Copywriters on Wave pay $19/month — $228/year. Over three years, that's $684. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 14.7 months. The median copywriter earns $52,000/year, so Wave's annual cost is roughly 0.4% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $684 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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You're not the only one who's had enough.
Copywriters face unique challenges: Tracking time across multiple concurrent retainer clients. Scope creep on 'just tweak the headline' requests. Feast-or-famine income cycles. Clients not understanding that revisions beyond the contract cost money. On top of all that, Wave charges $19/month ($228/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median copywriter earns $52,000/year. Software at $228/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Laptop and ergonomic desk setup 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.
Wave is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact Wave cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | Wave | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✓ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $19/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $684 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most copywriters are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Data Export. Download customers, invoices, transactions, and accounts.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and bank transactions from CSV.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Re-create recurring invoices in Nexa and check your bank imports.
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A copy project starts with research, not writing. Before I write a landing page I'm reading the client's reviews, sales calls, support tickets and competitors, looking for the exact words customers use for their problem, because that language converts better than anything I'd invent. Then I pin down one reader, one offer and one action, and build the page around them: a headline that names the problem, proof, objections answered, and a call to action that's hard to miss. Emails are their own craft, subject lines that get opened and sequences that move someone from curious to buying over a week. I write a draft, then cut it by a third. Most clients get two rounds of revisions, and I push back when feedback is about taste rather than results, with the data to back it up. Some of my best work is rewriting pages that already exist and measuring the difference. I price by project, with a deposit up front, and a couple of clients pay me a monthly retainer for ongoing emails and ads.
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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. Wave may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Wave is $19/month — that's $684 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 Wave as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $3,100/year on software — and copywriter face their own version of that math. California's 13.3% top marginal rate hits solopreneurs hard; no local income tax but high state burden. LA City business tax registration required. Contractors need CSLB license. Street vending permits required since 2020.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Los Angeles metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Copywriters run into with Wave, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other copywriters are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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