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Everything we track

Every problem we cover, and what it costs

The first group compares buying against outsourcing. The rest are jobs with no product equivalent, where the only question is which freelance tier to pay for.

Buy it or hire it

Problems where a purchase and a freelancer compete for the same budget. We price both.

Home office buy + hire$80–$1,000 · 3 routes →Podcast kit buy + hire$45–$400 · 4 routes →Bathroom refresh buy + hire$100–$800 · 2 routes →Kitchen refresh buy + hire$100–$800 · 3 routes →Closet storage buy + hire$14–$800 · 3 routes →Voice over buy + hire$50–$300 · 4 routes →

Video & audio

What it costs to film and record yourself, and what each piece actually fixes.

Video setup buy + hire$150–$1,200 · 4 routes →

Design & branding

The gear behind drawing and colour work — including why your screen lies to you.

Drawing tablets buy + hire$30–$1,500 · 3 routes →

Marketing & words

Shooting your own social content instead of paying someone monthly to do it.

Social content kit buy + hire$80–$500 · 4 routes →

Build & automate

Storefronts and the product photography that decides whether they sell.

Product photography buy + hire$150–$1,000 · 4 routes →

Hiring guides

Work with no product equivalent. What the marketplace charges, and whether a free tool competes.

Brand identity$200–$800 · what it costs →Interior design$100–$800 · what it costs →Packaging$150–$600 · what it costs →Pitch decks$150–$700 · what it costs →Podcast editing$50–$400 · what it costs →AI chatbots$150–$1,000 · what it costs →Automation$100–$600 · what it costs →Book covers$80–$400 · what it costs →Copywriting$100–$500 · what it costs →Explainer video$150–$1,200 · what it costs →Kids' illustration$200–$1,500 · what it costs →Shopify setup$150–$1,000 · what it costs →Translation$50–$400 · what it costs →UI/UX design$150–$900 · what it costs →WordPress$150–$1,000 · what it costs →Business plans$150–$900 · what it costs →Dashboards$100–$700 · what it costs →Logo design$50–$300 · what it costs →Social management$80–$500 · what it costs →Voice over$50–$300 · what it costs →