Question 1

02 | When will I have to pay you?

amandasalisbury · Accepted Answer

Deposits

Sometimes a deposit is due before work begins. If you need to pay a deposit, the contract you make with us will describe the reason, the amount, and the timing of payment.

Invoices

Most of the time, you pay for services when we invoice you. We typically invoice you after the project is completed.

If your contract involves a long-term project or ongoing services, we may invoice you on a regular basis. The contract you make with us will provide invoicing details.

Question 2

01 | How much would I pay for your services?

amandasalisbury · Accepted Answer

Your costs depend on the scope of your project and the choices you make in your contract with us. We have three kinds of cost: communication rates, service rates, and licensing and copyright rates.

For hourly rates, time is digitally tracked, appears on the invoice, and is billed in partial hours (minutes) so you only pay for the time we work.

Communication Rates

Free for your request, our response, and the project check-ins you and we set in our contract together

An agreed-upon per-hour fee for additional communication that exceeds the project check-ins we set in our contract together

Service Rates

Law-related service rates

$60 per hour of research, writing, or both

Business-Related Service Rates

$40 per hour of research, writing, or both

Creative service rates

Research-only projects

$30 per hour for research and preparation of research findings

Writing projects

(with or without research)

$0.10 to $0.30 per word counted in the final draft of the work product

The rate depends on the type of writing you request. Typical rates for some types of writing might be:

$0.10 per word for blog posts and short-form fiction or non-fiction (no more than 40,000 words)
$0.10 to $0.20 per word for long-form fiction or non-fiction (more than 40,000 words), adjustable in the contract you and we make together
$0.20 to $0.30 per word for academic non-fiction narratives regardless of length, adjustable in the contract you and we make together

Licensing and Copyright Rates

Remember, only original works are protected by copyright laws. We added some relevant information from copyright.gov to our Ownership and Use FAQs.

Ordinary Use License

No added cost for your license to use our original work for personal use and business planning or compliance purposes

Other Rights

Negotiated rates for additional rights, like full ownership of the work and original characters or worlds

You can plan to negotiate the rights in the contract you and we make before project work starts, or you can request to negotiate for the rights in a new contract with us after the work is done.

Question 3

04 | Can I refuse to pay if I'm not satisfied with your services?

amandasalisbury · Accepted Answer

You must pay for work we do as described in your contract with us. In limited situations you can withdraw from a contract with us. Please review our withdrawal policy and all contract terms before you sign the contract.

We strive to produce satisfying work. Please contact us when you first feel dissatisfied so that we can adjust our work if possible. Project check-ins are a great opportunity to review our work, touch base, or provide feedback at no additional cost to you.

Question 4

02 | When will I have to pay you?

amandasalisbury · Accepted Answer

Deposits

Sometimes a deposit is due before work begins. If you need to pay a deposit, the contract you make with us will describe the reason, the amount, and the timing of payment.

Invoices

Most of the time, you pay for services when we invoice you. We typically invoice you after the project is completed.

If your contract involves a long-term project or ongoing services, we may invoice you on a regular basis. The contract you make with us will provide invoicing details.

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02 | When will I have to pay you?

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