Knowing what to charge for freelance copywriting services is the key to keeping busy, winning more jobs, and earning a six-figure income.
Now you can find out exactly what to charge for a sales letter ... landing page ... magalog ... white paper ... web site ... and dozens of other copywriting assignments - and how many words you have to write for each....
Dear Copywriter:
"How much do you charge?"
So many beginning - and even experienced - copywriters dread hearing those words.
You see, they know their potential client is probably talking to other copywriters.
So they are bidding for the project in a competitive situation, which means:
- If they charge too much, they'll lose the job - and they won't get the work they so desperately want and need to stay busy and profitable.
- If they charge too little, they'll work their tails off for little financial reward ... and never hit their income target.
Listen: you can be the greatest copywriter in the world. Or a terrific person. Or the most knowledgeable copywriter in your chosen niche.
But if you don't quote a fee the client can pay and is willing to pay, you won't get the assignment, period.
And quoting the right fee is difficult, because:
- You don't know what the client's budget is.
- You don't know what the client wants or expects to pay.
- You don't know what the job is really worth.
- You don't know what fees your competitors are quoting.
The good news is: now help is here to help you price every job right - so you:
- Accurately estimate the word length and work involved in each copywriting project.
- Don't under-price yourself by charging too little - and then losing money on the assignment.
- Don't quote a price that's so high the client will not hire you.
- Quote copywriting fees that are accurate, fair, and reasonable - fees that clients can pay and are willing to pay.
- Win more copywriting assignments more often because you've estimated and quoted the fee correctly.
An authoritative pricing guide
for freelance copywriters
Our big 259-page e-book, A Guide to Freelance Copywriting Fees, tells you what to charge for dozens of copywriting assignments ... and also the approximate word length of each, so you know how much to write.
In it, you will discover:
- What to charge to write a PowerPoint presentation. Page 154.
- The 2 biggest hurdles to freelance copywriting success and how to overcome each. Page 8.
- Proper format for typing video scripts. Page 158.
- Make up to $25,000 for a single direct mail promotion with bookalogs. Page 105.
- Get paid to help your clients market their products with social media. Page 161.
- The 10 most profitable copywriting niches - and how to get started in each. Page 15.
- What to charge to ghostwrite a blog. Page 163.
- The client asks you to write an 8-page booklet. How many words long should your Word document be? Page 106.
- What to charge to write ads for Facebook. Page 167.
- Best copywriting assignment for writers who don't like writing long copy. Page 22.
- What to charge to write a social media profile for your client. Page 170.
- How many words of copy must you write to fit a 24-page digest? Page 109.
- How to break into copywriting for a $162 billion market. Page 29.
- What to charge for direct mail copywriting. Page 110.
- How many words are in a 20-minute speech? Page 175.
- What to charge for writing a web site's home page. Page 180.
- Unbelievable opportunities for copywriters on the web. Page 33.
- Get up to $7,500 per assignment writing long-copy landing pages. Page 182.
- How much should you charge to write a simple flier? Page 112.
- What to charge to write a name squeeze page. Page 185.
- How to set - and get - the fees you deserve. Page 42.
- What to charge to write an SEO web page. Page 196.
- What to charge to write a lift note. Page 113.
- Bob Bly's current copywriting fee schedule. Page 239.
- 4 ways to increase your pay on web copywriting jobs. Page 198.
- The 4 most important factors to consider when determining what to charge your client. Page 43.
- 10 questions to ask before you agree to performance-based compensation for copywriting projects. Page 225.
- Consulting services easily add thousands of extra dollars to your project fees. Page 234.
- How you can charge thousands of dollars instead of hundreds when writing pay per click ad campaigns. Page 202.
- Correct word length per page for magalogs. Page 116.
- What to charge for writing e-commerce web sites. Page 208.
- 10 tips for increasing landing page conversion rates. Page 214.
- 4 steps to preparing for a copywriting assignment. Page 219.
- How to find out what your competitors are charging. Page 45.
- What size should your promotional postcard be? Page 118.
- A formula for setting your hourly rate. Page 49.
- What to charge for a renewal series. Page 120.
- Make up to $3,500 per page writing ads and advertorials. Page 58.
- What to charge for a 2-page sales letter. Page 122.
- Make your words big and write copy for billboards. Page 64.
- What to charge for a tri-fold self-mailer. Page 124.
- What to charge for banner ads ... e-newsletter ads ... and pay per click ads. Page 68.
- How to write a good advertisement. Page 73.
- What to charge for a tabloid mailing. Page 125.
- How much money can you charge to write an infomercial? Page 79.
- How much can you charge for a voucher mailing? Page 126.
- Writing short commercials for broadcast radio. Page 80.
- Strategies for improving your outer envelopes. Page 128.
- What to charge for writing 15 and 30-second TV commercials. Page 82.
- What to charge for auto-responder e-mails. Page 134.
- Get paid to ghostwrite articles for busy professionals. Page 84.
- What to charge for long copy e-mail marketing campaigns. Page 136.
- What to charge for writing an e-newsletter for your client. Page 86.
- Earn a thousand dollars a page writing sales brochures. Page 89.
- What to charge to write a media kit. Page 143.
- What to charge your clients to write a case study for them. Page 92.
- Make as much as $5,000 per assignment writing white papers. Page 94.
- What to charge to write a press release. Page 146.
- How to write effective catalog copy. Page 98. Plus: how to avoid writer's block. Page 102.
- What to charge to write a query letter. Page 150.
- How many words are in an 8-minute video script? Page 152.
- And much more.....
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Bob Bly is a full-time freelance copywriter specializing in online, direct response, and b-to-b marketing. He earned more than $700,000 last year from his freelance writing, and became a self-made multi-millionaire while still in his 30s.A copywriter for more than a quarter of a century, Bob has written promotions for over 100 clients including Phillips, Agora, KCI, 21st Century, Weiss Research, EBI Medical Systems, Sony, IBM, AT&T, Grumman, Crain Communications, McGraw-Hill, Intuit, and AlliedSignal.
Bob is the author of more than 70 books including The Copywriter's Handbook (Henry Holt) and Internet Direct Mail (NTC Business Books).
He has published more than 100 articles in such publications as Subscription Marketing, Direct, Business Marketing, Writer's Digest, and Amtrak Express.
Bob's writing awards include a Gold Echo from the Direct Marketing Association, an IMMY from the Information Industry Association, two Southstar Awards, an American Corporate Identity Award of Excellence, and the Standard of Excellence award from the Web Marketing Association. He also taught writing at New York University.
Bob has appeared as a guest on dozens of TV and radio shows including The Advertising Show, Bernard Meltzer, CNBC, and CBS Hard Copy. He has been featured in major media ranging from the LA Times and Nation's Business to the New York Post and the National Enquirer. He was a featured speaker at the 2006 annual conference of the National Speakers Association.
Around his 50th birthday, Bob started CTC Publishing, a small Internet information marketing business, with no products and no web sites. A few short years later, he has over 50 information products and five dozen web sites generating average daily passive income of over a thousand dollars.
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