How Much Do Freelance Writers Charge?
A Study To Help Freelance Writers Benchmark Their Rates
When I first started freelance writing, I scoured all the popular copywriting blogs and books to answer my two most pressing questions:
How much should I charge for my services?
How much do other freelance writers charge?
While there were some available resources, they weren’t comprehensive or had such wide ranges that the information wasn’t helpful.
My goal in conducting this research was to reach out to a network of successful freelance writers to get detailed insights and numbers on:
How people price their projects (e.g., per project, per word, per hour)
What criteria freelancers use to set rates
How much freelance writers charge for different types of content
With the help of this data, I put together the following report so that other freelance writers can benchmark their rates.
As you read this study, keep in mind these findings aren’t hard and fast rules, and you’ll still find a lot of variation. However, these results will provide insight into where your prices fall in relation to other freelancers, and whether you need to ask your clients for more money (you do).
You can see the full report here or the TL;DR infographic is below. Feel free to use the embed code that appears after the infographic to share the infographic on your own website.
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