Someone recently asked me about current proofreading pay rates, and that got me to thinking about freelance writing pay rates in general. I posted about this a while back but rates have probably changed this since then, so here’s an updated list of resources you might find useful:
How Much Should A Freelancer Charge? by Moira Allen of Writing-world.com.
2005 Freelance Copywriter Fee & Compensation Survey: by Nick Usborne from Freelancewritingsuccess.com.
Writers-Editors.com Business Guide For Freelance Writers: guide to calculating hourly rates and net income.
Setting Your Freelance Writing Rates: by Jennifer Mattern.
How much should I charge and how long will it take?: from Catchthesun.net. Includes info for proofreading, copy editing, editing, other freelance writing work.
Writers.ca freelance rates guide: Canadian rates for freelance writers from PWAC (Professional Writers Assocation of Canada).
New Zealand freelance rates: Has a list of publications, rates per word, and comments from writers.
NUJ Rates (UK): Freelance journalist rates, compiled by the National Union of Journalists.
Australian Society of Authors Rates and Conditions: Suggested minimum rates for writers and illustrators working in the Australian market.
Setting Your Fees As A Freelance Writer by Debra Jason of Writedirection.com.
Copywriting fees by Randall Rensch.
Society for Editors and Proofreaders rates: proofreading, copy editing, rewriting rates (UK).
National Writers Union media rates: You have to be a member of NWU to access the database.
Here are some interesting blog posts on the topic:
How Much Should You Pay A Blogger? by Darren Barefoot.
Deflation & Freelance writers: by Paul Lima.
Another way to find out current rates is to check out online job boards or PayScale to see what companies/editors will pay, or browse rates set by other freelance writers (here’s an example).
If you know of any other interesting articles or useful resources, please do post them below!
2 responses so far ↓
Liz Jones // Feb 12, 2007 at 12:06 pm
OMG!!!! That cartoon is soooooo perfect!!! It’s like you’ve been watching my kids… (I don’t even bother with the calculations)
Inkygirl // Feb 12, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Thanks, Liz. I’ve had a few others tell me today that the cartoon is about THEM.
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