As a kid, Rachel used to carry around a little suitcase of pens and paper so she could stop and write stories whenever inspiration struck. These days, she
writes for a living, in between running the show at Rachel's List. Some of you may actually believe she looks like a megaphone in real life, but it's not the case. Honest.
Very interesting survey Rachel. Well done.
Thanks Richard. I must say, infographics are harder than they look. 🙂
That’s such an interesting survey, Rachel. I feel guilty now that I didn’t contribute … Next time, promise.
Best
Carol
Absolutely Carol, we’re planning to do a big survey each year so I’ll hold you to that!
Hi Rachel. Just wanted to tell you that I shared your infographic with my journalism students last week — scared the bejaysus out of them. The first thing they all saw was $90K+. Then they saw how few earned that and how long people had been in the industry for. Oh well, a harsh dose of reality never hurt anyone.
Bless their little cotton socks. I must admit parts of it scared the bejesus out of me too 🙂
Thanks for sharing it with them!
This is so great Rachel, super insightful and really helpful in assisting me create my own rate-card. I’m going to take a leaf out of Carrie’s book and share it with my lecturer and fellow classmates at uni.
I think it’s great for people to see the reality of what it is like, and it will be interesting to see this compared to the 2014 results.
What a fantastic post Rachel! Thank you! As a writer who’s gone from a salary (content writing) to freelancing, it’s been very difficult trying to figure out what my work is worth, particularly with so many companies outsourcing their written content nowadays. With the #paythewriters movement, it seems like this isn’t uncommon. How refreshing it was to stumble upon your post with so much valuable information. Thanks again!
Hi Helen, thanks so much! But, do stay tuned as we’re gearing up to unleash results from the 2014 survey!