Writers' Income Survey

What types of writing do you do, and what do you get paid for each type? Help the freelance community learn what 'going rates' really are in 2025.

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* 1. How long have you been a freelance writer?

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* 2. How much of your income comes from freelance writing? Choose the answer closest to your situation:

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* 3. What do you get paid per short (500-800 word) blog post, on average?

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* 4. What do you get paid per long (1000-2000 word) blog post, on average?

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* 5. Do you do any ghostwritten blogging for thought leaders/CEOs on Medium, LinkedIn Pulse, Forbes, HuffPo, etc? If so, state your rates per post:

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* 6. What do you get paid per short (500-750 word) article, on average?

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* 7. What do you get paid per long (1000-2000+ word) article, on average?

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* 8. What do you get paid for writing a 1-2 page case study?

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* 9. What do you get paid for writing white papers, on a per-page basis?

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* 10. What do you get paid for writing informational short web pages (300-500 words), on a per-page basis?

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* 11. What do you get paid for writing a long sales page, on average?

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* 12. What do you get paid for writing marketing emails, on a per-email basis?

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* 13. What do you get paid for writing video or audio scripts, on a per-minute basis?

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* 14. What is your average hourly rate earned, across all your writing gigs?

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* 15. What is the best-paid type of writing you do?

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* 16. What type(s) of writing do you do the most?

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* 17. What type of writing do you most want to break into or do more of?

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* 18. How do you find most of your writing clients? Indicate your most-effective method:

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* 19. How has AI impacted your freelance writing work?

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* 20. If you'd like to be entered in the random drawing, enter your name and email here:

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