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Originally Posted by Maggie Leung
Since you're offering services, how long does it take you to read a book? Then estimate how long it would take you to edit one page, say if I gave you a letter to edit. Then multiply that by 400 and factor in that you'd have to look up stuff, leave notes where stuff doesn't make sense, consult with the author, etc.
If you're going to edit 400 pages in 10 hours, how much time are you going to spend per page? You will have less than two minutes per page to do all of the above.
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You'll have 1.5 minutes per page, actually. For extensive grammatical errors, that wouldn't be enough, but for typos, minor grammar and punctuation, 1.5-2.5 minutes per page should be sufficient. Even at five minutes per page, we're talking about $9.00 per hour. No, that's not enough to live on, but we're talking about doing this as a hobby. Nine bucks an hour, for something you can do in your underwear is great.