Rates

Contact me with your project details for a free rate quote! Rates are guaranteed to be competitive with current market rates. (For information about current market rates, please visit the Editorial Freelancers Association and the Writers Market “How Much?” sites.)

MINIMUM NOTE: A minimum of one hour ($30) will apply to most projects.

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Community Moderating & Social Media Management Services

$15-30/hour

Social Media Consulting Services (lessons in social media & networking)

$30-125/hour

Editing & Proofreading Services

Note: Pages are counted by an industry standard word count of approximately 250-300 words per double-spaced page.

Starting as low as $2-$3 per page; rates differ based on levels of editing and how quickly I am able to edit your subject matter.

FREE editing consultation: If you would like a free editing consultation, please feel free to send me a 2-4 page (500-1,000 word) sample of your work and we can go from there, determining your needs, and customizing rates that work for your project. If your document is very short, other arrangements will be made.
Hourly rates:
- Overall average rate: $30-40/hour
- Proofreading (3-10 pages/hour), $25-35/hour
- Copyediting (Medium) (4-10 pages/hour), $20-40/hour
- Substantive/Content editing (Heavy) (1-6 pages/hour), $35-65/hour
- Developmental editing (1-5 pages/hour), $50-80/hour
Per page rates:
- Overall average per-page rate: $3
- Proofreading, $2-4
- Copyediting (Medium), $3-6
- Substantive/Content editing (Heavy), $4-10
- Developmental editing, $5-12
Per word rates: 1 to 3 cents per word, depending on editing level

Writing Services

Starting as low as $0.10 per word; I generally charge by the word count, or by the hour. Rates vary depending on type of writing project (ghostwriting, blogging, copywriting, press releases, etc.).

Per word averages: $0.20-$1 per word
Hourly rates: $30-125/hour.