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Set your freelance rate

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to set your freelance rate: 6 steps, about 2.4 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to set your freelance rate but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Work out the number you need per month30 min
2. 2Benchmark 5 comparable providers30 min
3. 3Pick your rate and the floor you will not go below20 min
4. 4Write the one-paragraph rate explanation20 min
5. 5Update the proposal template30 min
6. 6Quote the new rate to the next client15 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.