Freelance Rates Survey Ends Next Week
November 4, 2009 by Lillie
I’ve been running a freelance writing and editing rates survey for several weeks but haven’t had a great deal of response. My goal is to have statistically significant information for my two-part series scheduled for the third week in November.
The survey is anonymous, quick, and easy. There are only six multiple-choice questions:
An optional seventh question gives you the opportunity to add comments and further information.
If you are a freelance writer or editor—part-time or full-time—and have not already done so, please take the survey by Wednesday, November 12. Then come back the following week for the series on pricing, including the results of the survey.
Hi Lillie,
I think you organized this survey some time ago also.It is great way for finding the details about the freelancing industry.
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aditya,
Yes, I did initiate the survey a while back, but I still don’t have enough responses to be statistically significant so I’m trying to get more.
Hey there, im not exactly on topic but im interested in the survey tool you used.
Are you using the free version of Survey Monkey or do you pay for their service?
I also want to know if its possible to track who of the people who received an invitation has completed the survey. I want to offer paid surveys so i have to know who has completed the polls.
I hope that you understand what i mean, my english isnt that good.
Kind regards
Christie D.
Christie,
I used the free version of Survey Monkey. Yes, you can track who has responded and who has not.
PLEASE post some freelancing price for link builder and writers. thanks
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Anne,
I intend to publish the results of the survey on freelance rates. I’m not sure what you’re asking for about link building, but the survey and the posts will be about freelance writing and editing.
I have done the survery. I am waiting for the results.
Ron,
Thanks for participating.
I can’t wait for the result of this survey! As a freelance writer, I’m looking forward to the result. Well, that’s precisely my reason why I participated in this survey.
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Arleen,
Thank you for participating. I’ll be reporting on the results n my upcoming two-part series on freelance pricing.
I have submitted my answers for the survey. This is a nice survey to help us understand about the freelance writing industry.
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Sarah,
Thank you for taking the survey. I hope the results are useful.
Hi Lillie, I’m a web designer so haven’t taken part in the survey because I didn’t want to skew the figures, being from a different industry, but I look forward to seeing the results anyway.
Thanks, Pete. I’m trying to get prices specifically for freelance writing and editing, but I’m sure the results will be helpful to other freelance fields as well.
Nice of you to think of creating such survey. In my opinion, freelance has been mostly the answer to most of the person looking for jobs.
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Lea,
A lot of people who are out of work start freelancing. Many of them have always worked for someone else and think they can charge the hourly rate they made as an employee, forgetting they are now responsible for own taxes and insurance, as well as all the overhead costs of doing business.
Thank you for sticking with the survey Lillie even though the number of responses were few.
Perhaps we’ll glean enough information about what was shared to come away with something substantive.
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Matt,
I would like to have more responses, but I hope the numbers are representative. Predictions of outcomes of elections where millions of votes will be cast are made on the basis of polls of a few thousand people. So maybe a few dozen freelancers will be representative of many more.
Thanks for this survey lilie, i cant wait for the results..
Krista,
You don’t have to wait for the results. They are already posted.