Free Quotation: How to Make One (and What to Put In It)
This article first appeared on Invoala . A free quotation is a priced, itemised offer you send to a customer before the work starts — and "free" almost always refers to the tool or template you used to produce it, not to your own labour. If you searched for a free quotation because you need to send one today, the short answer is: write down the scope, the price, what's included and excluded, how…
A free quotation is a priced, itemized offer sent to a customer before work begins. It is called "free" because the tool used to produce it is free, not because the labor is free. To create a quotation, list the scope, price, what's included and excluded, price validity, and payment terms in a PDF that the customer can accept in writing.
The quote must contain the sender's details, the customer's details, a quote number and date, itemized scope, exclusions, total price with tax, validity period, payment terms, and an acceptance line. A quotation is different from an estimate, which is a rough figure given when the scope is not fully known. To set your freelance freelance work rate, calculate your personal income target, business costs, tax, and slow months, then divide by your billable hours.
For a fixed-price quote, estimate hours per task, multiply by your rate, add a buffer for revisions, and itemize the costs. Include tax, validity, and payment terms in the quotation. Use Invoala to generate a free quotation PDF with no sign-up or watermark.
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