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The free tool below runs entirely in this browser — no account, nothing stored or transmitted. Redact anything you would not want kept before you type it.
Open the companion tool →Why hourly billing fails in an AI-accelerated workflow
Hourly billing aligns incentives incorrectly: the faster and more proficient you become, the less you earn per deliverable.
Clients buy completed solutions, expertise, and risk reduction—not the specific number of minutes spent typing.
The protocol
- Calculate project value based on the client's business impact rather than estimated hours.
- Package services into tiered deliverables (e.g. Basic, Standard, Strategic Premium).
- Frame proposals around expertise, quality assurance, and speed of delivery.
- Maintain clear boundaries on revision scope and domain consultation.
What the tool does
Calculate value-based project rates and generate client proposal framing. Runs in browser.
Limit first: This is a pricing strategy calculator. It is not financial or legal tax advice.
Open the companion tool →One human next step
Review active client contracts and prepare to introduce fixed project rates on upcoming proposals.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: pricing structure calculator. §6.10: not a frontier-pace topic.
§0.5 protection result: category is job-skill-disruption; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.