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Freelance Quote Calculator

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Browser-based quote calculator

Freelance Quote Calculator

A single-device browser tool for a freelancer who sells fixed-price projects. It builds a quote from work items plus a separate buffer line, computes the total and the effective hourly rate, flags when that rate falls below the freelancer's minimum, and keeps saved quotes in this browser only.

Users and roles

The people who interact with the product.

Freelancer

An independent professional who prices and sells fixed-price projects and works on this device only.

  • Build a quote from work items and a buffer
  • See the total and effective hourly rate at a glance
  • Be warned when the effective rate is below the minimum

Key workflows

The main paths users take to reach an outcome.

Build and save a quoteFreelancerCore
1

Enter quote detailsEnter the project name, client name, buffer percentage and minimum hourly rate.

2

Add work itemsAdd work item lines with description, estimated hours and rate per hour.

3

Review the summaryCheck the derived total, the buffer shown as its own line, and the effective hourly rate; note the flag if the effective rate is below the minimum.

4

Save the quoteSave the quote in this browser on this device.

Outcome: A quote with work items, a separate buffer line, a derived total, an effective hourly rate with a below-minimum flag if applicable, saved in this browser on this device.
Review and manage saved quotesFreelancerSecondary
1

See saved quotesView the quotes saved in this browser on this device.

2

Open or delete a quoteOpen a saved quote to review it, or delete it from this device.

Outcome: A saved quote is opened for review or removed from this browser.

Pages

2 pages in the MVP

Quote calculatorBuild a fixed-price quote: enter project and client details, add work items, set the buffer and minimum hourly rate, and review the summary with the total, the separate buffer line and the effective hourly rate. The summary flags when the effective rate is below the minimum. This page states that quotes are saved only in this browser on this device.
Public
Quote calculator
Saved quotesList the quotes saved in this browser on this device, open one to review it, or delete it. Shows an empty state pointing back to the Quote calculator when nothing has been saved yet.
Public
Saved quotes

Product decisions

Choices you can confirm directly in the Blueprint.

Assumptions

Items that should be verified before implementation.

Quotes are stored only in this browser on this device; clearing browser data or using another browser or device means saved quotes are not available.

High impactAccepted

Buffer hours are derived from the buffer percentage applied to the total estimated hours of the work items, and are included in the effective hourly rate calculation.

Medium impactNeeds confirmation

There is no account, sign-in, cross-device sync, sharing, PDF export, invoicing, payments, client-facing links or AI in this first version.

High impactAccepted