Although Susanna is correct in principle, some projects have built-in parameters, such as a 750-word case study, a 1,500-word ghost-written article, etc. Some freelancers have two different rates, one for editorial and one for Marketing clients. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Susanna Opper To: 'Holly Givens' ; hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] writing rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'll be eager to hear other opinions, but to me paying by the word is counterproductive. The best online writing is tight and concise. The better you are, the less you make. Not sure why you'd do this. --Susanna ------------------------------------- Susanna Opper Shawenon Communications Our distinction is communicating your distinction 413-528-6494 susanna at shawenon.com www.shawenon.com Twitter: @SusannaOpper From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Holly Givens Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 1:13 PM To: <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> Subject: [Hidden-tech] writing rates Hello all! One of my potential clients wants to pay for online content by the word. What's the going rate these days? Thanks for any information you can share!... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20101109/8a1a43eb/attachment.html