The $1,750 Pricing Slip I Took on My First PWA and the 8 Lessons That Saved My Freelance Reputation
AI-generated illustration 🚌 Try it yourself — Bus Fare Calculator BD This case study is based on a real, live product. Check it out below. Get Bus Fare Calculator BD → Real‑World Hook I was on a shaky Zoom call with the owner of a boutique clothing store in Gulshan. She stared at her laptop screen, her brow furrowed. ‘My customers drop off after three seconds,’ she said, pointing at the Google Analytics bounce rate: 73% . She had just paid BDT 120,000 for a “quick fix” that never left the browser cache. She asked me, “Can you make it a PWA? I need offline checkout for the rainy season.” I said yes, but I also said my standard rate for a full‑stack PWA was US$2,500 . She hesitated, then offered US$800 because she was a small SME and her monthly internet bill was barely BDT 1,200 . I swallowed my pride, signed the contract, and started coding. The Hidden Problem Most freelancers in Bangladesh think: “If I lower the price, the client will be happy and I’ll get a testimonial.” That’...