I was laid off from my position in marketing and since then I have had several requests to do freelance work. Such work would include: writing press releases, pitching stories, writing (and maybe designing) direct mail pieces, email campaigns, etc.
Does anyone know what to charge for these types of services??? Thanks=)
June 1st, 2009 at 6:24 pm
My son does similar work and he charges (and gets) $100 per hour. One company in particular (very well-known) uses him exclusively and, from what he tells me, what they do is pay him by check per job with nothing deducted. He submits his hours and they pay him. He went to a lawyer and he’s all set up as (I believe) a sole proprietorship.
Anyway, it works for him. Two weeks ago the job actually called for him to be on-site for the company in the Bahamas….and the company paid all of his expenses on top of his hourly pay. Sweet deal!
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Depends on how good you are at your work