How much to charge for writing?

I agree that all those things should be taken into account which is why I said "the most basic way."

 

The more you do it, the more you know how long something will take.

I can bill my clients by time, word count, project or whatever and it will still come out to my RHBAI.

 

acronym definition please?

 

Oh lol. That's just something I made up.

RHBAI = Required Hourly Bank Account Increase.

I make up crap like this all day long.

 

I charge $15 for 350 to 500 words of content, and a per page rate for reports and ebooks.

I love your acronym Marketjunction!

 

LOL. Thanks.

 

I charge at $3 for 400 words, $4 for 500 and so on.. but right now my free slots are getting full, thanks DP.

 

I charge exactly I'm offered/contracted. When I'm doing magazine work I get from 50c to $1.50 a word, airfare not needed. (which will surprise a few people on that locked thread).

 

Right. There's a difference between applying for a job, such as querying a publication, and quoting a client that's come to you for a project.

If I were to query say Entrepreneur magazine, it doesn't matter what I want to charge. They have their rates--just like pretty much any employer.

When someone comes to you for a project, it's more of a store/customer relationship. They enter the store, check out the price for the item and decide to buy or pass.

 

you can charge between $2 to $50 per article. depending on size quality, information and topic

 

Huh?

Some articles, like features in magazines, cost thousands of dollars. And I've personally charged and received (routinely) more than $50 per article--as I'm sure others here have.

 

.005$ per word thats what i charge.

 

My wife gets anywhere from $10-$20 per article.

I get from $7.5 - $15 per article.

The difference is purely in our skill as writers. Hers is much more polished.

 

I guess that it is a matter of negotiation. If both parties meet in the middle (make a compromise) if I can say so, then they have the green light to ink the deal.

 

If someone came to me asking for a price I would give them a price in $s (well £s in my case), rather than price per word, and hope that I'd got my caculations in the right ball park for what it would earn me per hour.

 

I currently charge at a rate based upon 2c per word; which
works out at about the average that is being posted here.

Rewrites I charge at 1.5c per word.

It's useful to see everyone's rates, here. There does seem to
be a strong average figure.

Phil