Rates will vary according to the service(s) requested.
Writing:
Rates for contracted writing will be determined by the size and complexity of the project or by the per-piece rate schedule of corporations.
Press releases for small businesses= $50/hour.
Editing:
Basic copy editing=$30/hour
Developmental editing=$50/hour
Resumés and curricula vitae=$50/hour
Dissertations are quoted on number of pages edited/hour basis
Tutoring:
College application essays=$60/hour for online sessions and personal meetings within a 25- minute radius of JD Wordsmith. Meetings at wireless-ready spots within the 25-minute radius have
proven effective with many clients. Rates increase for all sessions outside of this radius.
*The first essay averages 4 hours of communication, online or in-person. Subsequent essays, if based on the original essay, usually require less time. The writer's level of expertise and engagement determines hours expended.
All other tutoring =$60/hour, with the same stipulations of travel time.