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How much do you pay to your blog writer?

by smolodoy
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Hey everyone, just wondering how much do you pay on average to your blog writer? If you have a writer with good writing skills, few years of experience, produces pretty good content, what should his/her pay be?
#blog #pay #writer
  • Profile picture of the author webmarke
    You simply need to find out the going rate. you can do this by browsing freelance sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author vedremo
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    It varies hugely based on writer's experience and the marketplace they're selling. It's a real hit and miss.

    Personally I prefer contractual basis on # of words as opposed to hourly. Warriors for Hire has an okay selection, average of $2-$3 per 100 words. iWriter is pretty good too.

    Upwork, Freelancer etc have inflated rates and the writers aren't very good in my experience. I've hired anywhere from $4.44 to $27/hour and haven't noticed that much difference between them. Generally no idea when it comes to human content that is highly SEO friendly. Most will take 2-3 hours for an 800 word article.

    Personally I prefer working with a content agency as opposed to 1 on 1 with writers (agency has already filtered through to find reliable ones that produce good content every order, don't go MIA when you request revision, etc).
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  • Profile picture of the author russflex
    I am a writer and I get anywhere from $5 to $20 per 400 word article. People tend to trust writers who've built up a reputation.
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  • Profile picture of the author smolodoy
    What agency are you working with vedremo?
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    • Profile picture of the author vedremo
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      Originally Posted by smolodoy View Post

      What agency are you working with vedremo?
      My own now. I had to train a set of writers to write content for the high end market.

      The mediocre ones here were still only 60% ready to publish. No CTA's, no / using copyrighted images, not SEO friendly (headings, keyword density, media, links out), not engaging, non-native, etc. Fine for average/anonymous blogs but not suitable for high end market.
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  • Profile picture of the author BradVert2013
    I'm a content writer and my basic rate is $50 / 500 words.
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