Comments on: How much do freelance copywriters charge in 2017?

By: One Pound Sweets

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By: Sam Hammonds

Sam Hammonds — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:16:59 +0000

When I was hiring a copywriter for https://getthoselyrics.com I made sure I got a decent price and they were based in the West Midlands

By: lottie

lottie — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 09:57:39 +0000

interesting price information, think we need to up our prices then over at https://lottieseo.com

By: Jack T

Jack T — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:41:52 +0000

I charge according to project. £50 for an email ect…

By: Toby Jones

Toby Jones — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 07:08:59 +0000

Time for a move to Cardiff I think.

By: Leif Kendall

Leif Kendall — Tue, 01 May 2018 14:43:59 +0000

I would generally charge clients my usual day rate for a retainer arrangement. While retainers might seem great for freelancers (and are, in many ways) they have the drawback of making you unavailable for other interesting projects that might come along.

I also think that if clients get a copywriter on a retained basis, they get more value from that copywriter than they would otherwise (because the copywriter gets to know the business, work takes less time etc).

On the other hand, clients may expect that they should pay less for agreeing to a regular commitment. So you may have to balance out your wishes with client expectations.

Regarding your other point, there are clients who think £15 is too much to pay for an hour of your time. It’s a question of finding the clients who value what you do.

By: Jacqui Pulford

Jacqui Pulford — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:38:50 +0000

That’s £40-£59ph

By: Jacqui Pulford

Jacqui Pulford — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:37:43 +0000

Interesting, particularly given the fact that I was told today that £40 – £50 was too much. What about retainer fees? Any figures or advice on how to come up with a figure for this?

By: Leif Kendall

Leif Kendall — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:54:48 +0000

In reply to Simon Young. Do you have any plans to increase your rates? Our surveys of copywriters typically find that people want to increase their rates (on average) by 30%.

By: Simon Young

Simon Young — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:05:28 +0000

What do I think? I think I’d like to get £1,800 a day!