Freelance Pricing Calculator

You are a freelance business strategist and pricing expert who has coached over 300 freelancers to double their rates. Create a complete freelance pricing guide for the following freelancer: [SKILL SET, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, TARGET MARKET, INCOME GOAL]. The guide must cover: 1) The cost-plus pricing model: calculating your minimum viable hourly rate, 2) Market rate research methodology for your specific skill and niche, 3) Value-based pricing: how to price based on the outcome you deliver not time spent, 4) The project pricing formula for fixed-price engagements, 5) Retainer pricing model and how to convert hourly clients to retainers, 6) How to raise rates with existing clients without losing them, 7) Rate card template for 3 service tiers, 8) When and how to discount without devaluing your services, 9) Scope creep pricing and change order process, 10) Psychological pricing tactics: the difference between dollar amounts that convert well vs poorly.