Re: Need advise on how much to charge Originally Posted by rayk1021 
Try this link. See if it helps in your situation.
http://www.publishinghelp.com/sredsal.htm
I'm really confused though. As I understand by your post, you started the work last Monday. Does this mean you are doing the work without having set a price on the job? Why?
Even a minimum wage earner knows how much they are being paid before beginning their first shift. If he/she is paying $200 a month, that breaks down to $50.00 a week. Even if you only put in 20 hours a week on the project, that's only $2.00 an hour. Don't you feel that your time is worth more than that? Not trying to scold, but it sure seems like you are being taken advantage of.
I took on the job, albeit very reluctantly, because the person is my mother's former co-worker. I'm not sure if I can qualify them as friends. I took it because I wanted to see if I can do it properly and if he will be satisfied with my job. If not, then he would need to find someone else to do it. However, with our latest correspondence, it seemed that he was Ok with the quality of my work. Just a needed few more improvements.
To be more exact, my job is to make
drug monographs. Using published drug guides (Lippincott, Springhouse etc) and information from the internet ( online drug guides, literature from the drug manufacturer's website), I 'attempt' to make really concise monographs. My 'boss' has put an emphasis on really making the nursing considerations very brief, concise, and easy to understand. He says, this would help in preventing from us getting sued for copyright violations. For my part, I try to paraphrase all the info as much as I can so I don't commit plagiarism (I hope). AFter this, it would be made electronically available. So there.
Originally Posted by rayk1021 My advice...1) Stop doing the work. 2) Decide what your time is worth. (at least minimum wage USD if project in coming from the states.) 3) Contact this person with what you want to make. If the project is at all important to them, and has any chance of turning a profit, they should be willing to pay for your time. Hope this helps
I hope you can all give me guidance on what to do. My 'boss' was amenable to paying by the hour. He even wrote "Just give me the numbers". I hope he really means that.
Thank you all for your advices.
PS. Is there a job title for this kind of thing? I am not so sure if it can be called medical writing.
). His initial offer according to my relative was less than USD 200 a month which I thought was really small. Even secretaries and minimum wage earners here in Manila earn much more than that! And should the project click, he's bound to earn thousands of dollars, and for years to come too! I am a professional with good credentials. If I may, I know that I have a lot upstairs. I thought that he was going to pay me by the hour. THat's what I would like actually. If I do, how much should I charge? I don't want to be underpaid or overpaid. I just want to be paid what is just.
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