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Hi there
I've been asked to price up a job which will involve editing and proofing a 488 page book, containing just under 300,000 words.
My question is, how do I go about pricing this? Do I do it on an hourly rate (I'm guessing it will take rather a while!) or do I price it per word or per page? I'm used to editing and producing copy or writing press releases, for which I would charge by the hour.
Any advice please?
I've been asked to price up a job which will involve editing and proofing a 488 page book, containing just under 300,000 words.
My question is, how do I go about pricing this? Do I do it on an hourly rate (I'm guessing it will take rather a while!) or do I price it per word or per page? I'm used to editing and producing copy or writing press releases, for which I would charge by the hour.
Any advice please?
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FastFinger
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Hi Ali,ali g, post: 3270 a écrit : Hi there
I've been asked to price up a job which will involve editing and proofing a 488 page book, containing just under 300,000 words.
My question is, how do I go about pricing this? Do I do it on an hourly rate (I'm guessing it will take rather a while!) or do I price it per word or per page? I'm used to editing and producing copy or writing press releases, for which I would charge by the hour.
Any advice please?
I am a virtual assistant, i also do proofing works, i suggest that you priced it by page. i think it is more easy to just count the number of pages being proofread than having to record the number of hours that you are doing it.a virtual assistant for your virtual needs - Contact in PM
ali g
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Thanks for that advice. My next question would be, how do I go about setting a price per page - should I relate it to how many pages I do per hour? I'm conscious that this could be a lengthy job but I don't want to put the client off by charging a hefty overall fee!
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Wilks_eye
Messages count : 11Likes count : 0Registration : 1 October 2007Yes, relate it to how many pages you can edit it in an hour. varying from the complexity and word density of the content, which is not really far off. 😮