The Rate Architect
AnchorLiveFind your floor rate, target rate, and sustainable hourly range.
Freelance hourly rate calculator that accounts for income goals, taxes, overhead, and billable capacity.
ratescalculator
Tool library
Pricing tools that turn thinking into numbers.
Start with The Rate Architect. Everything else builds from your floor rate, capacity, overhead, and fees.
- Principle
- Floor rate first
- Output
- Defendable numbers
- System
- Tools that compound
Live tools
Use these now.
These tools are active and ready. Start with Rate Architect, then branch out.
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The Platform Fee Neutralizer
LiveInvoice the right amount so you keep your desired payout after platform fees.
Multi-platform fee offset calculator for payment processors and freelance marketplaces with editable preset fee models.
feescalculator
The Salary to Solo Parity Engine (The Leap Calc)
LiveConvert a salary into the freelance revenue you actually need.
Salary vs freelance equivalent calculator including benefits value, PTO, retirement match, and self-employment tax impact.
incomeengine
The Hidden Overhead Auditor
LiveSee how many billable hours go only to tools, gear, and subscriptions.
Depreciation + SaaS creep auditor that converts overhead into billable-hours burden and survival tax.
overheadauditor
The Energy-to-Income Capacity Mapper
LiveMap projects by profit vs stress to find gold mines and soul suckers.
Stress vs profit quadrant mapper for project prioritization and client selection.
capacitymapper
The Late Payment Penalty Generator
LiveCalculate late fees and generate a professional notice PDF.
Late payment interest calculator + notice generator for freelancers with jurisdiction-aware rates (later).
paymentsgenerator
Roadmap
Next in the library.
These are indexed and discoverable. Use them to validate demand and build the waitlist.
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The Digital Nomad Geo-Arbitrage Tool
Coming soonSee how moving changes your safety number and required rate.
Cost-of-living hub comparison tied to freelance tax/rate requirements (COL data integration later).
geocalculator
The "No" Button (Professional Boundary Generator)
Coming soonDecline low-paying work with calm, data-backed messaging.
Email generator that uses a user's floor rate to decline scope creep or underpriced work politely.
boundariesgenerator
The Content ROI Architect
Coming soonMeasure profit per hour across platforms to find your best engine.
Creator ROI tool comparing time spent vs revenue across platforms to identify highest return per hour.
creatorcalculator
Next step
Build your pricing blueprint in minutes
Start with your floor rate, explore the thinking behind it, and adapt it to your profession.
The system
Tools. Guides. Blueprints.
Calculate your rate, understand the logic, and tailor it to your role.