Hi there, I hope you are doing fine.
I want to tell you about my problem in detail. I am currently working as a Virtual Assistant for a client at the rate of $30/hr. My primary duty is attending 1-hour (or less) Zoom meetings and editing them after the sessions. I bill for the time I spend in the meeting and for the "actual time" I spend editing the video. The actual time is the time I spend to cut, add, and insert things into the file. So, per webinar, I bill 15 to 30 minutes. However, I want to bill my client for the time when the software exports the video. As an editor, you know that the software took some time ( it was never less than 2 hours for my cases) to publish a finished product. My client bought me the software, but my electricity bill, wi-fi bill, and the miscellaneous bills should be paid by her for this exporting period (however small the bills are!). The client is not tech-savvy and I am a dumb too because I never speak out about this issue. Actually, I was a little annoyed by her attitude (for a different issue) and never wanted to go into an altercation with her. But, Better Late than Never, right? Our contract is ending the next week and I am looking for suggestions. How I can smartly put it so she agrees to pay me for this "Exporting/Processing Period"? I have on thing in my head, charging her maybe $5/hr for these periods? It was my first video editing job and that's why I'm hitting this rough page, I guess. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for your time.
Best
Murtaza
