Advice for a teen starting an editing business around her school?
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I’m 16, and I want to have a career as an editor for a publishing house. I’m taking a heavy course load this year and thus do not have time for a job. However, I copy edited a 500pg novel for a teacher last year and got paid rather handsomely, and my friends are always coming to me asking me to glance at their school papers to check for typos. I was thinking that I would combine these into a little business venture where I would charge a set rate per page (probably around $0.50 or so) and copy edit people’s school essays for them. I’d make it quite clear that I’d only be checking spelling and grammar, not doing the work for them; I think this would make it okay with school rules and all. I was thinking that I could make some fliers and ask the teachers who like me to hang them up in their classrooms or something, and I could also get publicity on Facebook.
I was wondering if anybody had any advice for me, like if $0.50 is an acceptable rate per page, if anyone has any more publicity ideas, or anything really. I’ve never really tried to start a business before, so I kind of feel like a fish out of water! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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