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RATE & TIME KIT

Stop guessing, start pricing.

Find your minimum rate, price every project with confidence and see what each one really left you. One Google Sheet, filled in with a real example.

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RATE & TIME KIT Your studio at a glance. Everything on this page updates on its own.
Minimum rate€115/h
Monthly target€10,080
You kept48%
Stonecipheco · Brand identityOver hours
Frequent & Vigorous · Brand identityBelow minimum
Bombardini Company · WebsiteGood
+ Price a new projectQuote planner →
Start hereDashboardQuote plannerPipelineTeam & rate cardsMy costs
FROM YOUR FIRST GIGS TO YOUR OWN STUDIO
For your first gigs as a designerMotion designersVideo editorsIndependent creativesBrand & web designersSmall studios For your first gigs as a designerMotion designersVideo editorsIndependent creativesBrand & web designersSmall studios

12 tabs. 7 work phases. 1 dashboard to check.

12tabs, from your minimum rate to every project you've finished
5pricing ideas explained in plain words, with a worked example each
3value levers that raise your price: reach, client size and experience
1tick to save a quote. Won quotes move to Projects on their own
A man sits alone on a garden swing standing in a calm lake at sunrise, waiting

Still waiting to hear back on that quote?

A clear, well-planned price gets a faster yes. Work it out before you send it.

From gut feeling to a number you can defend.

The questions you ask yourself at 11 pm before sending a quote. And what the kit answers instead.

GUESSINGWITH THE KIT
is 3k too much?? 4k??
QUOTE PLANNERYour minimum for this project, and a suggested price
€2,852 → €4,300
do I even charge for meetings…
WORK PHASESMeetings & admin get their own hours, so they’re paid
2 h counted
last one ran WAY over. again.
YOUR HISTORYConcept usually takes you 14 h. You planned 12
Less than usual
they’re a big client… charge more?
VALUE BOOSTReach, client size and your experience raise the price
1.30×
HOW IT WORKS

Your floor, your price, and what you really kept.

1

Find your minimum rate

Add your team, your business costs and your working year. The kit works out the least you can charge per hour and per day without losing money. Your floor, not your price.

2

Price the project

Plan hours by phase and profile, compare them with what similar projects usually take, and add a value boost. Test a price and get a verdict before you send it.

3

See what you kept

Save quotes to the Pipeline. Won ones move to Projects on their own. Log hours and fixed costs, and the Dashboard tells you what you kept and what needs your attention.

TAB · MINIMUM RATE
Working weeks45
Share of time clients pay for60%
Paid hours per person1,080
Total to bring in per year€120,956
Your minimum€115/h · €920/day
TAB · QUOTE PLANNER
Concept12 h · usually 14
Design24 h · usually 20
Revisions8 h · usually 14
Value boost1.30×
Agency fee20%
Suggested price€4,300
TAB · DASHBOARD
You kept on finished projects48%
Unpaid hours−67 h
NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION
Stonecipheco · Brand identity has used 123% of its estimated hours.
Frequent & Vigorous paid less per hour than your minimum rate.

Your numbers stay yours.

The kit is your own Google Sheet, in your own Drive. No app, no account with us, no server. We never see your rates, your clients or your projects.

Lives in your Drive
No permissions to approve
Yours to change forever
YOUR FIRST WEEK

Your next quote is already halfway done.

A video tutorial and the Start here tab walk you through setup step by step, with a filled-in example studio to copy from.

STEP 1Get instant access and open your sheet
STEP 2Set your currency, team and costs. Your minimum rate appears
STEP 3Plan your next project in the Quote planner
STEP 4Send a price you can defend. First win.
EVERYTHING YOU GET

Everything you need to price with confidence.

✓The Rate & Time Kit: 12 connected tabs in Google Sheets
✓A filled-in example studio to learn from, then delete
✓Start here guide: setup step by step and the 5 pricing ideas in plain words
✓One-tick pipeline: quotes move to Projects when you win them
✓Your lists, your way: project types, phases and value levers you can edit
✓Every future update of the kit, at no extra cost
✓Video tutorial: set up the kit step by step
OPEN TO FEEDBACK Missing something? Tell us. The kit keeps improving with what its users ask for, and every improvement reaches you.
One-time payment €47 Get everything for €47 Instant access · Free Google account · [Refund / guarantee policy]
EARLY ACCESS, REAL RESULTS

From the first people to use it.

“[Beta tester quote about the result they got]”

[Name][Role, studio · city]

“[Beta tester quote about the first quote they sent]”

[Name][Role, studio · city]

“[Beta tester quote about time saved or confidence]”

[Name][Role, studio · city]
FAQS

Good questions.

No. A free Google account is enough.

You have a way with clients. Now, a way with numbers.

Your minimum rate, every quote and what you kept, in one Google Sheet.

Get everything for €47 One-time payment
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