FREELANCE KANSAS

SERVICE RATES

Your budgetary reality is the first consideration.

I use a sliding scale to determine my cost for any potential engagement, and I take into account nonprofit status, volume of work, duration, and more.

As I've noted, I'm a former teacher. I insist that growth — yours as much as mine — is life. I not only want you satisfied, I want your business to see real, sustained benefit from my contributions. And, when a job is done, it's done. You won't experience me trying to upsell or extend unless we both feel there are more opportunities on which to capitalize.

SERVICES and RATES

// Copywriting, editing (all levels).

Copywriting

$75 per hour with a 20 percent discount for eight hours and over.
1,000-word articles, blog posts, etc. usually take me four or fewer hours to complete. An interview can add one to two hours.

Editing

$75 per 1,000 words: copy editing to light structural editing.
$100 per 1,000 words: SEO editing, structural revision, etc.

// Photo and video shoots: events, portrait sessions, weddings.

Photo

$150 per hour for all photo shoots besides weddings. Wedding packages forthcoming. 20 percent discount for projects eight hours and over.
All shoots include at no charge a culling of photos for optimal shot selection and light levelling.
All customers receive all photos shot during a session and have the option to also have their shoot include raw image file duplicates of every shot at no extra cost.
All customers have the choice to add photo editing at a $100 per hour rate. I always set aside a folder of suggested photos for edit.

Video

$200 per hour with a 20 percent discount for projects eight hours and over.
All shoots include at no charge basic cutting for cohesion and light and sound leveling.
Post production work is billed at a $100 per hour rate and is only done after a client meeting to determine the client's exact desires.

// Content strategy: keyword research, clustering, content planning, etc.

$100 per hour. Includes a free, one-hour consultation.
I can expand on your ideas, edit an existing plan, come up with a plan from scratch, etc.

// Communications: newsletters, email campaigns, press releases, event coverage, speechwriting, etc.

$75 per hour, with a 20 percent discount for eight hours and over.
The same time-to-complete information for copywriting pertains here.

// Social media management

$200 per account per month. Includes business hours audience engagement and up to three posts per account per week.
Account data and strategy work available with the price negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Note: There is no charge for travel up to 50 miles from Lawrence, Kansas. Travel beyond 50 miles incurs travel fees that are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.