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What an hour has to cost to pay you

Start from the money you need, then work back to a rate. Billable hours are the honest part: it is the hours you can actually charge for, not the hours you sit at a desk.

Sellers run at 40 to 60. Nobody gets paid for the admin.

Take out holidays, sick days and the empty fortnights.

Type your own. If you invoice by bank transfer, use 0.

Hours you can charge for, per year-
What has to come in, per year, before fees-
The rate that gets you there-
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