Comments on: Freelance Writer Rates http://www.meryl.net/2006/07/freelance-writer-rates/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, web design. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:39:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt Keegan http://www.meryl.net/2006/07/freelance-writer-rates/#comment-19822 Matt Keegan Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:47:30 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/07/31/freelance-writer-rates/#comment-19822 <p>I haven't always been such a stickler about price especially if I know the person's budget is limited and I know that I can produce a nice series of articles rather quickly.</p> <p>Sometimes I will accept less simply because I am writing on a topic that I enjoy, <a href="http://www.thearticlewriter.com/autowriter" rel="nofollow">automotive</a>, and the effort I must put out is small compared to a topic I must familiarize myself with.</p> <p>Too many low priced deals, however, will wreck your budget and diminish your overall worth.</p> I haven’t always been such a stickler about price especially if I know the person’s budget is limited and I know that I can produce a nice series of articles rather quickly.

Sometimes I will accept less simply because I am writing on a topic that I enjoy, automotive, and the effort I must put out is small compared to a topic I must familiarize myself with.

Too many low priced deals, however, will wreck your budget and diminish your overall worth.

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]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2006/07/freelance-writer-rates/#comment-5448 Meryl Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:53:06 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/07/31/freelance-writer-rates/#comment-5448 <p>A reader submitted an email comment:</p> <p>"...in general I don't think anyone cares about your overhead. I think it's more important to emphasize why you charge as much as you do. For instance:</p> <ul><li>You have a strong, working knowledge of your subject. That means that you (the employer) don't have to spend a lot of your valuable time holding that person's hand.</li> <li>You have a huge amount of experience. Same reason as above.</li> <li>You know how to find the info that isn't given to you.</li> <li>You add value. You have ideas, you make suggestions, you aren't afraid to tell a person that they might be making a mistake, etc.</li> <li>References, samples, etc. of what you have done for other clients.</li></ul> <p>"I could go on, but you get my point. I never think that anyone should justify what they make or get paid for a project by talking about what they need to live. People just want to know that you are worth what you are quoting them."</p> <p>Very well put. Thanks.</p> A reader submitted an email comment:

“…in general I don’t think anyone cares about your overhead. I think it’s more important to emphasize why you charge as much as you do. For instance:

  • You have a strong, working knowledge of your subject. That means that you (the employer) don’t have to spend a lot of your valuable time holding that person’s hand.
  • You have a huge amount of experience. Same reason as above.
  • You know how to find the info that isn’t given to you.
  • You add value. You have ideas, you make suggestions, you aren’t afraid to tell a person that they might be making a mistake, etc.
  • References, samples, etc. of what you have done for other clients.

“I could go on, but you get my point. I never think that anyone should justify what they make or get paid for a project by talking about what they need to live. People just want to know that you are worth what you are quoting them.”

Very well put. Thanks.

]]> By: Jason Spector http://www.meryl.net/2006/07/freelance-writer-rates/#comment-5438 Jason Spector Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:20:18 +0000 http://meryl.net/2006/07/31/freelance-writer-rates/#comment-5438 <p>I think another aspect of the pricing problem is that our services are considered commodities by the larger business world. We're often asked right from the start what the cost is of writing an article or designing a web site. "So, what's the price and what can I get for it?"</p> <p>Our client interactions might be a lot less stressful if we were perceived as a professional service and not as an oil change.</p> <p>Great post, as always.</p> I think another aspect of the pricing problem is that our services are considered commodities by the larger business world. We’re often asked right from the start what the cost is of writing an article or designing a web site. “So, what’s the price and what can I get for it?”

Our client interactions might be a lot less stressful if we were perceived as a professional service and not as an oil change.

Great post, as always.

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