Comments on: How Much Should You Charge As A Freelance Writer?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:32:24 +0000

You also need a portfolio to show people you have the right skills.

By: M. I. Day

M. I. Day — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:31:27 +0000

Thank you Christopher for your article and for sharing your first schedule of fees. I am just getting started and I was not sure what might be fair. I did not wish to be greedy or foolish.

Thanks for your help.

M. Day

By: Mariah McAlister

Mariah McAlister — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:11:22 +0000

Hi Chris,
I was a writer in Montana on a state website for children and then moved to the Denver area. Here it has been hard to find writing jobs and after working in the “corporate world” (usually in some soul murdering capacity, like general correspondence) I decided to stay home with my kids and work on the internet. However, even though there are lots of websites to write on, none of them have paid well enough to really replace my income. Most recently I have written articles on Associated Content and have been looking for assignments on GetAFreelancer.com. AC only pays a small upfront fee, like 3 or 4 bucks, and then very small payments per 1000 views. (I am up to 1.50 for 1000 views.) Anyway, I thought it would be nice to take some better paying freelance assignments and what I am seeing in GetAFreelancer.com are exteemely low paying. For example, some people want 40 articles and are willing to pay only $1.00 for each. Another said, “I have a budget of $30.00. How many articles can I get for this.” One of the bids was 10 articles. I am baffled. Where can I expect to get a decent amount for my work? Do you know of reputable websites or other sources for freelance writing assignments? Please let me know. Thanks, Mariah

By: Solomon

Solomon — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:29:39 +0000

Hi Chris,
I’ll stick to your blog for good advice on freelancing, which I couldn’t do, from now. I missed it hell lot of stuff here!
I request you to guide me on getting freelance gigs as a copywriter with a decade of experience and more, and as a writer too.
How do I do that? Should I take tests in Elance, which they ask us to do (newbies), and then only pitch for jobs?
Are there any sites where the registration is minimal, pls. do give me advice.
Hope you wouldn’t mind to help me, Chris!
Thanks
Solomon

By: Kenan

Kenan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:42:49 +0000

If you continually find writers who are not listing their prices, why not email them and ask? Personally, I never wanted to lead anybody on so I would send a sincere email explaining my situation. For me, this was much better than pretending that I wanted to hire the writer just so I could learn their rates. Believe it or not, most freelance writers are more than happy to share information on pricing and much more.

By: Carl B

Carl B — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:48:35 +0000

Thanks very much for this very informative article, I do a bit of freelancing myself and find it hard to know how much to sell myself for, and find it even harder making a living from it.

I write articles on things I know a lot about, but it seems to me that it is becoming increasingly hard to find people who are actually willing to pay reasonable amounts of money to purchase unique articles.

Your pricing guide really epitomizes this; sure in theory $50/page for a press release i about right, but where am I meant to find someone willing to spend the money?

Any help would be much appreciated; am I best to advertise my services on forums, other websites or where? Thanks

By: chrisblogging.com

chrisblogging.com — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:01:43 +0000

Hey all – Just wanted to drop in again and say thanks for all the comments. If you have any detailed questions, visit my blog or email me!

By: Omar Yesid Mariño

Omar Yesid Mariño — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:57:43 +0000

It would be very good to read some post with tips about ways to get clients once you have established your prices. Thank you for this post.

By: jen_chan, writer MemberSpeed.com

jen_chan, writer MemberSpeed.com — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:30:15 +0000

This article couldn’t have come at a better time. Especially with the writers’ strike still ongoing. It makes me wonder if freelance writing and online writing are also affected. I’m basically just a newbie and freelance writing was something I love to do in my spare time. I was actually thinking along the lines of, “Whatever I can get is good enough for me. After all, it’s only extra income.” But I also realize that there’s an opportunity to increase one’s price in the future.

By: Gisele B. from myBeautyMatch.com

Gisele B. from myBeautyMatch.com — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:12:22 +0000

Chris,

This is really valuable information.

Terry is right, when it comes to good copy it’s crucial for most marketers and very few people excel at copy, so a writer, should never sell themselves short!

Gisele