It will be difficult for new freelancers to decide ot calculate the hourly freelance rate. We have made this procedure easy for those freelancers. So watch this presentation to figure out what's your hourly charge should be!
4. We Will Show You How to Calculate Freelance Hourly
Rate Easily!
5. ● Every new freelancer will have a question in
mind… What Should I Charge to Survive?
What Should Be My Freelance Hourly Rate?
● Scroll the next pages to see the calculation.
9. Now You are self employed, So you will be having new expenses and
overhead.
It Includes office supplies, internet, electricity bills, project
management tools, phone bills, Paid softwares, promotion and
marketing, allowances for uncollected payments, tax, food and
accommodation etc.
Suppose all this expenses cost you
=$30,975/ Year
13. Calculate Your Number of Billable Hours per Year!
While Calculating the number of hours, you should consider the below
factors:
● Vacations
● Holidays
● Sick Days etc.
14. Working hours per year = 2080
Three weeks vacation = 120 (15 Eight Hours Days)
Seven Holidays = 56 (7 Eight Hours Days)
Five sick days = 40 (5 Eight Hours)
Total Off Hours Per Year = 216 Hours
15. To calculate total billing hours, follow the below calculation:
Total billing hours = Working Hours Per Year – Total Off Hours Per Year
= 2080 – 216
= 1864 Hours
16. The non-billable activities that you will be performing are signing new
clients each week, making phone calls emailing, marketing, performing an
administrative task and much more. Assuming non-billable time as 25%
calculate the actual billable hours per year.
The actual billable hours per year = 1864*0.75
= 1398 Hours
Total Billing Hours = 1398 Hours