Expected hours
Delivery, admin, included revisions, and the probability-weighted cost of scope expansion.
Free decision calculator For independent work
A project fee can look fine. The work can still be a bad deal.
Price the hidden hours, client risk, and cash drag before you say yes. Get a clear take, counter, or pass decision in under three minutes.
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Test the sample project 01 / RUN THE DEAL
Put the whole project on the table.
Use estimates, not optimistic guesses. You can refine the numbers as the brief gets clearer.
A
Money and time
The visible deal, plus the work that rarely appears in the quote.
B
What could move
Risk becomes useful when you translate it into expected time.
Chance the scope expands35%
02 / THE METHOD
No magic score. Just the parts of the deal people forget to price.
Your actual floor
Your target hourly return plus direct project costs. The fee is measured against your economics, not a market average.
Risk buffer
Weak scope, missing deposits, vague approvals, rushed timelines, and slow payment increase the margin you need.
Minimum fee = (target rate × expected hours + direct costs) × risk buffer.
03 / BUILD AND DEFEND THE QUOTE
Free tools for the price and the terms that protect it.
Estimate the work, then turn the result into clearer scope, revision, urgency, payment, and negotiation language.
PROJECT ESTIMATOR
Freelance project cost calculator
Build a client quote from delivery hours, coordination, direct costs, contingency, and margin.
Estimate a project →CLAUSE BUILDERScope-creep clause generator
Set revision limits, feedback ownership, extra-round fees, and written change approvals.
Generate the clause →PRICING TOOLRevision cost calculator
Estimate expected revision cost and price an additional round with a consistent buffer.
Price a revision →RESPONSE BUILDERQuote response generator
Hold the price, reduce scope, phase the work, or decline without negotiating against yourself.
Build a response →URGENCY PRICINGRush fee calculator
Protect displaced work and your hourly floor, then copy a client quote and policy clause.
Price the rush →OVERDUE INVOICELate payment fee calculator
Calculate simple interest and written fees, measure the hidden cash-flow cost, and copy a factual reminder.
Update the balance →PAYMENT FOLLOW-UPOverdue invoice email generator
Write the next message for silence, a missed promise, partial payment, or an invoice question.
Write the follow-up →FOLLOW-UP PLANInvoice follow-up schedule
Use a day-based cadence, then change the ask after a promise, partial payment, or dispute.
Plan the follow-up →THE PAID TOOLKIT
Turn one good decision into a repeatable client filter.
The Worth the Work Decision Kit compares up to 20 opportunities, keeps your pricing logic consistent, and gives you the exact words for a counter, scope change, deposit, payment delay, follow-up, or clean decline.
- Formula-driven project comparison workbook
- 24 counteroffer, scope, deposit, delay, decline, and follow-up scripts
- Risk flag checklist and post-project review
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One project priced correctly can cover it.
Get the Decision KitInstant digital downloadStart with the free red-flag checklistA FEW STRAIGHT ANSWERS
Use the result as a guardrail, not a fortune teller.
Is the score objective?
The arithmetic is consistent; your estimates are still judgment calls. Update the result when the scope changes.
What if I want the project for strategic reasons?
Take it knowingly. A lower rate can be rational when the learning, proof, or relationship value is specific—not vague “exposure.”
Does this replace a contract?
No. It is a planning tool, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Put the final scope and terms in an agreement appropriate to your situation.