Ghostwriters on HoneyBook pay $39/month — $468/year. Over three years, that's $1,570. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 7.2 months. The median ghostwriter earns $48,000/year, so HoneyBook's annual cost is roughly 1.0% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,570 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Ghostwriters face unique challenges: Books take 3-6 months with milestone-based payment schedules. Per-word vs. flat rate vs. royalty share pricing models. Client feedback cycles can stall projects for weeks. NDAs and confidentiality make referral marketing impossible. On top of all that, HoneyBook charges $39/month ($468/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median ghostwriter earns $48,000/year. Software at $468/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Writing software (Scrivener, Google Docs) 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.
HoneyBook is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact HoneyBook cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | HoneyBook | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $39/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,570 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most ghostwriters are fully switched before the weekend.
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You're ghostwriting a business book — $15,000 project, 50,000 words over 4 months. You're on chapter 6 of 12, 2 months in. The client hasn't reviewed chapters 4-5 yet, which blocks your progress. You also have a memoir client ($8,000, 6 months) and 3 blog post retainers ($500/month each). Milestone payments are delayed when clients delay their reviews. Your project tracking is chapter titles in a Google Sheet.
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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. HoneyBook may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. HoneyBook is $39/month — that's $1,570 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 HoneyBook as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,112/year on software — and ghostwriter face their own version of that math. WI state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Green Bay metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Ghostwriters run into with HoneyBook, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other ghostwriters are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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