Uncovering the right rate for your book indexing services
Freelance book indexers have to sort out not only what goes in the index, but also how much to charge for their indexing services. This article provides a step-by-step process that book indexers can use to determine how much money they ought to charge for an indexing project, taking into account personal budgets, business expenses, and project-specific concerns such as rush jobs and expertise.
Authors
- Michelle Guiliano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9775-4916)
Institutions
- ET Enterprises (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Indexer
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3828/index.2026.15
- Primary Topic
- Publishing and Scholarly Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00