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Service Rates And Terms Content Development fees Content and copyediting services are calculated at an hourly rate (with a one hour minimum). Flat fees or monthly retainers can also be arranged on a project-by-project basis. Some of our services and rates include: Copyediting: $35-50/hour Project Management: $50-100/hour Research: $35-50/hour Writing: $50-75/hour Rates specific to your project are quoted after an initial project consultation or review of sample materials. The Editorial Freelancers Association produces a list of common rates based on an annual survey of the membership. Rates vary from project to project of course, depending on the specific task, the schedule, and other factors, but the list gives a useful sense of the industry norms. Please contact us with information about your project and we will provide an estimate and a quote specifically for you. Web and Social Media fees Fees for digital marketing and media services are based on an hourly rate (with a one hour minimum) dictated by the scope of work. Flat rate fees or monthly retainers can also be arranged on a project-by-project basis. For online-content development costs, see content development information above. For other Web consulting fees, the ranges are given by broad function: Site Analysis & Review $40-50/hour Marketing and Promotional Planning: $50-75/hour Project Management: $50-125/hour Digital and Social Media Management: $35-50/hour Indexing fees Rates are quoted per-page or per-hour depending on the nature of the project. In general, a complex scholarly text will be at the higher end of the range than a basic trade book. And, as trade books themselves can vary in intensity and depth, a major historical treatment or political biography will take more time and effort than a mass-market celebrity tell-all or cookbook. Per-page rates: standard or rush. Rates can range, depending on the depth of the project, from the standard level of $4.00 to $9.00 per indexable page to a rush level of between $7.00 to $10.00. If a book's pagination alters after the indexing has begun, a re-indexing fee will be applied. (This additional fee is per hour only). Per-hour rates: standard or rush. Per-hour rates are quoted upon request and after review of sample material. If a project estimate is quoted per hour and a shift in pagination occurs, then there is no additional re-indexing fee. Additional time required will simply be calculated at the quoted per-hour rate. Flat fees: negotiable on a per-project basis under very limited circumstances. Please contact us directly to discuss this option. Note on estimates: Estimates are based on a variety of factors―complexity of the text, space and depth specifications for the index, schedule, and a page count of indexable materials. For more on indexable materials and depth of index, see the discussion of schedule and index specifications in our Indexing FAQ. The most informed estimate possible is made after the initial discussion, but a firm quote can only really be given once a sample section of the book has been reviewed. (A chapter from the middle of the book is best for this purpose.) This review will not take very long at all―a matter of a couple of hours―so it will not unduly affect the schedule. The firmed-up quote will seldom vary significantly from the original estimate, but it is important to know what is being worked on so that no one―especially the client―is taken by surprise further down the road. Delivery and handling fees When possible, materials are typically delivered via e-mail, which is cost free. If page proofs or printed copies need to be returned or shipped to the client, FedEx or UPS will be used (whichever the client prefers). Fees for delivery services are added to the invoice total.
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