Should I show hourly rates on a freelance rate card?

Only if hourly work is how you sell. You can show a starting project price, day rate, retainer, or package price instead. The important part is making the pricing basis and boundaries clear.

Is my rate card data stored on a server?

No. This tool saves the draft in your browser using localStorage. It does not send your rate card to a server.

Client-ready pricing, without the blank page

Build a freelance rate card that explains the offer.

Q: What should a freelance rate card include?

A useful rate card states who you help, what you offer, the starting price or pricing basis, what is included, what is outside scope, and the next step for a client.

Turn your services, starting prices, boundaries, and next step into a reusable rate card you can send after a discovery call.

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Your name or studio

Who you help

Positioning line

One sentence that frames the value before the prices.

Services and boundaries

Add the offers you want a client to compare. Use “starting at” language when scope varies.

Next step

Contact line

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What makes a rate card useful?

A rate card is not a full proposal. It is a decision aid: enough context for a prospective client to understand fit, compare options, and choose a next conversation without guessing what your price includes.

Give each offer a boundary

Name the deliverable and the limit. “Landing page” is clearer when revisions, handoff, or copy support are stated.

Show the pricing basis

Use a starting project price, package price, day rate, or hourly rate. Don’t make a client reverse-engineer the number.

End with one action

Invite a reply with the details you need next: goals, timeline, audience, or an existing brief.

How to use this template

Start with three offers that cover the work you sell most often. Keep the scope note concrete, then edit the draft after each real client conversation. Your rate card should reduce repetitive explanation, not lock you into a rigid menu.

Assumption: prices are your own business decisions. This tool does not recommend rates, assess market value, or provide legal or tax advice.

Questions freelancers ask

What should a freelance rate card include?

Who you help, what you offer, a pricing basis, what each option includes, what falls outside scope, and a clear next step.

Should I show hourly rates?

Only if hourly work is how you sell. Project, day, retainer, and package pricing can be clearer when scope is repeatable.

Is my draft uploaded anywhere?

No. The draft stays in this browser's local storage. Clearing site data or using another device will remove the local copy.

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