Patchoulia Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I have an opportunity to do some freelance writing for a marketing/advertising company...they're asking me what I charge...having never done this, I have no idea what standard rates are for this type of thing...the job being discussed is to write some press releases for an event.Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I work with a lot of free-lance writers and most of the 'good' ones charge by the word. The best we use charges us $1 per word, to give you an idea. Others charge by the length of the piece... 1 page, 2 page, etc. I would say it's pretty standard journalistic practice to charge by the word - start high - they're going to low ball you, for sure. I have no idea what your experience is, but if you have some experience that you can quote, i'd say $1 per word. You probably won't get it. But don't offer a $1 if you've never been published. Otherwise, go for 75 cents... you'll probably end up with 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 $.50 a word is standard cost in copy writing for newcomers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 $350/day for technical stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasyfizeek Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'm a freelance writer, and rates do depend on what type of work it is. Per word rate applies mostly to general interest, trade magazines and newspapers. $1 a word is pretty solid. Definitely go high rather than seeming like a good guy who works for cheap. Sometimes for advertising and corporate, a flat fee is negotiated, and you should be charging approx. $30/hr, depending on how much work it is (if there's a lot of research for example, a flat fee may be a better idea). Some high-end corporate technical writers charge double that. If you have any questions reach my off list at adam@adamelliottsegal.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 $.50 a word is standard cost in copy writing for newcomers.. And definitely NO COMMAS or words like IT'S, SHE'S, etc. Stretch those words out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thanks, guys! Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I wrote something for Relix about 7 years ago and they still owe me $100. I stopped holding my breath a while ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 $2 / word. make the words big so they get their money's worth.(you owe me $24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Relix always pays me.. odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 [h1]USE A LARGE FONT[/H1] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Add 10 cents per word for bold and italics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Looks like bouche owes us all a lot of fucking money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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