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

By: Joan Nemeth

Joan Nemeth — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:32:59 +0000

Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for your openness and encouragement. I have not exactly been a freelance writer in the strictest sense, but am finding some opportunities, so I appreciate your guide for rates. I have a better idea of value per project.

By: Z

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:24:49 +0000

I’m new to freelance writing and I was recently asked to write an article of at least 1000 words fro a magazine. Any advice on how much I should charge?

By: Jaime A. Heidel

Jaime A. Heidel — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:56:45 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I appreciate it!

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

By: Eman

Eman — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:37:03 +0000

Hi Chris/Yaro,

Your blog comes at the time when I’m searching for a freelance writer for my website/blog. It give me some insights on where to start.

My site/blog will be similar to Yaro’s blog – ie reviewing ‘good’ affiliate products to the readers (not meant to compete with Yaro).I’m a newbie in IM and want to start it with the best way possible.

If possible, could you please recommend a couple of candidates that you think could produce good
affiliate product reviews that your readers and myself could hire. I could have the same from elance, however I would like have it right at the first time.

Cheers,

Eman Eli
http://www.FutureBizToday.com

By: AnneM

AnneM — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:08:09 +0000

Hello

I am just starting a blog as a retired schoolteacher and my clever daughter is helping me. She has helped me find your site. I would like to say your tips are great, even in the non commercial context.

Just as well I have retired-I did not “get” the spam protection first up.

All the best

Anne

By: Monika @ The Writers Manifesto

Monika @ The Writers Manifesto — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:19:25 +0000

Hi Chris,

You raised some valuable points there. When I started out as a freelancer I adapted mys rates to the market to have a chance against competitors.

I also strive to deliver high quality work and therefore many clients have come back to me time and time again. The best compliment as a freelancer is when you start getting referrals from prior clients.

Once I gained more experience I was able to raise my rates and adapt to my experience in the field.

By: Terry Heath

Terry Heath — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:57:17 +0000

I’ve done some freelancing myself, and learned not to sell myself short. Remember, if anyone hires you to write they’re doing it to make money from your work; you don’t owe them anything.

By: Jeremiah - Simpletiger

Jeremiah - Simpletiger — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:56:07 +0000

I just signed up for Elance as a writer and have found some very interesting opportunities there for a writer.

I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to get into the writing industry full force, but make money right out of the gate.

Currently, a first tier membership is only $11/month and you can land jobs that pay $100 all the way up to $1000! This is a good way to start so you can test a dynamic set of writing skills, then later move on to offering your services on your own site or as a freelance. The URL for Elance is simply http://www.elance.com

Check it out!

By: chrisblogging.com

chrisblogging.com — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:13:11 +0000

Hey guys and gals -

I wanted to stop by to say thanks for all the useful comments. I would be happy to have everybody as readers at my blog as well.

And of course, please let me know if you have any specific questions!

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:35:12 +0000

Nice article. It would be interesting to explore the issues involved with hiring a freelance writer and how a budding internet entrepreneur could maximize their services. I think I will expand on that topic myself in the next couple of weeks.

By: Ninja Dollar

Ninja Dollar — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:34:01 +0000

Interesting thoughts, but it does rely heavily on the market which means that you may be selling yourself short.

I’ve always found a better technique is to simply consider the minimum that you would work for and start from there. For example, if you’ll work $10 p/hour and a job will take 2 hours – charge $20. When you start getting enough work that it’s hard to keep up, then put the prices up.

If you’re always comparing to others, you’re valuing what they’re worth rather than yourself.

By: Making Sales Making Money

Making Sales Making Money — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:14:59 +0000

I m actually promoting a new writer this week and this will help her , thanks, amazing to me is how many people want to hire writers for a link on their page