Guide
- Anchoring vs. hourly billing — when each makes sense
- Sample pitch scripts you can paste into email
- A short rate-raise email that works
The Independent’s Pricing Book
- Project-rate math with worked examples
- Retainer-vs-hourly decision tree
- A late-invoice follow-up sequence
Pricing posts worth forwarding to a friend.
5 common pricing mistakes freelancers make
The habits that quietly keep a rate too low — and how to catch them.
Finding your first freelance clients
A practical starting pattern for the first billable conversations.
The importance of a freelance contract
Why a signed agreement is what makes the rate stick.
Questions independents actually ask.
Is the calculator a real rate, or a starting point?
Treat it as your floor. It covers your income goal, time, and costs — adjust upward from there for scarce skills, rush timelines, or high-stakes work.
Do you store the numbers I enter?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
What’s the difference between the guide and the ebook?
The free guide covers the basics — reading your number, pitching it, and handling pushback. The ebook goes further: retainers, scope creep, and late-invoice sequences.
Does this work for project or retainer pricing?
Your hourly number is the foundation — multiply it by an estimated project’s hours for a project rate, or use it to sanity-check a retainer’s implied hourly.
Is the product still being built?
Yes — project-rate and retainer calculators are next.