# Start here — Freelance Dashboard

Clone of [cedabranding pro-dashboard ($97 · 1,251 sales · 69 ratings)](https://cedabranding.gumroad.com/l/pro-dashboard).

## Guide index

See [mesh-hub.md](mesh-hub.md) for all 7 dev.to buyer-channel guides.

## 10-minute setup

1. Copy `revenue-template.csv` and `expenses-template.csv`.
2. Log payments and expenses as they happen — not in a quarterly catch-up batch.
3. Run the dashboard:

```bash
python3 freelance_dashboard_tracker.py revenue-sample.csv expenses-sample.csv
```

4. Run the 15-minute weekly protocol from [spreadsheet-trap-guide.md](spreadsheet-trap-guide.md).

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