How much should I charge for copywriting service?

[Mikl]

@itouch_CV_s

Having used proof readers before, I have been bitten by those that charge an hourly rate, of which their timesheets were questionable i.e. spent much longer than I would ever imagine. As much as I appreciate hourly rates are more accurate, I think many organisations need to know read and correction times i.e. price per 200-500 words.

In fact, most professional proof-readers do charge by the word (or, occasionally, by the page), rather than by the hour.

But note that proof-reading is not necessarily the same as copy-editing, where it is sometimes more common to charge by the hour.

The above is based on my experience in the UK and USA. It might possibly be different in some other countries.

Mike

[stevod]

@Mikl

Please read my previous post regarding differences between countries.

You might get a professionally-written 500-word article for $2 - $7 (or equivalent) in some parts of the world, but in most of western Europe, USA, Canada, and many other countries, that won’t buy you a glass of beer and a sandwich.

Mike

And that writer might actually earn more by working serving the beer and sandwiches.

S

[system]

If you are able to persuade people to purchase things with the way you put words together, you can make good money. Copywriting is one of the strongest industries coming out of the Internet. Be it online or offline, you can make good money selling copywriting services and enjoying it at the same time. However, it is important that you are able to sell your own services. Here are what you can do and what to expect from it.

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[Lochan_Yulian]

As for how much to charge… what are you worth? Only you (and the market) can answer that.

[mackyanderson]

@Shyflower

“If you’re any good at what you do, you should be compensated for it based on your skill set, not your location.”

I have to agree with this.

It is not always base on your location. If you were from a far country from USA and your serving a good and high quality write ups for your client in that state, you should also be compensated at the rate base on their country. Moreover, if you are way too good to be true writer you can also earn more than what that state has to offer to you (of course that would take time, if you’re just starting to have this job today).

[TechTipLib]

@dhruvpatel

From my experience you should charge for 500 word or 750 word or for particular projects. Depending on experiences writer can get $2-$7 for 500 word articles.

This price is non-conformity! I always ask writer paid for me at least $15 for each article which will be published on my site. So I think writers will be paid more than $15 from their customers.

[Mittineague]

Thanks everyone

This thread was started so long ago that I’m sure the OP has come to a conclusion by now

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