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Pricing & money
Rates, proposals, payment terms, scope math, and the money conversations that shape web projects.
A small press for freelance web practice
The business side of freelance web work.
Solo Web Pros is about the part nobody teaches you after you learn how to build websites: pricing a project without guessing, starting work cleanly, managing difficult requests, and keeping a one-person practice from becoming a permanent low-grade panic.
This is not a tutorial site and it is not a hustle site. It is a small editorial resource for freelancers who already know the craft and want better systems around the work.
From the current stack
Start with the pieces that come up most.
The launch set is built around common pressure points: money, contracts, onboarding, client boundaries, and not burning out while you handle all of it.
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How I price web projects (and what I got wrong for years)
A practical look at moving from hourly pricing to stronger project pricing for freelance web work, with actual numbers and the mistakes that forced the change.
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The client onboarding checklist I use for every project
A step-by-step onboarding process for freelance web projects, from signed contract to kickoff, with timing, tools, and the checklist I rely on.
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How to say no to a client (without burning the relationship)
Practical scripts for scope creep, bad-fit projects, and unreasonable requests so freelance web professionals can protect the work without damaging trust.
House subjects
What the site covers.
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Clients & communication
Lead qualification, managing expectations, tricky feedback, and the emails that keep projects steady.
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Process & systems
Contracts, onboarding, revision control, project rhythms, and the quiet systems that save solo people time.
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Solo practice
Energy, boundaries, workload rules, and making a one-person web business easier to keep running well.
Editorial stance
Calm, specific, and web-shaped.
What you will find here
Real numbers, honest trade-offs, contract language in plain English, onboarding steps that cut chaos, and examples drawn from the way web projects actually unfold.
What you will not find here
React tutorials, agency-scaling advice, passive-income fantasies, or generic freelance content that could just as easily be about copywriting or wedding photography.