Comments on: Freelance fees: hourly or per project? http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees Copywriting Tips for Smart Copywriters Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:30:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michael Ussher http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-26504 Michael Ussher Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:13:34 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-26504 Always by the hour. With a clearly laid out spec sheet of what I'm good at and what I'm not good at, "What the client SHOULD hire me for" along with "What they SHOULD NOT hire me for." http://www.earner.net/ussher/ I find if I bid what I actually think it will take me plus a few extra hours for the unknowns then get the job done under this time, then the projects very often keep on going LONG after what the client had set as the specs for the project. Using an hourly rate allows you to "Just keep going". I bid 43 hours for my current project and were up at over 150 hours already. I like it like this. Always by the hour.

With a clearly laid out spec sheet of what I’m good at and what I’m not good at, “What the client SHOULD hire me for” along with “What they SHOULD NOT hire me for.” http://www.earner.net/ussher/

I find if I bid what I actually think it will take me plus a few extra hours for the unknowns then get the job done under this time, then the projects very often keep on going LONG after what the client had set as the specs for the project.

Using an hourly rate allows you to “Just keep going”. I bid 43 hours for my current project and were up at over 150 hours already.

I like it like this.

]]> By: Pamela Capraru http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-25081 Pamela Capraru Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:52:50 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-25081 I charge by the hour, because I've been burned on project rates when a job's scope has expanded. I've learned that "scope creep" can be avoided by building in a set number of revisions (heavy first edit, second round to address queries and client input, final read) and charging by the hour or by the page for overages. As an editor with 30 years under my belt, I do see the reverse return of being faster and more efficient and therefore earning less by the hour. How does per page charging work? My primary field is magazines, and I work in designed layouts as often as I do in MSWord manuscripts, but I also do some corporate and government work. I've set my hourly fees at well above the magazine industry average, and I charge almost double for corporate work and higher for specialized government projects. I'd appreciate your input. I charge by the hour, because I’ve been burned on project rates when a job’s scope has expanded. I’ve learned that “scope creep” can be avoided by building in a set number of revisions (heavy first edit, second round to address queries and client input, final read) and charging by the hour or by the page for overages. As an editor with 30 years under my belt, I do see the reverse return of being faster and more efficient and therefore earning less by the hour. How does per page charging work? My primary field is magazines, and I work in designed layouts as often as I do in MSWord manuscripts, but I also do some corporate and government work. I’ve set my hourly fees at well above the magazine industry average, and I charge almost double for corporate work and higher for specialized government projects. I’d appreciate your input.

]]> By: Dean Rieck http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-8281 Dean Rieck Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:16:17 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-8281 Brett, I've found that flat fees generally work best when you start charging higher fees. Clients like knowing what they're going to pay. And as you get faster, it's more fair to you. Brett, I’ve found that flat fees generally work best when you start charging higher fees. Clients like knowing what they’re going to pay. And as you get faster, it’s more fair to you.

]]> By: Brett Henley http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-8254 Brett Henley Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:35:21 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-8254 Great stuff Dean ... needed a nudge in the right direction. I've always charged by the page, but as my expertise has grown, it's been quite difficult to land on a price range that felt adequate. Now I'm working to set an hourly range and quote custom per project fees. This will allow me to build in margin for research and misc, so it's a big help. Great stuff Dean … needed a nudge in the right direction. I’ve always charged by the page, but as my expertise has grown, it’s been quite difficult to land on a price range that felt adequate.

Now I’m working to set an hourly range and quote custom per project fees. This will allow me to build in margin for research and misc, so it’s a big help.

]]> By: 8 rules for setting your freelance copywriting fees http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-4840 8 rules for setting your freelance copywriting fees Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:02:15 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-4840 [...] covered project vs. hourly fees in more detail last [...] [...] covered project vs. hourly fees in more detail last [...]

]]> By: Dean Rieck http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-3288 Dean Rieck Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:25:52 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-3288 Dudley, Good for you. But as you can see, this is a blog about copywriting, not hauling coal. Dudley,
Good for you. But as you can see, this is a blog about copywriting, not hauling coal.

]]> By: dudley mokwele http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-3279 dudley mokwele Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:21:05 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-3279 just secured a contract for a huge haulage company to transport coal from the mines to the electricity generating plants. The contract is worth millions of ZAR and last for 4 year after which it can be rolled to whatever period . The mine's life span is estimated to 70 years and it is in its first 5 years . Please, help. just secured a contract for a huge haulage company to transport coal
from the mines to the electricity generating plants. The contract is worth millions of ZAR and last for 4 year after which it can be rolled
to whatever period . The mine’s life span is estimated to 70 years and it is in its first 5 years . Please, help.

]]> By: Dean Rieck http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-1981 Dean Rieck Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:51:26 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-1981 Chrystal: That's one of the problems with charging hourly. If you work fast, you get paid less. If you work slow, you get paid more. I suggest selling your expertise, not your time. Chrystal:
That’s one of the problems with charging hourly. If you work fast, you get paid less. If you work slow, you get paid more. I suggest selling your expertise, not your time.

]]> By: Chrystal @ Happy Mothering http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-fees/comment-page-1#comment-1979 Chrystal @ Happy Mothering Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:18 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=410#comment-1979 I'm still charging an hourly rate for most projects - mostly because my clients don't always have objectives clearly laid out and I know that things could change in an instant. I do have a few things that I charge flat rates for though, mostly because I can plan for how much time they'll take me. I tend to work very fast and much more efficiently than other writers I know, so I probably get the short end of the stick on some projects. .-= Chrystal @ Happy Mothering's last blog ... <a href="http://www.happy-mothering.com/2010/02/life-with-two-under-two-temper-tantrums-sleep-deprivation-and-sweet-kisses.html" rel="nofollow">Life with Two Under Two: Temper Tantrums, Sleep Deprivation and Sweet Kisses</a> =-. I’m still charging an hourly rate for most projects – mostly because my clients don’t always have objectives clearly laid out and I know that things could change in an instant. I do have a few things that I charge flat rates for though, mostly because I can plan for how much time they’ll take me. I tend to work very fast and much more efficiently than other writers I know, so I probably get the short end of the stick on some projects.
.-= Chrystal @ Happy Mothering’s last blog … Life with Two Under Two: Temper Tantrums, Sleep Deprivation and Sweet Kisses =-.

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