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Oct 25 • General Discussion 💬
Why I Charge $800 for 15-Minute Setups (And Sleep Great)
Deployed the same workflow template 12 times last month. 15 minutes each. $9,600 earned. Zero guilt.
New freelancer message: "How do you charge $800 for copy-paste?"
Fair question. Here's the real answer.
WHAT THEY SEE
Copy template
Change 3 settings
Test once
Send invoice
15 minutes equals $3,200/hour
WHAT THEY DON'T SEE
8 months learning automation
47 failed templates before this one
$2,400 in broken tool subscriptions
200+ hours building/testing/breaking
Knowing exactly which approach works
THE CLIENT MATH
Law firm with 200 contracts/month:
Before: Paralegal 6 hours/day equals $1,440/month
After: Fully automated
Annual savings: $17,280
My fee: $800 plus $67/month
Their ROI: 2,160%
THE CONFIDENCE FACTOR
Client: "What if it breaks?"
Me: "I've deployed this 47 times. Here's my uptime dashboard."
That certainty is worth $800.
PRICING EVOLUTION
Month 1: $200 (fear-based pricing)
Month 3: $400 (market testing)
Month 6: $600 (confidence building)
Month 9: $800 (value realization)
Today: $1,200 (newest clients)
THE TEMPLATE ECONOMY
Same contract automation deployed for different industries:
Legal firms: $1,200
Real estate: $800
Insurance: $600
Small business: $400
Different prices, same 15-minute deployment.
ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
Different platforms command different pricing:
Zapier: $300-500 range
Make.com: $500-800 range
n8n: $800-1,200 range
Custom code: $2,000+ range
You're not selling your time. You're selling their transformation.
My current template library: 52 templates
Average reuse per template: 8 deployments
Revenue per template: approximately $6,400
Time per deployment: 15-45 minutes
Total template value over 18 months: $41,600
Redeployment effort: 13 hours total
Effective library value: $3,200/hour
What breakthrough are you undercharging for?
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Why I Charge $800 for 15-Minute Setups (And Sleep Great)
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