I just found out the average hourly rate for a new freelance writer is way higher than I thought
So I was looking at some old forum posts here, trying to figure out what to charge for my first blog post job... and I stumbled on a survey from a writing group. It said the average starting rate for someone with no portfolio is around $50 an hour. I was honestly shocked... I was going to ask for maybe $15, thinking that was fair since I'm new. The survey had over 500 people answer, which seems like a good number. It made me realize I was selling myself way short just because I haven't done this before. I guess the skill itself has value, not just the years of experience. Now I'm rethinking my whole pitch email. Has anyone else had a moment like this, where a simple stat totally changed your starting price?