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$3.99 deal on The Science, Art and Voodoo of Freelance Pricing

March 28, 2014 by Jake Poinier

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Science Art Voodoo of Getting PaidNOTE: This Kindle Countdown promotion has ended and the price is $3.99.

As a thank you for all of the comments and social media shares for my post earlier this week, “Are your freelance writing rates too low?”, I’m running a Kindle Countdown deal on The Science, Art and Voodoo of Freelance Pricing and Getting Paid. This Dr. Freelance guide not only walks you through how to set rates for your freelance services, but offers plenty of strategic tips on when and how to raise your fees, persuasive estimating, handling no-pay/slow-pay clients, client negotiations, and more. [Read more…]

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Freelance ghostwriting rates

October 29, 2010 by Jake Poinier

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Dr. Freelance: What would you say are reasonable freelance ghostwriting rates for a non-fiction book for a leading authority on a topic, based on his research and data? (He’s a Ph.D. and the president of a large university.) When negotiating a contract, should the ghostwriter ask for payment during the writing stage, plus a percentage of the book royalties? The author has also offered to share credit. — Could Be Casper

Casper: How appropriate that a ghost would write in just before Halloween! Honestly, there are a 101 ways for a freelancer to skin that black cat. For starters, this “How Much Should I Charge?” pdf from The Writers Market says this about ghostwriting rates (without royalty or credit): $70 an hour, with a per project low of $5000, high of $100,000, and average of $36,000. The per word costs are 50 cents low, $3 high, and average $1.65. Yeah, that’s a pretty wide range! [Read more…]

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