Episode 109
When is a price for editing ‘too low’?
The Editing Podcast · Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)
March 21, 20238m 31s
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Show Notes
When is a price for editing work too low or unfair? And do those terms even make sense universally?
Listen to find out more about
- The narrative of the universally acceptable price and why it's problematic
- Why every editor needs to do the maths
- Understanding your own needs and wants
- How everyone has a budget that works for them and them only
- Why a lower fee doesn't necessarily equal an intention to exploit
- How location and circumstances affect what's acceptable
- The limitations of other editors' advice
- The power of open conversations about pricing
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Music credit
'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
- Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/