FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Language Lessons: Students may choose to enroll in hourly Conversational Lessons, Tutoring, or a Full Language Course (semester- or year-long). Tutoring (for Spanish, Latin, Greek, and Arabic) are available to students of all levels and education formats (including college, high school, middle school, elementary students). Meetings are scheduled according to students needs and availability. These may be once weekly, bi-weekly, or more frequent meetings. The cost of Tutoring is $30 per hour (additional fees may apply for travel outside 10 miles from Morrisville, NC). Conversational Lessons (for Spanish) are $45 per class. For group rates, please contact me directly or visit my website jjhlewis.me for details. Tutoring and Private Lessons for history and cultural courses (Mythology, Archaeology, Gender in the Ancient World, etc.) follows the same price format as language lessons. Tutoring for history and cultural courses are $30/hour, and Private Lessons are $45/class. For group rates, please contact me via message in Thumbtack or by email jjhlewis1@gmail.com. Writing and Editing Services: I follow the Editorial Freelancers Association's standard of pricing for writing and editing services: Editing, basic copyediting (5-10 ms pgs/hr) $35/hr Editing, heavy copyediting (25 ms pgs/hr) $45/hr Editing, website copyediting $45/hr Editing, developmental (15 pgs/hr ) $50/hr Editing, substantive or line (16 ms pgs/hr) $50/hr Proofreading (9-13 ms pgs/hr) $35/hr Researching $60/hr Transcribing $5/pg Translating (300-500 wds/hr) $50/hr Writing (grants/proposals/sales/PR) $55/hr or 50¢/wd Writing, journalism $40/hr or 35¢/wd
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
There are four essential skills involved in learning a language--speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Make sure to select a teacher who will put equal emphasis on developing all four skills if you really want to master a language.