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Boy, that's a tough one. These days, it's not so much a question of
what rate is "fair," as it is what I can get the company to pay. In most
cases, there's a set amount budgeted and a deadline, and whether we're
talking to a writer, illustrator or editor it's on a "quote per project"
basis rather than per hour. And frankly, I'll push a lot harder for more
budget for someone I've worked with before and have a high level of
confidence in. If I were to take a stab at what I've actually paid for
editing contractors in the past year or two, I'd say the range is
anywhere from $40/hr up to $80/hr. So the question is, how badly
do you need someone who's really fast and really good, and how
much can you afford to pay?
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Bulloch, Scott" <scott -dot- bulloch -at- sap -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:32 PM
Subject: Current fair market rates?
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> Techwhirlers,
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> I've been asked by a colleague to gather some information about hourly quotes
for a project she wants to farm out to a third-party resource. She's looking for
someone to edit (technical and copy) and validate (against the system)
already-written content (about 300-350 pages).
>
> Considering that we're in the Bay Area, what would you consider a fair market
rate for a job like this? Also, does anyone have a metric (man-days or pages
per hour) for a job like that?
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