Price the project without guessing.
Turn your income target and realistic billable capacity into a rate floor, then add overhead and a project risk margin. Use the result to prefill a Scopeezy scope.
The calculation is a decision aid.
Review the result against the actual project, client, market, and risk before sending a price or term.
Start with real capacity
Freelancers cannot bill every working hour. Administration, sales, learning, holidays, and gaps belong in the calculation. Use the hours you can consistently invoice, not the hours you are awake.
Cover overhead before profit
Overhead accounts for software, insurance, equipment, taxes, and non-billable operations. The margin then covers project uncertainty and business profit. Adjust both to match your costs and risk.
Use the result as a floor
The calculator does not measure the client value or market alternatives. Review the result against the outcome, urgency, complexity, and cost of being wrong before quoting.