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Topic: copywriting hourly and/or daily fees
| Author | Message |
| AliceWalker123 | Posted – 1/30/2008 7:29:46 PM | show profile | email poster Hello, Would someone mind letting me know what a decent copywriting rate is per day or per hour? Thanks, Jessica |
| Astera | Posted – 1/31/2008 12:13:28 AM | show profile I try to get $60 an hour, and I am in Orange County, Calif. However, I'm a fast writer, so it's often more lucrative for me to charge a project fee--$500 for a press release or a sales letter, for instance. For a recent long-term on-site project, I got $55 an hour, but I was hired through a temp agency, so they withheld my taxes and SSN contribution. ------ www.adventuresofastera.blogspot.com |
| ISR | Posted – 1/31/2008 9:22:14 AM | show profile Do people charge more in NYC? $60 seems high unless you have a ton of experience, or am I wrong? |
| brainfry | Posted – 1/31/2008 12:01:18 PM | show profile 60 too low I charge $100 to $125 per hour...that is pretty standard these days in NYC. |
| Canadiana | Posted – 2/2/2008 3:10:31 PM | show profile I'd loooove to get $125 an hour but, at this point, I'm happy with my $40-$50 per hour copywriting rate. If you can charge more, and they accept, then go for it. |
| ISR | Posted – 2/5/2008 9:11:29 AM | show profile What about editing fees? I have tremendous editing experience, but charge very little---only $35/hour. Am I an idiot? I've had a ft job most of my life, so now that I'm freelancing I'm kind of clueless about how to get (corporate) work. Cold-pitching seems like it's unlikely to turn up anything. |
| jemscout | Posted – 2/5/2008 10:18:04 AM | show profile | email poster editing rates? I have this same question -- how much do I charge for editing/rewriting marketing copy? I was asked to give a flat fee for four pieces of editing. For original writing, the company pays 40 cents a word, so my expectations are low for pay; however, it's also not brain surgery. One of the pieces requires a bit of research on my part, so it's a bit like a complete rewrite; the others just need some heavy editing. I figure it won't take me more than 5 hours to complete the work. Advice? |
| Lula | Posted – 2/6/2008 5:13:55 PM | show profile Norcal here. Going rates are anywhere from $40-$50 for lower rung freelancers (newbies, inexperienced, students or those who just want to shoot themselves in the foot), to $125/hr. I'm still trying to break $100 but haven't earned those tripes yet. |
| Lula | Posted – 2/6/2008 5:14:18 PM | show profile Uh, haven't earned those STRIPES yet, that is. |
| ISR | Posted – 2/8/2008 9:44:30 PM | show profile Are you saying newbie editors charge $40-$50/hour? That doesn't seem right. Newbie editor jobs seem to advertise at around $20/hour or so---more than $50/hour seems steep for basic editing, doesn't it? Or were you talking about copywriting? |
