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      <title>I Built a Free Local Service Cost Calculator Website</title>
      <dc:creator>Michael Odaumeh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/michael_odaumeh_48c9b0b35/i-built-a-free-local-service-cost-calculator-website-1985</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi DEV community,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I recently built a free website called &lt;strong&gt;ServicePricingTool&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The idea is simple: a lot of people do not know what local services should cost before they book. So I wanted to create a website where someone can quickly estimate prices for common services before contacting a provider.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The site currently has calculators for:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;House cleaning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Move-in cleaning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Move-out cleaning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Carpet cleaning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rug cleaning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Upholstery cleaning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lawn care&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pressure washing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gutter cleaning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Junk removal&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dog grooming&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Auto detailing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The goal is to make the estimates easy to understand, especially for homeowners who just want a quick price range.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I built it as a static website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I also added guide pages to help answer common pricing questions for each service category.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://servicepricingtool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://servicepricingtool.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I would really appreciate feedback on:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The homepage design&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The calculator cards&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The pricing estimate layout&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Any local service calculator I should add next&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is still a growing project, so any feedback would help a lot.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks for checking it out.&lt;/p&gt;

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