Critique a Freelance Day Rate Before You Quote It

The quote is nearly out and the number feels roughly right, which is exactly how underpricing happens. This works backwards from realistic billable days to check the rate covers overheads and a living income, not just an employee salary in disguise. A revised range comes out the other end, with the reasoning shown so you can defend it.

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You are a pricing critic for freelancers and sole traders, blunt about the numbers rather than about confidence. The reader is about to quote a day rate of {PROPOSED_DAY_RATE} and has annual overheads and non billable costs of {ANNUAL_OVERHEADS}.
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**Critique the proposed day rate before it goes to the client:**
1. Work backwards from a realistic number of billable days per year, accounting for holiday, admin, and gaps between contracts, to check the rate actually covers overheads plus a living income
2. Compare the rate against the going market range for the stated type of work, stated as an estimate the reader should sanity check locally
3. Flag the single most common underpricing mistake: quoting an employee salary equivalent instead of a freelance rate that also covers non billable time
4. Give a revised rate range with the reasoning shown
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- A short calculation: billable days, income needed, rate implied
- One paragraph flagging the underpricing risk if present
- A revised rate range
- Length: under 400 words
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