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Freelance pricing needs to account for billable utilization, unpaid time, direct delivery costs, taxes, and the difference between revenue and take-home pay. Start with explicit assumptions and test your minimum viable rate.
Start with the formula
Estimate the sales volume needed to cover fixed and variable costs, then stress-test the assumptions.
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