Their Perspective on the State of Freelance Writing

COPYPRESS CopyPress surveyed 247 writers, bloggers, SEOS, editors, and copywriters to find Their Perspective on the State of FREELANCE WRITING Income and Pay Rate WRITER ANNUAL SALARY Only 13% of writers said that they make more than $30.000/year 16% didn't know how much they made 5% made $30,000 - 39.999 5% made $40.000 - 69.999 3% made $70.000 or more %$4 23% made $10,00o -29.999/year 48% of Freelancer Writers Made $9.999/ Year or Less WRITER AVERAGE HOURLY RATE $150 or more / hour 1% Most freelance writers (78%) make less than the EFA average hourly rate $100-$149/hour 2% EDITORIAL $75-$99/hour 4% FREELANCERS ASSOCIATION $50-$74/hour 8% AVERAGE HOURLY RATE $40-$49/hour 7% $25-$39/hour 16% $18-$24/hour 14% $10-$17/hour 28% Less than 20% $9/hour 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) Common Editorial Rate for Writing: $.20-2.00/word WRITER FEELINGS ABOUT $.10/ WORD PAY RATE Very Satisfied 58% Satisfied 25% Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied 8% Most freelance writers (83%) make less than the EFA Common Editorial Rate. and are satisfied with it. Dissatisfied 4% Very Dissatisfied 4% Didn't Know 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 84% 58% 25% Support Their Income with Pay for Their Own Health Receive Low Pay Rates/ Quotes Often Other Jobs Insurance or Very Often Bylines and Google Authorship WRITERS RECEIVING BYLINES 50% 40% 29% 30% 24% 20% 14% 10% 10% 7% 7% 0% I don't know Never 1%-24% 25%-49% 50%-74% 75%-99% Always % of work receiving bylines FEELINGS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BYLINES RECEIVED 14% 14% Very Dissatisfied Very Satisfied %#3 30% Dissatisfied 42% Satisfied BYLINE'S IMPACT ON WRITER'S QUALITY OF WORK 17% 27% 22% 35% Very Large Moderate Very Little No Impact WRITER'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GOOGLE AUTHORSHIP 11% Very Knowledgeable 43% 22% Somewhat Knowledgeable Very Unknowledgeable 24% Somewhat Unknowledgeable PERCENT OF WRITERS WHO USE GOOGLE AUTHORSHIP # of Publications Linked Through Authorship Don't know how to link publication 40% Don't have any Linked publications 36% 2% 2 -3 11% 4 -9 9% 10 or more 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 76% aren't utilizing Google Authorship % of writers Blogging and Guest Posting 77% 47% Have a Blog Have More Than One and/or Website Blog and/or Website ONLY ONLY 56% 35% Update It Once a Week or More Are Actively Guest Posting PERCENTAGE OF WRITERS UPDATING THEIR BLOG 29% 33% 20% 18% XXXXXXX xx 1 article per month 4-9 articles per month 2-3 articles 10 or more per month articles per month Want the Full Story? Read the full white paper on The Current State of Freelance Writing 2014 @ COMMUNITY.COPYPRESS.COM SOURCE: COPYPRESS STATE OF FREELANCE WRITING 2014 These stats were collected in a survey of 247 writers. These stats represent their position in the current state of freelance writing and may not reflect the entire state of freelance writing. COPYPRESS 6 of writers