You have the material in draft form and it just needs an edit. First, call or email us with an outline of the job and the draft material. We'll then assess the extent of the editing required. For example, you might want formatting, design elements or web content structuring as well. Then we'll provide a quote and go from there.
Editing services includes jobs like proofreading, reformatting, structural editing, copyediting and index checking.
Document Development
Document development has assessment, writing and editing components. Assessment involves talking about what you need, finding out about the character of your business and discussing the purpose of your documentation. This part costs you nothing and is obligation-free, but we can provide a written assessment report for a fee.
Should you choose to continue, we will then confirm our understanding of your needs and agree on the terms of the work. For example how long it will take, how much it will cost, payment terms, how many revisions are included and what our mutual expectations are. The quote is valid for 30 days, so you can take some time to think about it if you need to.
When the writing and editing is finished, we'll get together again and make sure everyone is happy with the final result.
Odd jobs
Some jobs will not fall neatly into either editing or writing or designing. You might have an odd job that requires a bit of editing, design or developing. For example, you may be trying to create a complex flowchart for a proposal, or you might be stuck part-way through designing your own ad or website.
Lacuna might be able to help you complete the job. Sometimes just having a fresh perspective can help. Odd jobs are fully assessed like any other piece of work, but will probably be costed a bit differently to other jobs. It might even be cheaper than you think to get someone else to finish it off.
General terms
Terms and conditions of individual jobs are negotiatied between Lacuna and you. However, the following are some general terms that apply to all jobs.
Copyright on any material developed by Lacuna belongs exclusively to your business on completion of the job.
Two revision opportunities are included in all writing jobs.
A fee of 10% of the total quoted price (on jobs over $200) is payable if the job is cancelled after it has substantially commenced.
Rates guide
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The following is a guide only. All jobs are quoted based on effort, design components (graphics, charts, etc), complexity and depth of editing required. Prices will vary accordingly.
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Editing
- Web content, training material, reports & tenders, general business documents.
- $35-70 p/h
- Technical editing $50-75
- Resumes & job applications
- $25-45 p/h
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Document development
- Assessment report $60
- Web content &/or design, training material, general business documents (templates, etc).
- $50-90 p/h
- Flyers & advertorials
- Jobs are costed individually at a flat fee that includes concept, design, development and editing.
- Technical writing & indexing jobs are costed individually.