tools from the cave
Practical tools for working freelancers, writers, editors, and content marketers.
freelance writing rate calculator
Turn your income goals, expenses, taxes, and billable hours into a baseline hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly freelance writing rate.
calculate your rates →freeper-word rate calculator
Start from a per-word rate, a project fee, or a target hourly and instantly see per-word, per-page, per-1,000-word, estimated hours, and effective hourly equivalents.
convert your rate →freewriting time & price calculator
Estimate drafting, research, revision, and admin time for a 500, 1,000, or 2,000-word project, then compare hourly and per-word pricing.
estimate a project →freeproject quote calculator
Turn messy project scopes into confident client quotes. Factor in hidden hours, complexity, scope add-ons, and profit margin to find your target quote.
quote a project →freesalary to freelance rate calculator
Thinking of going freelance? Turn a salary into the hourly, daily and monthly rate you'd need once benefits, taxes and unpaid time are on you.
convert a salary →freeprospect fit scorecard
Answer weighted questions about a prospective client and get a fit score with recommendations. Use it live on discovery calls.
score a prospect →freefreelance rush fee calculator
Price urgent freelance work by deadline tier, rush percentage, minimum fee, fixed add-ons, and a quote you can copy.
calculate your rush quote →freewriting workload calculator
Find out exactly how many writing or content projects you can take per week based on your pace, billable hours and admin load.
plan your workload →freewriting deadline & milestone planner
Plan realistic writing deadlines from a start date or client due date, with outline prep, draft delivery, client review windows, revisions, and weekends.
plan your delivery →freeproject profitability calculator
Calculate the true profitability of your freelance projects. Factor in non-billable hours, direct expenses, overhead, and taxes to reveal your actual take-home pay and effective hourly rate.
check project profits →freeinvoice late fee calculator
Calculate interest and late fees on overdue freelance invoices. Generate a reminder email to send to clients based on statutory or contract interest rates.
calculate late fees →freefreelance invoice generator
One invoice generator for content professionals: writing, editing, copywriting, strategy, social media, ghostwriting, technical writing, and video. Discipline-specific presets, live preview, clean PDF download.
generate an invoice →freevertical validation scorecard
Score any industry vertical across 7 strategic criteria (revenue, growth, competition, churn, and content gap) to find out if it’s worth targeting with niche SaaS content.
score a vertical →freelinkedin boolean search generator
Find who actually commissions content work. Builds LinkedIn search strings from the job titles of real hiring contacts across 10,000+ postings on our board.
build a search →freelinkedin post formatter & previewer
Format LinkedIn posts with bold, italic and monospace unicode styling. Preview your mobile and desktop hook cutoff and track character limits in real time.
format linkedin post →suggest our next tool
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