floor price · rush factor · value-based range

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Project Rate Estimator

Enter your estimated hours, complexity buffer, revision rounds, and rush factor to get the minimum you should charge for any project — plus a value-based upper bound if the client has a budget.

Where this fits

📦 Business & Seller Ops Going 1099 Freelancers Founders

This tool lives inside Going 1099 and is most useful for freelancers and founders.

SE Tax Rate15.3%(vs 7.65% W-2)

QBI Deduction20%(Section 199A)

Quarterly DeadlinesApr · Jun · Sep · Jan

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