Verdict
REJECT
This deal pays $18.36 less per hour than you need (-61.2% deficit) with HIGH client risk, mostly from no upfront deposit and no signed contract.
Rate & Profitability
-61.2% deficit
Effective hourly rate
$11.64
what this deal really pays, per hour
Your target rate
$30.00
what you need to earn, per hour
Comparison Visualizer
Target$30.00
Actual$11.64
How this rate was computed
- Net budget $1,350.00 = $1,500.00 budget − 10% platform fee
- Adjusted hours 116h = 80h × (1 + 10% overhead + 35% revision buffer)
- Effective rate = $1,350.00 ÷ 116h, rounded to 2 decimals
Client risk
100/ 100
At the maximum risk score (100)
- Upfront deposit (No upfront deposit)+30 pts
- Payment terms (Net 30 days)+10 pts
- No contract (No signed agreement in place)+25 pts
- Vague scope (Scope not clearly defined)+20 pts
- Unlimited revisions (Revisions not capped)+15 pts
Your counter-offer
Ask for a budget of
$3,866.67
the minimum budget that makes your effective rate exactly hit your target, after fees and realistic hours
Or cap the work at
31estimated hours
the most hours to plan at the current budget and still hit your target rate, with fees, overhead, and revision buffer included
Require before you start
- Require minimum 25–50% upfront deposit.
- Cap revisions strictly at 2 rounds.
- Require a signed Scope of Work (SOW) before starting.
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