[Hidden-tech] writing rates

[Don Lesser]

It is better still to pay for each piece. Blog posts between 150 and 450 words for a set amount. If you are worried about per word payment making someone verbose and hourly rates as making them work slowly, then payment by the piece is the best. Whether a seasoned professional can rip it off in 20 minutes or 2 hours, the net result is the piece. Paying for a finished product (with the understanding that one round of editing is included) lets everyone focus on what is important.

Of course, I have seen rates from $15 to $1,000 per blog post. The high end of course is for a leading expert in the field and $15 is more the norm.

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From: "Janis S. Gray" <jsgray at crocker.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 7:11 PM
To: "Susanna Opper" <susanna at shawenon.com>, "Holly Givens" <hollygivens29 at gmail.com>, hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] writing rates 






I agree with Susanna. It takes more work and talent 
to write concise copy than long copy! Paying by the hour may be a better 
way to approach it. The Writer's Market has examples of low, average 
and high hourly rates for business writing. 
  
 
Janis S. Gray
d.b.a. Rowan Tree Editorial Services
219 Wendell 
Road
Shutesbury MA 01072
413 259-1584 voice and fax
jsgray at crocker.com

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  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
   
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  [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of 
  Holly Givens
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 1:13 
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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!
  
   
  
  Yours,
  
  Holly
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  is a seasoned communicator who offers high-impact writing and strategic public 
  relations to move your organization forward.

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