At the start of a new year, maybe you’ve resolved to change a few things about your editing business. If that’s you, we have the Coffee Chat you need: establishing your rates and project scope.

Whether you’re new to editing or have decided to give yourself a raise, you might have questions about setting rates:

• What’s fair?
• Are the EFA standards realistic for you and your clients?
• How best should you calculate the time you’ll need on a project?
• Will you work on a per project, hourly, or word-based scheme?
• If the client wants more of your services, how do you calculate that fee?
• What if you will be paid by the client’s university?
• If you find your client via Reedsy, Upwork, or other platform, do you add their fees to your fee?

Register to join the Academic Editing Chapter’s January Coffee Chat on Tuesday, January 28, at 4 p.m. PDT / 7 p.m. EDT to bring up questions and to discuss practices that have worked for you, success stories, and even tales of woe! We can help each other charge into 2025 better prepared for growth and new frontiers.

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