Comments on: SEO Copywriting Rates: How to Get $100/Article or More

By: Are You Paid in Clicks or Bucks?

Are You Paid in Clicks or Bucks? — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:45:27 +0000

[...] SEO Copywriting Rates: How to Get $100/Article or More [...]

By: Karri Flatla

Karri Flatla — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:53:20 +0000

I think it also depends on whether you consider copywriting the same as article writing. Because truly, they are 2 different things. Though I offer both services. I would argue that good, solid content of any kind – copy or an article per se – is a valuable commodity. But it does seem to me that “copywriting” per se (writing to persuade / incent action / etc) commands a higher rate in general. Adding SEO to the article component, however, is a definite value add!

Interesting article and very relevant. When I see writers charging what their product is worth it makes me hopeful that more good ones will enter the marketplace

By: Cesar

Cesar — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:28:25 +0000

I am new to article writing but I found your post really helpful for me. It help me how I can better write for a better rate. Thanks

By: aku jagoan seo

aku jagoan seo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:48:54 +0000

wow.. its true we can get$100 whit blog?
i must learn more

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:32:59 +0000

I found your post really useful, thank you. As others have said, knowing what fee to charge is sometimes difficult and for me sometimes feels like a balancing act. Surely it is a false economy for clients, when they pay low prices for equally low quality content that does not get results, rather than pay decent prices for quality content that adds value to their business.
Thanks again.

By: Armand

Armand — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:14:21 +0000

It’s an inspiring post. We’ll never know till We’ve tried. I have started to create a blog and it’s important for me to make it as my own professional company. Getting money from blogging is not easy at the beginning, consuming lot of resources. Do you have some tips to get success less than a year? Thanks.

By: Louis Liem

Louis Liem — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:49:03 +0000

Ahem.. just for information. Much paying company give bloggers $10 for one article have 200 words only. And not always the article is write in good english….like how I write this comment

So I’m sure you can charge waaaa…yy more than $10 for professionally written articles. 500 words? That’s $30 minimum for paid reviews

By: Yuwanda Black

Yuwanda Black — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:26:38 +0000

Thanks Eric for that “validation” if you will (ie, you get what you pay for). Unfortunately, many who need content have to get burned before the realize the value of a good SEO content provider.

If you’re a web business and content is what drives traffic, you can’t possibly expect quality (hence, traffic) from $3 per article content providers. Even fast writers would have a hard time making a decent living writing at that rate, which is why the quality is so low with most bulk content providers.

More and more internet entrepreneurs are starting to realize the value of good content, which is a good thing for freelance writers like me who still remain reasonably priced, yet charge enough to make a real living.

Thanks again for weighing in with your experiences — and if you do decide to start providing content, good luck with it.

Sincerely,
Yuwanda

By: Eric D

Eric D — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:45:39 +0000

Thank you for this article. It is very informative and makes me re-evaluate some of the writing I do. There does come a time when we have to say no to a job request because of pay. Too often professionals must compete with people who are willing to sell their skills at a bare minimum just so they can have some pocket money. Of course the old adage of “you get what you pay for” certainly does hold true.

I had a personal experience last year where I engaged the services of a well known content writing service who was running a “special deal.” I spent almost as much time correcting the spelling and the sentence structure of the articles written for me as I would have writing the articles myself. That was $250.00 down the drain.

Makes me seriously think about starting my own content writing service.

By: Yuwanda Black

Yuwanda Black — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:34:53 +0000

Thanks Kevin, glad you enjoyed the post.

FYI, I’ve found that many of my clients are less knowledgeable about SEO than I am. As most of them are in high-tech industries, this was a shock to me intially. When they run across an SEO writer who understands the intricacies of the niche, they don’t mind paying for it.

As always, I enjoy posting at BloggingTips. Thanks for sharing your space.

By: Kevin Muldoon

Kevin Muldoon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:10:22 +0000

Great post Yuwanda. Setting rates can be difficult. I think you make a good point about research though ie. the higher the quality of the post, the more you can charge.