1. Operational & Project Parameters
Personal profit after expenses and taxes.
Excludes admin, sales, and R&D hours.
Accounts for vacation, holidays & sick days.
Current Project & Client ROI Sizing
Used to anchor your proposal against quantifiable client upside.
Walk-Away Floor Rate
$80 / hr
Never accept work below this hourly threshold.
Specialist Target Rate
$108 / hr
Includes 35% high-leverage margin for specialist positioning.
Annual Gross Target
$92,160
Total annual billing required to hit net goals.
2. Recommended Fixed-Fee Project Proposal
Recommended Project Quote
$3,888
36 buffered hours
50% Kickoff Deposit (Day 0)
$1,944
Required before sprint kickoff
50% Sign-Off Balance
$1,944
Prior to production key transfer
3. Recurring Monthly Retainer Upsell Packages
Essential Assurance
$1,026 / mo
10 hrs/mo allocation (5% discount)
- - Core monitoring & bug fixes
- - 48-hour SLA response time
Growth Partner (Best)
$1,944 / mo
20 hrs/mo allocation (10% discount)
- - Continuous feature sprints
- - Priority 24-hour SLA & bi-weekly sync
Fractional Lead
$3,672 / mo
40 hrs/mo allocation (15% discount)
- - Dedicated weekly roadmap execution
- - Same-day Slack/Teams advisory access