{"id":7025,"date":"2025-09-15T12:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfddemo.bangkokwebsitedesign.com\/how-to-charge-for-proofreading\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:04:33","slug":"how-to-charge-for-proofreading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfddemo.bangkokwebsitedesign.com\/th\/how-to-charge-for-proofreading\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Charge for Proofreading"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How to charge and how much to charge are often the most common questions I see asked on blog posts and forums by proofreaders new to the freelance business. The answer is far from straightforward and will depend on a number of things.<\/p>

At Proofreading Asia, 60% of our clients are students.\u00a0Charging by the word\u00a0works best for us, and for them, as they like to know beforehand how much our service will cost, and we prefer payment to be made upfront before committing to a job. By simply checking the word count in a document, we can send a quote within minutes. The benefit of this is complete transparency and the client usually gets more than they pay for\u2014one of the reasons we get repeat business.<\/p>

But what if you work with companies? Charging by the word is not as practical when checking business material. For example, you could charge by the word, they send 100 words of advertising copy, and after you\u2019ve checked the wording and replied to any questions, you are practically working for nothing. That\u2019s why I would strongly recommend charging by the hour when working on business and advertising material. This enables you to get a fair price for your services by factoring in tight deadlines, revisions, etc. It helps if you also have a written agreement in place and a rough estimate per job.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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