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Pricing Calculator
Change one number and see your price and what you keep.
- Spreadsheet
- 4 pages
- About 30 minutes to fill in
- Google Sheets · Excel · PDF
Making this yourself would take about 6 hours: working out the steps, writing the examples and setting it up in Google, Microsoft and PDF. It's done for you.
The voice in this video is George's, made with AI.
What it's for
You're setting or checking a price and want to know it covers your costs and pays you for your time.
Pairs well with
- Price Your Offer (the full thinking behind a first price)
- Simple Money Tracker (track what actually comes in)
What you'll leave with
- What one job costs you, from supplies to travel.
- All the hours one job really takes, including travel, quotes and messages.
- A suggested price built from the bottom up, with a small buffer and any payment fees.
- What others charge for a similar job: lowest, highest and average.
- What you'd really keep per job, per hour and per month at the price you choose.
Look inside
How to use it
Work through the steps in order. Each one has a worked example and space to write your own answer.
- Open the Start Here tabRead the steps, the color key and the free tools.
- Look at the Example tabSee how Lucia priced a house cleaning.
- Your Turn, section 1Name one job you do often and fill in what it costs you.
- Your Turn, section 2Fill in all the hours the job takes, then the hourly pay you want.
- Your Turn, section 3Pick a small buffer and type any payment fee. The sheet shows your suggested price.
- Your Turn, section 4Write what three or four others charge for a similar job.
- Your Turn, section 5, and read the resultsType the price you'll charge and see what you keep.
Tips
- Time a few real jobs. Guessed hours are usually too low.
- Change one number and watch everything update. It's a quick way to test ideas.
- What you keep is before income tax and yearly costs like insurance. This is education, not tax or financial advice.
Three formats, one purchase
- Google SheetsMake a copy in your Google Drive and type straight into it.
- Microsoft ExcelDownload and fill it in on your computer.
- PDFPrint it and fill it in with a pen.
Foundation pack
Also in the Foundation pack
6 documents in all
Build Your First Offer
Turn what you learned into one small offer people can say yes to.
About 10 hours to make yourself
Price Your Offer
Set a first price that covers your costs and your time.
About 9 hours to make yourself
Set Up the Basics
Put the few protections in place before money changes hands.
About 10 hours to make yourself
Simple Terms for Your Customers
Agree the basics in plain English before the work starts.
About 9 hours to make yourself
Simple Money Tracker
Money in, money out, and what to set aside for taxes.
About 6 hours to make yourself
Ready to start?
Pay once, keep it, and download it as often as you like.