Comments on: Setting Blog Posting Rates

By: Lisa T.

Lisa T. — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:23:13 +0000

I love this debate. As a pro who spent many years in journalism, some of the Web content rates appall me. Sites like elance also blow me away, too, however.

It all comes down to quality. If the customer wants excellent writing and service, she should be willing to pay a higher rate. Unfortunately, some customers do it the government way. They give jobs to the lowest bidder … and it shows. It makes them look less professional and may actually drive a few clients away.

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By: Yuwanda Black

Yuwanda Black — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:34:05 +0000

James:

Just to clarify, I agree that there are set standards, but there are no set “adopted” standards, like say, a federally set minimum wage. That’s what I mean when I say “standard rate.”

And you’re right about the internet helping us all to achieve goals; I shudder to think where we as freelance writers would be without it.

Best,
Yuwanda

By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens

James Chartrand - Men with Pens — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:58:43 +0000

Hi Ywanda – Writers.ca offers a set standard for freelance writing rates. You’d mentioned there were no standards at all. While I understand you’re American, the Internet is international and any resource that helps us all achieve our goals should be considered valuable.

Rates always bring up interesting discussion, though. It’s a hot topic!

By: Yuwanda Black

Yuwanda Black — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:31:44 +0000

Thanks for the link love Sharon. Just discovered this thread during my usual web crawling.

Glad to see my article sparked a little debate. It’s nice when others weigh in.

For James: I posted all the links in the article where I found the info. I disagree about there being a set standard for rates — especially in online writing. Maybe you Canadians are just more forward-thinking and organized than we Americans in this arena.

Love the discourse though. Definitely worthwhile.

Best,
Yuwanda

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:01:13 +0000

Cheryline

That’s a great suggestion. I think Yuwanda Black recently made a similar suggestion about getting SEO writing jobs.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:33:09 +0000

@ James: that post is now up @Star: As James says, those rates are good for web content work, but for journalism they suck. It's a matter of deciding what you can live with and how much you need the money.

By: James Chartrand - Web Content Writer Tips

James Chartrand - Web Content Writer Tips — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:42:15 +0000

@ Star – That all depends on where you’re coming from. $30 per 500 words is pretty good money for web content writers. It’s a terrible rate for magazine or print publishing writers.

Keep in mind there is a great divide down the line of the writing profession, with the magazine writers and journalists on one side and the web content writers on the other.

For web content, the rate you mentioned is quite reasonable and often double what the online industry tends to offer, because of perception that anyone can write and it doesn’t take skills. Do note that many of us protest these rates and fight them, but we’re much more keen on fighting truly unfair rates such as $2 for 500 words – very common in the web content writing world.

However – I don’t know what the subject matter or topic was regarding that $450 for 7500 words. The topic area makes a huge difference.