Re: Need line count explanation help

ARGH!! I just spoke to the gal that retyped my report. She got 55 lines
doing my margins and doing gross lines. I billed 41 doing character lines.
She still is horrified I count every character. The fact I told her I am
charging less than her, is getting through to her. She would have billed at
her skinny margins 44 lines I billed 41! My wide margins her way was 55.
She says, I just never heard of billing characters I always heard of billing
lines. I said I DO BILL LINES but I figure by characters not gross lines.
YIKES. Hopefully the doc's office will get it. What I'm going to do is
figure my bill at her rate and my rate. They will certainly get that.

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Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
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"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am trying to explain what I call "true line count" versus character
count
> to someone who has no idea what I am talking about. I share an account
with
> someone. She does 2 days I do 3, my bill is more than hers ever month.
> DUH!! Anyway. She types consults with very tiny margins and she redid a
> report I did and got 11 less lines and thinks my bill is more because of
> that. I said, NO, it does not change the number of characters in the
report
> because of the margins. It is less lines because of tiny margins, however.
> I don't know, can someone help me here with a concise explanation!!
>
> We both use Word only for counting. I do Word character count WITH
spaces.
> You don't want me to count spaces I won't put them in. She does word line
> count. Can anyone explain to me or help me explain if there is a
> substantial difference and if I should change?
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx)
>
>


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    ... currently involved in discussing with doctors wife as my bill was higher ... >> doing my margins and doing gross lines. ... >> She still is horrified I count every character. ... I said I DO BILL LINES but I figure by characters not gross ...
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    ... Taking one document, and typing it each way (skinny margins/big margins), ... I just spoke to the gal that retyped my report. ... > She still is horrified I count every character. ... I said I DO BILL LINES but I figure by characters not gross lines. ...
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    ... She does 2 days I do 3, my bill is more than hers ever month. ... I said, NO, it does not change the number of characters in the report ... because of the margins. ... I do Word character count WITH spaces. ...
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    ... She still is horrified I count every character. ... She would have billed at her skinny margins 44 lines I billed 41! ... I just never heard of billing characters I always heard of billing lines. ... I said I DO BILL LINES but I figure by characters not gross lines. ...
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    ... take your character count with spaces & divide by 65 to get your lines so ... She does 2 days I do 3, my bill is more than hers ever month. ... > report I did and got 11 less lines and thinks my bill is more because of ... > because of the margins. ...
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