Why so many freelancers in Pakistan work without Pro
Most Pakistani debit cards are blocked for international online payments by default, and the ones that work add a currency-conversion fee and tax on top of Elementor's $60 a year. A freelancer charging ₨15,000 for a five-page site cannot absorb ₨16,800 of plugin cost, so the choice becomes the free plugin with workarounds, or a nulled copy that puts the client's site and your reputation at risk.
AI Web Tools activates the genuine Elementor Pro plugin on the client's site under its own agency subscription for ₨799 a year. Pay by JazzCash, Easypaisa or bank transfer, share a temporary login, and Pro is active in about an hour during 10am–10pm PKT.
How to price it into a project
- As a line item. Add "Elementor Pro, 1 year: ₨799" to the quote. Clients understand a yearly software cost, and it sets up the renewal conversation from day one.
- Inside a maintenance plan. If you charge yearly for hosting and updates, fold ₨799 in and renew with us when the client renews with you.
- Across many clients. Once you have ten or more sites, the per-site price is ₨599. Keep a list of domains and activation dates; we remind you 15 days before each expiry.
The workflow, start to finish
- Build the site on the free Elementor plugin for as long as you can. Pro is only needed when you reach headers, forms, popups or shop templates.
- On the day you need Pro, pay ₨799 and send us the screenshot with the site address.
- Install "Temporary Login Without Password", create an administrator link that expires in 24 hours, and send it to us.
- We install and connect Elementor Pro and confirm with a screenshot. You carry on building.
- Delete the temporary login when you are done, or let it expire.
Being straight with clients
Tell the client how Pro is licensed, in one sentence: "Elementor Pro is activated through my supplier's agency subscription; you get the genuine plugin and updates for a year, and I renew it with your yearly maintenance." If a client wants their own Elementor account and key, point them to Elementor directly. It costs more and they lose nothing by knowing the difference.