Pricing confidence
Freelance Rate Calculator as proof.
A focused ShowMath proof page for freelance pricing. Show the assumptions, substitutions, and reasoning behind a believable rate.
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Send this when someone needs to justify a quote, explain a rate increase, or defend why freelance math does not match salary math.
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Situation
An independent worker needs to quote a rate that covers taxes, retirement, and non-billable time without guessing.
Why this earns trust
Without visible math, the recommended number feels arbitrary and hard to defend in a negotiation or proposal.
What becomes visible
- Which assumptions are increasing the required rate
- How unbillable hours change the denominator
- Why taxes and benefit replacement push freelance pricing above salary math
Formula sketch
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