Freelance Rates Survey Ends Next Week

November 4, 2009 by Lillie 

questionI’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:

  • How long have you freelanced part-time or full-time?
  • What kind of freelancer are you—writer, editor, both?
  • How do you find freelance jobs?
  • How do you price your work—hourly, project, bid, etc.?
  • What is your standard hourly or word rate?
  • Do you post your rates?
  • 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.

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    Comment by aditya from black friday 2009
    2009-11-04 13:51:50

    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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    Comment by Lillie
    2009-11-04 17:59:44

    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.

     
     
    Comment by Anne Collins from vending machine business Subscribed to comments via email
    2009-11-05 07:10:18

    PLEASE post some freelancing price for link builder and writers. thanks
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    Comment by Lillie
    2009-11-05 22:25:05

    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.

     
     
    Comment by Ron
    2009-11-05 14:11:58

    I have done the survery. I am waiting for the results.

    Comment by Lillie
    2009-11-05 22:17:50

    Ron,
    Thanks for participating.

     
     
    Comment by Arleen Anderson
    2009-11-07 05:44:42

    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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    Comment by Lillie
    2009-11-07 12:20:46

    Arleen,

    Thank you for participating. I’ll be reporting on the results n my upcoming two-part series on freelance pricing.

     
     
    Comment by Sarah Lam
    2009-11-07 07:27:35

    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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    Comment by Lillie
    2009-11-07 12:21:08

    Sarah,

    Thank you for taking the survey. I hope the results are useful.

     
     
    Comment by Pete from Bed Reading Pillow Subscribed to comments via email
    2009-11-07 10:45:39

    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.

    Comment by Lillie
    2009-11-07 12:21:45

    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.

     
     
    Comment by Lea
    2009-11-11 05:06:19

    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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    Comment by Lillie
    2009-11-11 17:00:00

    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.

     
     
    Comment by Matt Keegan
    2009-11-12 16:19:47

    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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    Comment by Lillie
    2009-11-12 19:54:26

    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.

     
     
    Comment by Krista Johnson from Discount Web Designer Subscribed to comments via email
    2009-12-02 12:39:22

    Thanks for this survey lilie, i cant wait for the results..

    Comment by Lillie
    2009-12-02 15:16:49

    Krista,

    You don’t have to wait for the results. They are already posted.

     
     

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