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title: Compare Per-Piece and Day-Rate Pricing — Free, With the Break-Even
description: Two package structures are costed over the same number of projects, with the difference and the number of pieces a day rate has to cover before it matches.
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reading_time_minutes: 5
tags: creative, freelance, pricing, rates, local-first, no-account
---

# Compare Per-Piece and Day-Rate Pricing — Free, With the Break-Even

Two package structures are costed over the same number of projects, with the difference and the number of pieces a day rate has to cover before it matches.

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## Who it's for

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## What's free

- Unlimited comparisons with both structures, the annual difference and the break-even
- Copy the figures or the state link to a mentor or an agent
- Editorial, book-cover and copywriting records included

## Optional paid add-on

**$5 one-time.**

- Printable comparison sheet — two structures side by side with the break-even tabbed, for the quoting folder — estimate: ~30 minutes saved per rate review
- Saved comparison history — keep each rate review in this browser so a change of structure can be checked against the previous year — estimate: ~20 minutes saved per year
- Quote basis note — the inclusions behind each structure, printed under the sheet — estimate: ~15 minutes saved per quote

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