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Defenestration posted:Added a couple of new resources to the OP on Yup, they still write cheques. It's funny sitting around watching the business manager write out a stack of cheques for the writers. Kids, if you want to make money, move to where everyone is and write for niche mags, public broadcasters or online.
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I've just been contacted for freelance work by an ad agency for both commercial and content work. They asked me what my rate is. Before now, I've only ever done journalism work. What should my rate for advertising be?
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Mar 6, 2013 23:51
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Oh My Science posted:Qoute high, lower if they balk. I said I charge 0.35 cents a world, but it's negotiable depending on what I do. If it's image heavy, I charge more. If it's text heavy, I charge the same.
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Mar 7, 2013 01:44
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Hey guys, I've just been contracted by an ad agency to write copy. I gave them a quote of $50 an hour. Is that too much? Edit: I also got this rejection letter from a magazine. Does it mean my pitch was bad, or just not what they were looking for at this time? quote:Yours is a very considered and thorough pitch on a subject that would be of particular interest to our many rural readers. Unfortunately, due to the volume of pitches, and a feature article on agriculture and grasslands in our upcoming summer issue, we will have to pass on your pitch this time. Thanks for considering us and best of luck finding an alternate publication for your research and writing. GiveUpNed fucked around with this message at 23:19 on May 14, 2013 |
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May 14, 2013 23:15
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Disreputable Dog posted:Depends on the size of the agency, the location and/or the accounts they have. But tl;dr on a lot of variables is that it sounds reasonable yeah. Well she accepted it and is also asking me to invoice her the deposit. I'm happy everything is on the level as I've heard so many nightmare stories. I'm glad people think my skills are worth something.
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May 15, 2013 06:51
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Hey guys. She has asked me to send her an invoice for a deposit. They used SignNow to prepare my NDA and Contractor Agreement. How do I go about invoicing her a deposit and how much should it be? Edit: I invoiced her via Paypal. Everything is kosher. GiveUpNed fucked around with this message at 21:47 on May 15, 2013 |
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May 15, 2013 18:11
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Defenestration posted:Paypal will get the job done, but why give part of your money to a middleman at all, especially a lovely company like paypal? Thanks man. I really got lucky with her. She's a senior art director at a big ad agency and my persistence with her has paid off. She just emailed me to say she likes my work and is excited to work with me. I couldn't be happier. To put my current situation in context, I just graduated with a BA in Philosophy. I have two years of journalism experience, but you know how that industry is going... I'm just very happy things have worked out well for me. With the money I just received, I'll be able to pay for living expenses for a while. I'm on the other side of the country from her. Will she have to mail the cheque to me, or can it be a wire transfer, or somehow electronically done?
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May 17, 2013 00:16
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Defenestration posted:Do you live in antarctica or somalia? I charge 30%-50% of the project cost upfront as a deposit. Most of the work is time dependent and I don't have the luxury to wait a week for mail to arrive (I live in Canada).
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May 17, 2013 04:47
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Does mail not go from one side of your country to another?
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GiveUpNed posted:I charge 30%-50% of the project cost upfront as a deposit. Most of the work is time dependent and I don't have the luxury to wait a week for mail to arrive (I live in Canada). Welp he sent me the money via Paypal.
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