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Parimala R.

Book Indexer|Professional Back-of-the Book Indexing|20+yrs experience

A Ph.D. (Electrochemistry) qualified professional with 23 years of experience in back-of-the book indexing for non-fiction books. Career highlights: completed almost 5000 index related projects in 23 years of experience with 100% job success. The projects involve any one of the following: New index (back-of-the-book index) generation using the camera-ready proofs; Embedded indexing in Word documents/live files; Index generation from author/client-provided keywords; Page number updating for existing index (when there is a change in page flow); Multiple indexes generation as per client’s needs. Upwork highlights: Projects completed: 31; Success rate: 100%; 5 Star rating jobs: 18; Job feedback as “Excellent” from clients: 18. Feedback points include: Committed to quality: 100%; Reliable: 100%; Clear communicator: 100%; Collaborative: 100%; Professional: 100%; Accountable for Outcomes: 100%; Detail oriented: 100%; Solution oriented: 100%

🇮🇳Chennai, India$25/hr100% JSS4.99 (20)Since Mar 2021

Earnings and projects

MRR
$55

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#148,927 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#15,662 / 45.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
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Read daily since Oct 25, under 30 days

Total earnings
$9.3k

Billed in all: $9.5k

World#202,886 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#25,332 / 45.9k
Per project
$289

$164 in the last 6 months

World#234,236 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#28,264 / 45.9k
Projects, last 6 months
2

Across 3 contracts

67% fixed33% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#10,198 / 45.9k
Projects in all
32

Across 35 contracts

80% fixed20% hourly
World#92,223 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#14,178 / 45.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$9.5kNothing earned since Oct 25Billed in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$9.4k$9.5k$9.6k$9.7kOct 25Nov 1Nov 7

Tracked from Oct 25, 2026.

Skill rankings: Top 24% in Article

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