Services & Pricing

Every job is different, but you can use the costs listed here to start a budget.

I believe in transparency and aim to give you a good sense of what to expect your project will cost. But the best way to set a reliable budget is to work together to figure out what the job entails according to your goals and what’s possible.

Website Hosting

Thinking about setting up a website, but don’t know how the technical stuff works? Check out these hosting plans, which cover everything from just configuring your domain and server to full service packages.

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DESIGN PRICE LIST

Book Publishing

Here’s what I do for standard prose manuscripts, which are generally 30,000 – 90,000 words in conventional paragraph and chapter format. The pricing here is meant to provide a ballpark and a list of services, but I can quickly provide you with an exact quote once we review the project together.

Full service package

This package provides everything to turn your finished manuscript into a published book. I’ll work with you to make sure you get everything you want as well as everything you didn’t know you needed. (Please note that editing is not included in this estimate.)

  • Custom page design
  • Custom cover design
  • Custom ebook design
  • Project management
  • Publisher setup and branding
  • All the numbers: ISBN, Barcode, Library of Congress
  • Print management
  • Ebook retail management
  • Formatting of up to ten images/charts/tables
  • Metadata (summaries, blurbs, disclaimers, etc)

Total: $1997

Important note! This price does not include printing costs, which you will pay directly to the printer. I work with several printers who offer competitive pricing (a 300-page novel will cost around $4.50 per copy). I can also manage a Print On Demand (POD) option for you, where you pay nothing for copies and the cost for printing is deducted from each sale. Click here for more information on POD.

Ebook package

This package provides everything to turn your finished manuscript into a published digital book. I’ll create a completely customized format for every device and list it to be sold at the major eBook retailers.

  • Custom cover design
  • Ebook design
  • Project management
  • ISBN where applicable
  • Copyright in your name
  • Retail management
  • Formatting of up to three images/charts/tables
  • Metadata (summaries, blurbs, disclaimers, etc)

Total: $597

Author Website

I make author websites that include everything you need, whether that’s as simple as a Facebook page, a blog, or an eCommerce site optimized for search. The nice thing about this part of the process is that it’s seamless—if I’ve worked on your book, I already have all the elements I need to make a good website, and that saves a lot of time and money. Here’s an example of our most common package, but I’ll work with you to create the best plan for your goals:

 

  • Custom domain
  • Fast and secure web hosting with backups
  • WordPress installation
  • Completely custom look-and-feel
  • Content consulting and set up of five-ish pages
  • One year of the Basic Care Package included

Total: $997

Basic Website

Looking for a website for your business? Whether you run a publishing company, or you’re a professional speaker, a travel agency, or a home builder, I’ve got experience working on a wide variety of sites. I build websites using WordPress (which powers 40% of the internet) and take care of all the nitty gritty, from hosting, to social media/email campaigns, to basic SEO.

Here’s an example of the most common package, but I’ll work with you to create a meaningful plan for your goals:

 

  • Custom domain
  • Fast and secure web hosting with backups
  • WordPress installation
  • Completely custom look-and-feel
  • Content consulting and set up of five-ish pages
  • Basic SEO
  • One year of the Basic Care Package included (learn more)

Total: $1997

Editorial Price List

This is general pricing for our prose editorial packages. We also work on poetry, insofar as poetry can be edited, which basically means we’ll talk to you about where you’re trying to go, and whether you’re getting there. Pricing on this varies as widely as poetry can verily vary.

  1. All Inclusive: $.055/word (10,000 words = $550)
  2. Proofreading: $.025/word (10,000 words = $250)
  3. Consultations: see below

 All Inclusive

  • Composition
    • [Any specific concerns from the author or publisher]
    • Broad-stroke look at structure, story arc and character development
    • Tone and creative elements, as well as possible omissions
    • Line-level editing for clarity, accuracy and smoothness
  • Stylistic elements
    • Concept and execution
    • Consistency and redundancies
    • Word use
  • Technical elements
    • Grammar
    • Spelling
    • Punctuation

This includes a detailed response in the form of Tracked Changes and Comments on your manuscript, as well as a long editorial letter.

Proofreading

For the Proofreading option, I will review your manuscript for grammar, spelling and punctuation.

What You’ll Receive

For both the All-Inclusive and the Proofreading options, you will receive your manuscript as a Microsoft Word document with Tracked Changes. If you don’t use MS Word, we have several other great options available.

With an All Inclusive edit, you will also get a comprehensive letter detailing the strengths of the work, suggested improvements (and rationale), and any other considerations relevant to your project. We normally have a conversation to discuss the work, too.

 Consultations

If you want an evaluation of your manuscript for general feedback (considering plot development, pacing and tone, for example), we can create a package to suit your needs.

Timeline

  • 75,000 or fewer: 3 week turnaround
  • 75,000-150,000: 4-5 week turnaround
  • 150,000 or more: custom

More Pricing Info

Note that if we’re already working together, like on an editorial or design project, we’re happy to negotiate any of these fees.

Other Hourly Rates

  • Publishing Model Consultation: $150/hr
  • Project Management: $100
  • Website Updates: $100
  • Website Training: $75
  • Email Marketing Consultation: $75/hr
  • Marketing Consultation: ask
  • Book Coaching: ask
  • Brand Identity: ask
  • Indexing: I don’t do it
  • Transcribing: I don’t do that either

Other Rates

  • Website hosting fees, annual: $150 (includes domain renewal and routine maintenance)
  • Bookmark design: $50
  • Postcard design: $50
  • Press release: ask
  • Fulfillment: ask

Be sure to note the tabs at the top of the info, where you can see pricing on Editing, and Other Stuff, too.

 

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