Numblyra guide
Billable Hours: The Number Freelancers Overestimate
Why a 40-hour week rarely creates 40 hours of client revenue.
The short version
Use these steps as a starting framework. Replace generic assumptions with evidence from your actual work, market and location.
1. Step 1
Remove holidays, vacation, sick time and quiet weeks from the annual calendar.
2. Step 2
Estimate weekly time for proposals, calls, marketing, finance, learning and administration.
3. Step 3
Use the remaining capacity in your rate calculation and track actual utilization over several months.
Put the method into practice.
Open the free Numblyra calculators and test your own assumptions.