PR Consultants on FreshBooks pay $33/month — $396/year. Over three years, that's $1,329. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 8.5 months. The median PR consultant earns $60,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 0.7% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,329 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
PR Consultants face unique challenges: Monthly retainer clients with vague deliverables and scope creep. Media database subscriptions ($300-500/month) eating margins. Proving ROI on PR when results are placements, not revenue. Managing media contacts and pitch tracking. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median PR consultant earns $60,000/year. Software at $396/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Media database subscription (Cision, Muck Rack) is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
FreshBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | FreshBooks | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $33/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,329 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most pr consultants are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Export Data. Download clients, invoices, expenses, and time entries.
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You manage PR for 4 retainer clients ($2,500-$5,000/month each). Today: write a press release for Client A, pitch 15 journalists for Client B, prep Client C for a podcast interview, and handle a crisis mention for Client D. Muck Rack costs $400/month. You spent 3 hours on Client D's crisis that wasn't in scope. Your time tracking is sporadic and retainer hours aren't logged consistently.
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For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. FreshBooks may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. FreshBooks is $33/month — that's $1,329 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from FreshBooks as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,600/year on software — and PR consultant face their own version of that math. Illinois flat 4.95% income tax plus Chicago imposes no city income tax, but Cook County sales tax is among the nation's highest. Chicago requires a Business License and Regulated Business License for many trades. Home repair contractors need registration.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Chicago metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps PR Consultants run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other pr consultants are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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