Comments on: Setting your freelance fees http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/ Editing, Proofreading, Indexing, Publication Consulting Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:32:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mario http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Mario Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:29:09 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-150 Absolutely great information there! I think it is interessting for a lot of people to became a freelancer because of the financial crisis! Thanks Regards, Mario Absolutely great information there! I think it is interessting for a lot of people to became a freelancer because of the financial crisis! Thanks

Regards,
Mario

]]> By: The Writer’s Coin » Blog Archive » Money Hacks Carnival: Welcome to 2009 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-149 The Writer’s Coin » Blog Archive » Money Hacks Carnival: Welcome to 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:21:33 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-149 [...] presents Setting your freelance fees posted at The Copyeditor’s Desk. Ever wonder how to truly value a writer’s time? Vh has [...] [...] presents Setting your freelance fees posted at The Copyeditor’s Desk. Ever wonder how to truly value a writer’s time? Vh has [...]

]]> By: copyeditorsdesk http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-148 copyeditorsdesk Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:19:35 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-148 Depends on how large the publication is. If it's a low-budget local rag and what you're doing is trying to get a byline and some clips that you can show to higher-paying markets, it's better than a hit in the head. Use the clips, though, to leverage yourself into higher-paying regional and national publications. Depends on how large the publication is. If it’s a low-budget local rag and what you’re doing is trying to get a byline and some clips that you can show to higher-paying markets, it’s better than a hit in the head. Use the clips, though, to leverage yourself into higher-paying regional and national publications.

]]> By: copyeditorsdesk http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-147 copyeditorsdesk Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:17:21 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-147 Yah... We noticed that typo about 30 seconds after WordPress "forgot" our password. What with holiday distractions, it's taken us a while to get back in. ;-) Yah… We noticed that typo about 30 seconds after WordPress “forgot” our password. What with holiday distractions, it’s taken us a while to get back in. ;-)

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Mrs. Micah Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:01:12 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-146 Great article. I agree from a general consulting viewpoint (as well as writing) that businesses seem to value your work more than editors or than hobbyists (if you're doing blog consulting) and individual consumers. I think that's because most business owners a) have learned that it's valuable and b) see you as another business owner of sorts. Great article. I agree from a general consulting viewpoint (as well as writing) that businesses seem to value your work more than editors or than hobbyists (if you’re doing blog consulting) and individual consumers. I think that’s because most business owners a) have learned that it’s valuable and b) see you as another business owner of sorts.

]]> By: funnyaboutmoney1 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-145 funnyaboutmoney1 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:03:30 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-145 Hah! I suspected it was one word, but the old eyeballs couldn't discern whether a space resided in the site's banner or not, and so I chose to err on the side of staidness. And in the "uh-oh" department: sorry about the r-r-r-r-u-d-e misspelling. WordPress having one of its hiccups about letting me back into CE Desk, but will fix it as soon as the password gets updated. Hah! I suspected it was one word, but the old eyeballs couldn’t discern whether a space resided in the site’s banner or not, and so I chose to err on the side of staidness. And in the “uh-oh” department: sorry about the r-r-r-r-u-d-e misspelling. WordPress having one of its hiccups about letting me back into CE Desk, but will fix it as soon as the password gets updated.

]]> By: Katharine http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Katharine Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:15:58 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-144 Thanks for the link, folks. :-) (However, my name should read: Katharine O'Moore-Klopf--an "a" instead of an "e" in the middle of my given name, and an apostrophe and a hyphen in my surname. And my blog name is one word with an internal cap: EditorMom.) Be sure, when evaluating how much time a project is going to take to edit, to build in some "uh-oh" time--because there are always unexpected problem areas in manuscripts. Thanks for the link, folks. :-) (However, my name should read: Katharine O’Moore-Klopf–an “a” instead of an “e” in the middle of my given name, and an apostrophe and a hyphen in my surname. And my blog name is one word with an internal cap: EditorMom.)

Be sure, when evaluating how much time a project is going to take to edit, to build in some “uh-oh” time–because there are always unexpected problem areas in manuscripts.

]]> By: Heather http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Heather Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:43:30 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-143 Dear Copyeditor's Desk, This was a great post and exactly what I was looking for! Thanks. I do need to point out – and I'm not trying to be a smart a@@ there is a grammar/typo in the 5th graph under descriptions for what writers should charge. The 2nd sentence should read "... a feature assignment ..." instead of "... an feature ..." Thanks, again, for spelling all this out in such great detail. Have a great 2009! Dear Copyeditor’s Desk,

This was a great post and exactly what I was looking for! Thanks.

I do need to point out – and I’m not trying to be a smart a@@ there is a grammar/typo in the 5th graph under descriptions for what writers should charge. The 2nd sentence should read “… a feature assignment …” instead of “… an feature …”

Thanks, again, for spelling all this out in such great detail. Have a great 2009!

]]> By: wine blog http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-142 wine blog Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:39:22 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-142 Thanks for the savvy post! I think most writers will find this useful in determining how to get paid the right amount for there content and writing. Thanks for the savvy post! I think most writers will find this useful in determining how to get paid the right amount for there content and writing.

]]> By: michellejbuss http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/2008/12/27/setting-your-freelance-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-141 michellejbuss Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:14:10 +0000 http://thecopyeditorsdesk.com/?p=725#comment-141 Very, very useful. I am just starting out as a freelance and I guess that is where the difficult part is. I suppose I do undersell myself at the moment. I have a project to write three articles for a magazine at roughly USD $70 per 500 words. I get paid about $300 dollars per article. That is probably pretty low but as there is not a huge amount of demand for my services at the moment, I consider it getting my foot in the door. What do you think? Very, very useful. I am just starting out as a freelance and I guess that is where the difficult part is. I suppose I do undersell myself at the moment. I have a project to write three articles for a magazine at roughly USD $70 per 500 words. I get paid about $300 dollars per article. That is probably pretty low but as there is not a huge amount of demand for my services at the moment, I consider it getting my foot in the door. What do you think?

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