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As for the hourly rate proposal, same template in most part. The first difference is in the price table,
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of course.
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Much simpler, just one rate.
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Sometimes you might want to have different rates for different tasks.
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Then you can add an extra row and put a different rate for that service.
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I once did that with my first Webflow client. At the time,
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I didn't have a lot of experience in developing in Webflow.
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I just had done 2 practice projects. But I had solid design experience. And I knew I wouldn't be very
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fast in Webflow. So I gave a discounted rate for the development phase, to be fair with my client.
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I've added a paragraph here to explain how things will work. For example, saying that you will bill
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them every 2 weeks, for the time logged
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during that period. That's up to you and your client how you arrange it.
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If you want, you can bill once a week or once a month.
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I've made a few changes under terms too, like payment structure and the cancellation policy.
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Don't use these terms as a legal advice,
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I'm not a lawyer and neither I have created these terms based on any legal framework.
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It's for you and your client to have clear understanding on some important things.
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We'll talk about contracts in the later video.
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When working with hourly rates and outside of platforms,
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you will have to use a time tracker tool. The one that I use is TopTracker.
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I've tried many and this one seems to be the best.
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Especially since it's completely free. At least for now it is.
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It has a desktop app.
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Once I open it, all my ongoing projects are there. Then I select the project and start tracking.
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Simple as that.
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I track everything about the project, doesn't have to be just design and development - meetings, communications,
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and so on.
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That's all part of the project.
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I've put the link to a TopTracker in the resources under a productivity section.
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More freelancing tools to be found there.
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For example, Wave.
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That's what I use for invoicing.
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Again free.
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There are also online proposal tools. For example, Bonsai here has a proposal feature.
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I don't use this online proposal tools, because in Figma I can design my proposal as I wish.
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Making it fit my brand and overall have more flexibility.
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But with these tools, I have to stick to their templates.
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In case you want to give them a try,
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here they are. The one next to it And.Co has the proposal feature too.
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And that's your proposal template.
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Use it. Adopt it as you wish.
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I've put things here that I use myself. And what I've learned throughout the years of making some mistakes
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with clients and getting into some misunderstandings.
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You can use my experience as your starting round.