Editing Rates Explained
I have been a professional editor for over seven years, and during that time, I have learned a lot about what to charge and what other editors charge. I did my research on Google, and I talked to fellow editors. But I always went a little low on my rates because I am a published author and I know how important it is to get your book published. In the first few years of my editing business, I was also working full-time. However, when I lost my job due to COVID, I was able to do editing full-time. And after a few years of helping writers become published authors by also offering formatting and self-publishing services, I decided to transition my editing company into a publishing company, Get It Write Publishing . I also still offer editing services on the side for those who want to self-publish and not use a publishing company. Needless to say, after a couple of years of starting my editing business, I raised my rates, but it wasn’t until recently that I didn’t realize that indus...