Comments on: Freelance Rates Survey Results

By: Lillie

Lillie — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:42:05 +0000

Jane,

Failing to ask for location was the major failing of the survey. It would have been useful information.

By: Jane Araguel@destin florida

Jane Araguel@destin florida — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:02:34 +0000

Looking into the location of the respondents makes sense. There are very few who will charge around $5 an hour for a freelance project in the US for sure. The rates highly depends on the location. In some countries for example, there are people who have been doing freelance work for years but have not charged more than $10 an hour.

By: Lillie

Lillie — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:31:02 +0000

Kim,

If you get what you pay for, the quality of my work is more than five times the quality of yours. I doubt that is the case. You don’t mention where you live, but I wonder if it somewhere other than the US. I don’t see how anyone can afford to operate a freelance writing business charging only $15/hour. How can you pay your labor costs (your own pay); cover your business expenses such as phone, computer, office supplies, and more; and still make a profit … all for $15/hour?

By: Kim@hgh

Kim@hgh — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:02:34 +0000

My reasonable budget is $15/hour for copywriting. That’s what i expect to pay when i have a project. The creative and quality content writer may always cost more. After all you get what you pay for.

By: Lillie

Lillie — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:19:47 +0000

Tarik,

I wish you success, and I’m glad people in developing countries have the opportunity to earn money from clients around the world.

In many cases, however, I believe writers for whom English is a second language may not be as effective as a native speaker because they don’t understand the syntax of the language and they don’t know the idioms. The client has to evaluate the writing and the price and determine which freelancer gives the best value to meet the client’s needs.