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How Much Are the Elite Copywriters Now Charging?

by James Liberty
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Does anyone happen to know how much the elite copywriters
are charging these days? If you know how much someone is
currently charging, could you please list their name and price
below? Thank you!
#charging #copywriters #elite
  • Profile picture of the author Jason Kanigan
    Try watching this subforum to identify people you think are "elite copywriters", and PM them to find out. I doubt they want this info shared around.

    Also, they often charge a %age of the gross. That would be contract-specific.
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  • Profile picture of the author RickDuris
    Hi James,

    It varies by niche (IM, weight loss, b2B, magazines, etc.,) type of copywriting (long form sales letter, display ads, direct mail, etc.,) and type of compensation (flat fee, salary, pay for performance/variable, partnering.)

    Do you have a particular focus?

    - Rick Duris
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    • Profile picture of the author James Liberty
      Originally Posted by RickDuris View Post

      Hi James,

      It varies by niche (IM, weight loss, b2B, magazines, etc.,) type of copywriting (long form sales letter, display ads, direct mail, etc.,) and type of compensation (flat fee, salary, pay for performance/variable, partnering.)

      Do you have a particular focus?

      - Rick Duris
      No specific focus. I was just wondering how much it would cost to
      hire someone who really, really knows what they are doing.
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      • Profile picture of the author Bruce Wedding
        Originally Posted by James Liberty View Post

        No specific focus. I was just wondering how much it would cost to
        hire someone who really, really knows what they are doing.
        Since you want numbers, Its gonna be $5,000 on the low end, $30,000 or more on the high end.
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        • Profile picture of the author abugah
          Originally Posted by Bruce Wedding View Post

          Since you want numbers, Its gonna be $5,000 on the low end, $30,000 or more on the high end.
          I totally agree.

          In fact, most people charging these kind of fees also ask of royalties in addition to long term business commitment.
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    • Profile picture of the author OliviaHoang
      How do copywriters decides which niches to charge more or less for?

      Originally Posted by RickDuris View Post

      Hi James,

      It varies by niche (IM, weight loss, b2B, magazines, etc.,) type of copywriting (long form sales letter, display ads, direct mail, etc.,) and type of compensation (flat fee, salary, pay for performance/variable, partnering.)

      Do you have a particular focus?

      - Rick Duris
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      • Profile picture of the author RickDuris
        Originally Posted by OliviaHoang View Post

        How do copywriters decides which niches to charge more or less for?
        You network, you test and you keep working on your marketing/positioning.


        - Rick Duris
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  • Profile picture of the author RickDuris
    Bruce's numbers will probably work fine for you then. - Rick Duris
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  • Profile picture of the author abugah
    Originally Posted by James Liberty View Post

    Does anyone happen to know how much the elite copywriters
    are charging these days? If you know how much someone is
    currently charging, could you please list their name and price
    below? Thank you!

    By elite I guess you mean the people who make six figures or more per year.

    You can see rates using these links...

    Rates | Financial Copywriting Solutions

    EarnMoreCopy.com - Joshua Boswell... Fees
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  • Profile picture of the author maximus242
    Copywriters base what fees they charge based off of supply and demand plus negotiation.

    The fact is copywriters want to make as much as possible, publishers want to pay the least possible. They meet in the middle based off supply and demand, plus some negotiation based on the skill of the writer.

    The better the writer, the more demanding he can be.
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  • Profile picture of the author CopywritingKing
    Cost comes down to market and medium. For an infomercial or other television advert. I rather charge a client an initial lump-sum, rather than royalties. For internet copy, LS+Royalties (diminishing) is something I rather charge.

    All of this can be negotiated between copywriter and client, however.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheTruth2011
    Its almost always a negotiation process. You will just have to do a lot of networking and get reads. Everyone could probably give you good advice but if it's not pertaining to what you need a copywriter for then it might not be applicable to you. Thus could confuse you even more.
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