Thanks amych, that's very helpful. I figure I've been editing this friends stuff for free for a couple years now, I might as well find a way to profit from it.
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Burrell - Oct 12, 2011 12:39:03 pm PDT #678 of 1416
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Strix - Oct 12, 2011 8:14:55 pm PDT #679 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
A little late, but yeah, I use the EFA and the Writer's Market rate guides to set my rates.
There's also differences between proofing, light and heavy copyediting.
If you're editing, like, critique AND line-edits, then the rate goes UP.
I'm raising my rates in November, but I generally charge about $30/hour for proofing, $35/hour for light copyedits, $45/hour for heavy, and $55/hour for editing.
Hope that helps!!
Burrell - Oct 12, 2011 8:52:49 pm PDT #680 of 1416
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Thanks Erin, that does help. It's editing work that she has for me, I was gonna ask for $50 an hour.
Strix - Oct 12, 2011 8:55:51 pm PDT #681 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
$50 for editing is pretty decent, Burrell. Sounds good!
Have fun! I'm a freak -- I looooove editing and copyediting. *pets style guides and multiple dictionaries adoringly*
Typo Boy - Oct 13, 2011 12:51:49 am PDT #682 of 1416
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Erin. What is a fair rate for heavy layout for a glossy graphic heavy magazine? That includes cropping, sizing and do other types of graphic editing to raw graphics. Also stuff like working with client to select fonts. Maybe some critique -as in "I can't use that photo, provide another that does not have problem x".
The link you provided only went through newletters, but I presume magazines are a very different animal in terms of work and price.
Strix - Oct 13, 2011 7:49:52 am PDT #683 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Typo, I'm really sorry, but I don't have an answer. I have no experience with the graphics/layout/formatting end of publishing magazines.
I found this, and it might give you more of an idea to work with: [link]
I HATE not having answers! :(
Toddson - Oct 13, 2011 7:56:52 am PDT #684 of 1416
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Typo, I think any magazine would have its own staff who would do that. I work for an association that puts out a quarterly magazine; we've outsourced it to a publisher which takes care of layout, image editing, etc. When we were doing it in-house, the work was done by staff.
beekaytee - Oct 13, 2011 8:33:29 am PDT #685 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Even pick a dog from the audience and do a demonstration.
Inntterrresting. I could totally do a "kreskin' with an audience member.
I am going to do a raffle for email addresses...a free session.
How awful about Frankie getting bitten. Is he doing okay? Actually, I know the answer to that. How are YOU doing with it? Can you forgive and forget?
Typo Boy - Oct 13, 2011 8:48:25 am PDT #686 of 1416
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I guess the reason I asked about magazine, is that laying out the graphics and text in my second book is a lot like that. Another comparison is children's books. I hope to have the package ready to get quotes on in a matter of weeks now.
Ginger - Oct 13, 2011 8:49:57 am PDT #687 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Per page, laying out a newsletter isn't particularly different from laying out a magazine.