I sent an email to a SEO company asking if they need somebody to help with directory submission, article submissions, social bookmarking, blog comments etc. And they replied that they were interested and really need a person for this job. But the asked me what do I charge? It was my mistake, but I wasn't ready for the question. They said that they used to work with a guy and paid him $1.5 for every approved directory submission. And told me to think about it, or choose another price and tell them. So, what should I charge for manual directory submission? Can I charge for every submission, no matter if the site is approved? What about article submission and social bookmarking? What would be a good price for both of us? About the blog comments I was thinking to charge $0.30 for every blog comment. For high PR blogs like PR8+, $0.50 per comment. Is this a good price? Thank you.
Yes but at lower price such as $1/directory. About the blog commenting,price is depend on the approval of the comment and the status of the blog whether its follow or non follow blog.
$1.50 per approved directory seems pretty high to me. Most submitters here charge like $10 for 500 submissions. Depending on what info you give them, you can usually get 100-200 of those approved depending on your site and linking information. Look at what other people are charging in the BST forums. As for blog commenting...if you can get a comment to stick (not get deleted), be do-follow, and have high PR you could easily charge $0.50 per comment. But it would have to meet all 3 requirements for it to be worth anything. Most high PR blog owners are pretty sharp when it comes to moderating comments, making it really hard to get away with it.
Charge whatever the market will bear. Something is worth what another person will pay for it. But keep in mind that the DP crowd is generally people who don't want to spend any money at all. You are not going to get sound pricing advice here. No offense to anyone reading this thread, but that is just the way it is. Also remember that the more you charge, the fewer customers you will have, and the less you charge the more customers you will get. Ask yourself... Do you want to price yourself into an 80-hour week, without much profit? Or do you want to price yourself into a 40-hour week with a comfortable living? I have seen this first-hand. I always wanted my own business, and I have it now. But, for the first 7 years, until 2008, I was paid to do stuff --- I had simply changed jobs, when I left the job-world behind.