The 2020 freelance writing rates in India for all experience levels
By: Ashish Ganguly
Tags: Content Writing, Writer, Writing Tips, Freelancers, Earn Money Online

Deciding on what to charge your clients is a question that many freelance writers in India have. Since there is no “official” source of freelance writing rates in India, it is quite difficult to arrive at a just price.

Many freelancers are afraid of charging more because they are not familiar with the prices that their skill sets deserve. They just take the rates offered on sites like Freelancer, UpWork, etc. as the benchmark and decide accordingly.

Additionally, there are content writers, especially newbies, who charge less deliberately to get projects. This is a mistake since once you start working for lesser amounts, asking for more becomes a pain.

We have seen writers stuck with the same price per word over years because they did not want to lose their steady income.

Such experiences often cause frustration over time and eventually many of the writers just give up on freelancing.

How freelance writing rates in India are defined?

As already stated above, there is no official source of freelance writing rates. People charge as per their experience levels and the type of content they are writing. Hence, writing rates can vary a lot.

In order to clear this confusion and help writers make more informed choices, we have created a comprehensive price per word chart for Indian freelance writers that will give them an idea about what to charge.

Our data is backed by more than 6 years of experience in this field, pricing research from various sources, and talking to clients and fellow writers.

Freelance Writing Rates in India 2020

Do note that the prices above are for guidance only and are not fixed. We believe that no content writer should charge less than 25p/word for their content no matter what it is.

Also, there are writers who charge as high as INR 10 / word. Such writers are in-demand experts and have years of experience under their belt.

We have not included such pricing in the above table since we want to give you a much more realistic picture. The above prices are what a typical Indian content writer at Freelancer, UpWork or WorknHire will make.

Additionally, there are times when the complexity of the topic is high and it requires in depth research. In such cases, the price per word can be as much as 50% higher than the highest rates mentioned above.

Content in highly specialized niche like science, technology, medicine, and academia also demand higher prices. However, such specialized niche are not for every writer.

If you are a specialized writer in any such niche, your prices might be 100% higher than what the usual content writers in UpWork, Freelancer etc. charge.

Furthermore, added services like creating original graphics using Canva, social media posting, etc. demand higher rates as well.

You must always keep that in mind and add to the base prices given above if you’re doing any value added services for your clients.

So, now you know how much a “typical” content writer in India should charge in 2020.

I would like to know if your experience tells you otherwise. Be sure to comment or connect with me over Medium for sharing your experience with freelance writing and the rates you’re able to charge from clients.