In general, the price of a data entry project is a function of the number of keystrokes to enter the required data. As one would expect:

• Typed data is less expensive than handwritten data.
• All numeric data is less expensive than a combination of alpha and numeric.
• The price of the scanning/indexing projects will depend on the following requirements: Higher resolution and color scans are more expensive than lower resolution and B/W.
• Irregular size and mixed size paper are more expensive to scan than letter size.
•  Clerical activities such as opening envelopes, removing staples, unfolding, sorting multiple forms and turning all documents in the same direction add to the cost of the project
• Higher volumes, ongoing projects, non-profit and government institutions receive a discount Images on double-sided pages is more expensive than single-sided pages