Typed example: $0.15 a word × 1,500 words is $225.00. Six hours is $37.50 an hour. Hitting a $90 floor takes $0.36 a word. Words per page stays blank until you type it.
Updated Oct 2026
$0.15 × 1,500 words = $225.00. $225.00 ÷ 6 h = $37.50/hr. To hit $90.00: $90.00 × 6 ÷ 1,500 = $0.36/word. Words per page is blank, so per page is not calculated.
Fee = per-word rate × word count. Effective hourly = fee ÷ total hours. Per-word rate needed for the floor = hourly floor × total hours ÷ word count. Per page = per-word rate × words per page, and only when you type words per page. This card checks a per-word offer against an hourly floor. It is not a rate chart.
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Fee is the per-word rate times the word count. Effective hourly is that fee divided by total project hours.
Hourly floor times total hours, divided by the word count.
Research, drafting, edits, and calls. Type total project hours, not drafting hours alone.
A project quote from hours is a separate card. This card converts a per-word offer into an hourly figure.
Those cards price from hours. Use this card to check a per-word offer against the same hourly floor.