Prices

Each project is as individual as you are, and our pricing structure reflects this. All prices represent a minimum hourly rate, but we can also offer a fixed-price for your project.

Editorial Services

Proofreading: £12 per hour
Copy-editing: £15 per hour
Substantive editing: prices on request

IT Consultancy

Technical writing: £50 per hour
CMS support: £50 per hour
Business Analysis and other services: prices on request

Graphics

Graphics creation: £50 per hour
Graphics optimisation: £25 per hour
Logo creation: prices on request

More details

Proofreading, including ‘proofediting’: basic punctuation mistakes (minor omissions, comma usage, semi-colons, quotations etc.); minor grammatical and spelling errors (article omissions, tense inconsistencies, minor spelling mistakes, word order); simple writing style and flow corrections (slightly awkward phrasing, minor word choice problems, minor flow problems).
At this level, the hourly rate reflects 5-6 pages per hour, with approximately 250 words per page (12pt, double-spaced).

Copy-editing: repetitive punctuation mistakes (recurrent omissions, constant use of unnecessary punctuation); severe grammatical and spelling errors (fragmented sentences, recurring run-on sentences, constant subject-verb disagreement); frequent writing style corrections (incomprehensible phrasing, severe flow problems, recurring word choice issues).
At this level, the hourly rate reflects 2-3 pages per hour, with approximately 250 words per page (12pt, double-spaced).

Technical writing: producing technical documentation for existing systems or websites (includes basic systems analysis); substantive reworking of existing documentation; UML-type diagramming.

Graphics creation: generating new figures or diagrams for print or web.

Graphics optimisation: improving existing figures, photos or diagrams for print or web.

Testimonials

Bettina has a real skill in understanding the subject style and approach. Further, she is able to quickly grasp the writer’s approach to language and therefore edit in such a way that improves the style, without losing the subject. Impressively, she is able to do this with abstract concepts, or at a technical level of … Continue reading Dr Dave Yates

― Dr Dave Yates

I cannot thank you enough for all your help and impressive work copy-editing my thesis. Your attention to detail is second to none, and without you, my work would not be so polished!

― B.M. PhD

Bettina is extremely knowledgeable — she has provided my business just the right kind of help to sustain good growth. Her patient approach has enabled my new business to maintain momentum, especially in the early days when the concept was being developed. Bettina’s services are highly recommended — thank you Bettina

― Karen Crane, Holistic Personal Fitness Coach

I had been working hard on my final year dissertation and it was almost ready for submission but was unsure about my layout and referencing. Bettina is a highly skilled copy-editor and I was so glad that she was able to help me get back on track within a very short space of time, improving … Continue reading Gill Hawke, Textiles Designer

― Gill Hawke, Textiles Designer