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Writing and Editing Business Guide

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GST अनुपालन विफलता और जुर्माना जोखिम

₹25,000–₹1,00,000 per audit notice + 24% p.a. interest on unpaid GST + ₹500–₹5,000 per non-compliant invoice

Content writing services fall under SAC Code 998397 and attract 18% GST (9% CGST + 9% SGST or 18% IGST). Non-compliant invoices missing GSTIN, SAC code, or incorrect tax breakup trigger GST audit penalties. Estimated penalty range: ₹25,000–₹1,00,000 per financial year plus interest at 24% p.a. on underpaid taxes.

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अबिल सेवाएं और छूटी हुई अप्सेल

₹30,000–₹2,00,000/month per agency (₹3,60,000–₹24,00,000/year); 10–20% revenue leakage

Scope creep (client requests beyond contracted deliverables) is not tracked separately and remains unbilled. Rush delivery fees, revision rounds beyond agreed limits, and ancillary services (research, graphics, formatting) are often offered without additional charges. For a content agency with 5–10 freelancers, estimated 15–20% of hours are unbilled. At ₹500–₹1,500/hour, this represents ₹30,000–₹2,00,000/month in lost revenue.

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Pricing Strategy और Profitability Visibility Gaps

₹1,500-₹4,000 lost margin per project due to suboptimal pricing; estimated ₹15,00,000-₹40,00,000 annual margin leakage for firms handling 100-200 projects/year at 10-20% margin gaps

Editing firms cannot answer: 'What is the true cost of a rush 80K developmental edit?' (includes editor labor hours, QA, communication overhead, client revisions). Without this, pricing is rule-of-thumb (add 25% for rush) rather than margin-optimized. Leads to: (a) Accepting unprofitable rush orders; (b) Rejecting profitable ones; (c) Inconsistent pricing across clients; (d) Poor freelancer rate benchmarking.

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मैनुअल इनवॉयसिंग में समय बर्बादी

₹2,000–₹4,000/week per freelancer; ₹1,50,000–₹3,00,000/year in foregone billable hours

Manual invoice creation via Word/Excel requires: entering client details, calculating word count rates, applying GST (9% CGST + 9% SGST or 18% IGST), adding SAC codes, formatting, and sending. No template reuse for repeat clients. GST calculations prone to errors. Each invoice takes 15–30 minutes. For 10–20 invoices/month, this is 2.5–10 hours. Estimated recovery: 4–6 hours/week = ₹2,000–₹4,000/week in billable capacity at ₹500–₹1,000/hour.

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