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Proofreading and Editing Fees
Hi Everyone,
I haven't been for a while - so long, I had to get another member to recall my log-in name for me ;) However, here I am and I am hoping you can help me.
I am expanding my business to offer proofreading and editing services, along with the writing I already do. Can you advise on the fees you would charge/expect to pay for proofreading and editing services? Furthermore, would you be happy to charge/pay more if the work was being completed by a Doctor (since time is money based on expertise and experience)?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Nicola
I haven't been for a while - so long, I had to get another member to recall my log-in name for me ;) However, here I am and I am hoping you can help me.
I am expanding my business to offer proofreading and editing services, along with the writing I already do. Can you advise on the fees you would charge/expect to pay for proofreading and editing services? Furthermore, would you be happy to charge/pay more if the work was being completed by a Doctor (since time is money based on expertise and experience)?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Nicola
Comments
I wouldn't be happy having my Doctor proofread my work at all, as I don't think he can even spell his own name correctly.
I suggest you look at other businesses offering this service, use google, there are quite a few out there.
Tbh, if I were to employ someone to proofread and edit for me I'd like to know what their experience of that was and what qualifications they had undertaken in relation to that as well.
I also offer proofreading and editing services, but rather than advertise at a fixed fee I prefer to see a sample of the work before giving a quote. Some pieces of work require a lot more input than others, as you might expect, so I feel this is the fairest way to offer a good service to my clients.
See http://sheilaglasbeybookediting.weebly.com/
(I also have Dr before my name, but seeing as this is for a PhD in Cognitive Science, I wouldn't expect to charge my clients a premium on this basis :-) )
Good luck!
As a writer who may use a proofreading service I wouldn't pay more if the person was a Doctor. Being a Doc has no obvious bearing on how good a service they'd provide, unless they have a PhD in proofreading :-)