THE FREELANCE EDITOR’S DESK

One more revision.
A lot less margin.

A fixed fee. A moving finish line. Find out what those extra edits do to your hourly rate—and what to quote next.

Run your numbers

The original deal

Stock, music, subcontractors. Exclude your own time, tax, and general overhead.

Include the extra editing, feedback calls, rendering, and delivery time you expect to spend.

Used for the add-on quote below. Choose your own rate; the example isn’t a market recommendation.

YOUR RATE, AFTER EXTRA WORK

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Original —h Extra —h
Original hourly earnings
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Hourly rate reduction
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Quote for the extra work
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Hourly earnings after direct project expenses, before tax and overhead. The add-on is a proposal, not an amount already owed.

The math, without the mystery

Original hourly earnings = (fee − direct expenses) ÷ original hours. Revised hourly earnings = (fee − direct expenses) ÷ (original + additional hours). For positive earnings, the percentage reduction is additional hours ÷ total hours × 100. Add-on quote = additional hours × your extra-work rate. All inputs use the same currency; no currency conversion occurs. Extra expenses are not included in the add-on.

This estimates the effect of extra time on the original plan. It is not a timesheet or a measure of business profit. When expenses equal or exceed the fee, we show no percentage reduction.

Keep the client.
Price the change.

A calm starting point for the next conversation. Edit it to fit your relationship and what you’ve already agreed.

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FOR THE NEXT PROJECT

Set the scope
before the first cut.

The Editor’s Scope Kit: a project planner, revision log, add-on worksheet, handoff checklist, and 12 editable client messages.

See the $29 kit

One-time purchase · editable files · no subscription