What's the going rate for freelance articles?

[minga]

I've got two writers who have been providing articles for me. It's about time they got some compensation for their time and efforts, but I don't know what is reasonable. These are local authors writing articles about area tournaments and poker strategy. (If you'd like to read some of the copy - it's here http://umichiganpoker.com/articles/index.html

Thanks for the advice!

[losercore]

It depends but after looking at some of the articles they write they are of good value. In other words they are unique, serve a pupose and are interesting to read.

I usually pay between $15 and $25 an article depending on the content. Plus if they are bulk then I expect to pay less. So if they wrote 100 for example it could be less.

I would say anywhere from $5-$25 an article is fair in most cases.

[ThePokerBank]

Yeah it does depend. An article by Daniel Negreanu would be worth a lot more than an article from any other poker player.

But in general a good price for a decent article would be around $20.

[minga]

One of my authors quoted a couple prices that seemed high to me. I don't have a lot of experience, so I thought running it through these forums would get me the fastest and most accurate answer.

Once again - the experience and knowledge of PAW has come through!

Thank you!!!

Michele

[Jeremy]

I have heard that the writers for some of the larger sites get up to $100 per article depending on who they are as well as the actual articles.

[SunPoker.com]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

I have heard that the writers for some of the larger sites get up to $100 per article depending on who they are as well as the actual articles.

I know a writer that charges $100 per article and does very good work. His stories are 100% original content and have sometimes been picked up by larger sites and popular blogs giving the webmaster added the added "linkbait" and traffic.

You get what you pay for.

Mark

[Randy]

Freelance writers can get anywhere from a penny a word up to $10 per word, depending on their qualifications and the quality of their writing. (You might even be able to find them cheaper, but the quality of anything below 2 or 3 cents per word is going to suffer dramatically.)

Interestingly enough, sometimes writers who charge more don't necessarily do better work. I was disappointed in the quality of work I was getting at one time, then I raised my going price, and got work of similar or shoddier quality for the higher price. So you're always going to have to actively manage any relationship with a freelance writer.

And if you find a good one who's willing to work within your budget, stay on good terms with him. (or her).

[chrisptp]

i'd say $40-$80 for articles topping 1k words with unique, original content

[rob3786]

How much you should pay a freelance writer completely depends on their qualifications experience etc I have one writer who has written for newspapers magazines and many books he charges me about $50 for a 300-400 word article but he gives me a discount becuase I have known him so long normally he wuld charge $100-$200. I have other writers who will write articles $4-$10 for the same word count. It depends what you want and the quality you want.