PLEASE RE-QUOTE?????

Kathleen Keesling · **Voice Talent** Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 746

Here's the link for the price guide.

Also, Jane....on a job of that small amount. I would not have extended credit unless you knew your customer. I would get at least 50% upfront.

I'll butt out now!

wink und grin

I can't seem to make a good link....sorry Copy and paste, please.

http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/s-6945595/cmd/kbresource/kb-3897625617580041256/view_question!PAGETYPE?sq=quotes&sf=101113&sg=1&st=3853&documentid=184255&action=view

Jane Morgan · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 64

It was for a phone system. "Thank you for calling yada yada yada. Please press one, two, three, or 4." Not even :60 worth of copy, really.

I didn't even know there WAS a price guideline...I would LOVE to see it!

I didn't realize I was pricing myself too low...thanks for the heads up!

Robert Jadah · **Voice Talent** Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 2627

Amy Snively - who does excellent phone prompts as often as I swill Mooseheads - posted the definitive phone guideline somewhere.
Twice, actually.

1-2000 words .30 per word
2-4000 wds .25 pw
4-10,000 .20 pw
10-40000 .15 pw

and so on.

Voice On!

Jane Morgan · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 64

Wow, I was way high then. There were only 90 words. I should have only gotten $27, and I got $100.

Thanks for the post, and the chart!

Robert Jadah · **Voice Talent** Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 2627

OK: finally found it. This courtesy Amy Snively:
Handy formulas:
150-160 wpm = normal pace. Triple that time to edit and produce.....and that's if you are really good at all the steps.
Word Count divided by 160 wpm = final production length in minutes.

By Finished Minute:
Normal corporate narration rates
Up to 10 minutes $350.
Up to 20 minutes $550.
Up to 30 minutes $750.
Up to 90 minutes $900.

By Page*:
For edited, ready-to-roll dry voice: Sliding scale depending on the client.
*12-point Times Type, double spaced, standard 1-inch margins.
Normal reading aloud is about 11 pages per hour.

$100-150 per page for the first 3
$90-120 for the next 3
$50-90 for the rest

By Word (this is how I usually charge):
Total word count divided by 150 = total minutes
Total minutes divided by 60 = total hours of finished audio
Total hours of finished audio x 3 = estimated recording and editing time

All in one file:
1-2000 words .30 a word
2000-4000 words .25 a word
4000-10,000 words .20 a word
10,000-40,000 words .15 a word
40,000 words + .10 a word

Multiple files (like kiosk or IVR prompts):
1-2000 words .35 a word
2000-4000 words .30 a word
4000-10,000 words .25 a word
10,000-40,000 words .20 a word
40,000 words + .15 a word

AdVice Passed On!

Jane Morgan · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 64

Thanks!