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Overheard a coffee shop debate about charging per word vs per hour for freelance writing
I was grabbing a latte in Portland yesterday and two writers were going at it. One said she charges $0.50 per word for blog posts and never looks back. The other swore by $80 an hour because she had a client once demand 16 revisions on a 500 word piece. I get both sides but I lean toward per word because hourly just punishes you for being fast. What do you guys use and why?
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bell.jessica2mo ago
Buddy of mine tried hourly once. Client called her every 15 minutes with a question, basically paid for two hours of chit-chat per article.
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reese_lee2mo ago
Oh man, I used to totally be on the "hourly is safer" train but hearing that kinda makes me lean toward per-project pricing now.
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