Include the work inside the fee
Record revisions even when you cannot charge your client extra.
Track time. Get paid.
Profitability for freelancers
Find out whether your freelance fees cover the work. Compare project revenue with your recorded time and costs before quoting a similar job.
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Know which work actually makes you money.
Distinguish your rate from your cost
Use a cost rate to review delivery costs rather than treating your selling rate as profit.
Use the result on your next quote
Inspect the tasks that consumed the allowance before pricing similar freelance work.
Project gross profit excludes taxes and any overheads or costs you have not recorded. It is not your take-home pay.
Get started with profitability
- 1Set a realistic labour cost
- 2Record revisions and project purchases
- 3Compare the fee with costs
- 4Review your next quote allowance
Questions about profitability for freelancers
- Why should a freelancer record a cost rate?
- Your time has a cost even when you work alone. An appropriate cost rate helps you assess the effort behind a fee. Project gross profit depends on the costs you record and is not the same as your take-home pay.
- Should I record revisions included in my fixed fee?
- Yes. Those hours help explain the effort your fee covers. Recording them does not authorise another charge, but leaving them out can make the project look more profitable.
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