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Project Pricing Engine
Turn your freelance hourly rate into a realistic fixed-project price. Account for production time, administration, revisions, expenses, and project buffer before sending a quote.
Pre-Quote Estimate
Project details
Estimate the total work required to complete the project.
Tip: use the recommended rate from your SoloLedger calculator.
Actual hands-on work required to create the deliverable.
Meetings, emails, planning, project management, research, etc.
Estimated time for changes and client feedback.
Software, contractors, materials, travel, or other direct project costs.
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Adds room for uncertainty, scope changes, and unexpected work.
Your estimate
Project price
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$3,510
Based on 39 estimated hours
Production30 hrs
Administration4 hrs
Revisions5 hrs
Total hours39 hrs
Labor$2,925
Expenses$0
Buffer (20%)$585
Effective project rate
Your project price works out to approximately $90/hr across all estimated project hours.
Pricing formula
(39 hours × $75) + $0 + $585
The anatomy of a fixed-price project.
A realistic project quote accounts for everything required to take a project from the first conversation to final delivery.
ProductionThe hands-on work creating the actual deliverable.
AdministrationPlanning, communication, meetings, and project management.
RevisionsChanges and adjustments requested after initial delivery.
Project BufferProtection against scope creep and unexpected technical delays.
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