What is the usual price charges for copywritings?

For example.... a very short headline just for a little product? And then its following sub headline/copies?

Or those copywiritngs that you usually see in those hypermarket catalogues?

Then what about sub-copies? How to charge?

Thanks a lot.

depends on the company, big or small, corporate or personal
friend ask favor or pure business, u famous or not? whats ur portfolio
or determined ur rate in the market.
copywriting similar with scriptwriter jobs

Me see spelling mistake in your post.

If your English is superb and very careful writer, then open a good price.

Spelling mistake? Where? Please kindly point it out for me seriously. Thanks.

And, but, what is the minimum prices to you guys would charge then??

it really depends on the company who pays and the stuff you're writing. my sis can get RM1000 per job sometimes.. if for leaflets / brochures, it'll pay less.

grammar error too

I think I have seen some USD$5 per article of 500 words. Not sure if thats the standard price though.

How about freelance for magazines? Writing and layouts, anyone know the charges for those?

The charges are usually dependent on your justification about the value of your services as well as the time and effort you put in.

Yeah, thanks, but anyone know the set market rates for professional article writing? Just as a rough guideline

Here are some guidelines:

For editorial content in magazines or newspapers, the typical fee is RM0.30 - RM0.50 per word, depending on your experience and the nature of the article.

If it's highly technical writing, such as medical or engineering-related content, this can go up to RM1 per word.

For copywriting in brochures or websites, the typical fee is RM80 - RM150 per A4 page (font size 12, double spacing), depending on the agency you're working with, and your experience.

Some copywriters also charge based on man hours instead of per page. This would be from RM150 - RM300 per hour.

Single headlines are more difficult to place a figure on. I know one copywriter who was rewarded RM20,000 just for one tagline - but normally, unless you're an award-winning copywriter with
decades of experience, you won't want to charge any more than RM50 for a headline.

FYI, the rule of thumb in Malaysia is that copywriters are almost always richer than editorial writers.

Hope this helps.

RM3-5 per article..

My 2 cents - RM1/word

I find it strange that you're trying to charge for just SECTIONS of an ad rather than the whole thing. You don't charge for just a few lines here and there. You charge for the WHOLE thing, unless you've been tasked to edit work that others have done.

Fees depends on your experience at writing, job type, medium and how many man-hours is required for a job.

Experience with writing come with time. Having won awards helps you command a higher price.

Job type heavily influences the fee more than anything else. Is is for internal or public distribution? Advertising or corporate? Creative or technical? (I've italicised job types that command higher fees)

Medium that has high visibility commands higher prices than low visibility ones. Copy for high visibility mediums, like press and print ads, costs more because it generates higher sales than lower visibility mediums (e.g. tent cards). HOWEVER, brochures are exception to the rule, and are usually charged just as much as press because of the amount of work required to develop copy for it.

Man-hours helps writers determine how much you should charge. With experience, you'll find out how much time you spend on each job and its different mediums. Calculate how much your time is worth each hour doing your day job as a writer. Then use that as your baseline.

Charge less if you're tackling an area you have little experience with, or just need cash quick. When jobs start flowing at a rate that's more than you can cope with, you can think about raising your asking price.

Some friends also include clauses that limit the number to revisions to be done. Maxing out this results in a penalty. This helps clients be more efficient when providing feedback.

And always, always, ALWAYS get them to sign an agreement to ensure payment. Penalise them for late payment. You'll never want to be caught without a black & white agreement.

Are you trying to troll? That's complete and utter rubbish. No writer worth his salt will ever sell out for such a pittance.

This post has been edited by Schizzy: Feb 6 2013, 10:09 PM

For starters, it may not be a good idea to charge a fee per word. That places emphasis on quantity over quality. Secondly, my personal opinion is that you must find out details regarding the company as it will help give you an idea on how much to charge without them rejecting the fee. Don't rush to charge a hefty fee just quite yet as you can increase your rate as you go on. Copywriters are still writers, and writers tend to have a hard time making money through freelance jobs. Coupled with Malaysia's not so fantastic attitude concerning small companies and spending large amounts of money for promotions, you'll have a very hard time surviving if you start by charging a high fee. Hope this helps. I'm a young copywriter trying to make some loose change on the side myself, and i found that the tricks mentioned above helped me get started. Have a nice day fellow copywriters.

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