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See what a project really earns you per hour.

A big fee can hide a low hourly rate once you count the hours and costs. Enter your fee, hours, and costs to see the truth — then track profitability across every client with the full tracker.

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Project Profitability Tracker

See the effective rate and margin on every client and project.

  • Effective hourly rate and margin for every project
  • Compare projects and clients side by side
  • Spot the low-paying work eating your time
  • Know your real rate before you quote the next job
  • Assumptions-driven · Excel & Google Sheets · delivered instantly
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Questions

What is effective hourly rate?

Your effective hourly rate is the profit from a project divided by the hours you actually spend on it. A $5,000 fixed-fee project sounds great until you spend 100 hours on it — that is $50 an hour before you even count costs. Effective rate cuts through the headline fee to show what you truly earn per hour.

Why do some big projects earn less per hour?

Because fee and effort are not proportional. Large projects often involve more revisions, coordination, and scope creep, which quietly inflate hours. A smaller, tightly-scoped job can pay a far better effective rate. Tracking profitability reveals which kinds of work are actually worth your time.

What is in the paid tracker?

A ready-to-use spreadsheet (Excel & Google Sheets): a per-project table computing profit, margin, and effective hourly rate, with client comparisons — delivered instantly after checkout. AI-assisted, human-built; not financial advice.

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