Comments on: Freelance Writing Week II: The Right Pay for Freelance Writing Jobs http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/04/freelance-writing-week-ii-the-right-pay-for-freelance-writing-jobs.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: LaraDunston http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/04/freelance-writing-week-ii-the-right-pay-for-freelance-writing-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-273438 LaraDunston Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:57:02 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=3897#comment-273438 In the field of travel writing, rates don't vary much among the legitimate established publications and sites... the best US and UK publications pay around $1.50 a word, the good ones pay around $1, which is the industry standard, then you get varying rates, from 35-50-75 cents a word... with magazines, the rate is essentially connected to the distribution, so the magazines with the widest distribution and therefore the highest readership pays more... in-flight magazines for instance can vary remarkably with the best ones, such as United's Hemispheres paying high rates while low-cost airlines with smaller number of readers will pay on the low side. Ditto re digital. The sites with the highest hits are almost paying magazine rates, those with lower hit rates will pay a pittance. <abbr><em>LaraDunston’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CoolTravelGuide/~3/sLfw4Oetpew/travel-by-postcards-little-beijing.html" rel="nofollow">Travel by postcards: A Little Beijing</a></em></abbr> <strong><em>I hope lots of aspiring travel writers are reading your comments--*so* helpful! Grazie mille :)</em></strong> In the field of travel writing, rates don’t vary much among the legitimate established publications and sites… the best US and UK publications pay around $1.50 a word, the good ones pay around $1, which is the industry standard, then you get varying rates, from 35-50-75 cents a word… with magazines, the rate is essentially connected to the distribution, so the magazines with the widest distribution and therefore the highest readership pays more… in-flight magazines for instance can vary remarkably with the best ones, such as United’s Hemispheres paying high rates while low-cost airlines with smaller number of readers will pay on the low side. Ditto re digital. The sites with the highest hits are almost paying magazine rates, those with lower hit rates will pay a pittance.

LaraDunston’s last blog post..Travel by postcards: A Little Beijing

I hope lots of aspiring travel writers are reading your comments–*so* helpful! Grazie mille :)

]]> By: Tara http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/04/freelance-writing-week-ii-the-right-pay-for-freelance-writing-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-273403 Tara Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:18:56 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=3897#comment-273403 You're right in the "It depends". For everything you have written here, I am all thumbs up! Pay increases when you know that you can bargain more for the quality of your work. Thanks for validating my opinions, too. <abbr><em>Tara’s last blog post..<a href="http://wordsmithtara.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/saying-%E2%80%9Cno%E2%80%9D/" rel="nofollow">Saying “No.”</a></em></abbr> <strong><em>Thanks so much for coming over and sharing your thoughts, Tara! Much success to you :)</em></strong> You’re right in the “It depends”. For everything you have written here, I am all thumbs up! Pay increases when you know that you can bargain more for the quality of your work.

Thanks for validating my opinions, too.

Tara’s last blog post..Saying “No.”

Thanks so much for coming over and sharing your thoughts, Tara! Much success to you :)

]]> By: Jenn Mattern http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/04/freelance-writing-week-ii-the-right-pay-for-freelance-writing-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-273337 Jenn Mattern Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:51:35 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=3897#comment-273337 I'm glad you enjoyed the post. :) This looks like an interesting series--I'll have to take some time later today and check out the rest! Take care! <abbr><em>Jenn Mattern’s last blog post..<a href="http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/04/21/freelancing/general/woohoo-1000-posts/" rel="nofollow">Woohoo! 1000 Posts!</a></em></abbr> <strong><em>Thanks so much for stopping by!</em></strong> I’m glad you enjoyed the post. :)

This looks like an interesting series–I’ll have to take some time later today and check out the rest! Take care!

Jenn Mattern’s last blog post..Woohoo! 1000 Posts!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

]]> By: nyc/caribbean ragazza http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/04/freelance-writing-week-ii-the-right-pay-for-freelance-writing-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-273334 nyc/caribbean ragazza Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:16 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=3897#comment-273334 I'm loving this series. <abbr><em>nyc/caribbean ragazza’s last blog post..<a href="http://sistergirltales.blogspot.com/2009/04/lo-shopping-saponissimo-hand-made-soaps.html" rel="nofollow">Lo Shopping: Saponissimo. Hand made soaps from Italy's Amalfi Coast</a></em></abbr> <strong><em>Wonderful! Thanks for letting me know :)</em></strong> I’m loving this series.

nyc/caribbean ragazza’s last blog post..Lo Shopping: Saponissimo. Hand made soaps from Italy’s Amalfi Coast

Wonderful! Thanks for letting me know :)

]]> By: Setting Freelance Writing Rates | Bleeding Espresso http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/04/freelance-writing-week-ii-the-right-pay-for-freelance-writing-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-273330 Setting Freelance Writing Rates | Bleeding Espresso Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:41:01 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=3897#comment-273330 [...] Setting Freelance Writing Rates | Bleeding Espresso [...] [...] Setting Freelance Writing Rates | Bleeding Espresso [...]

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