: How long does it take to write a 1000 word SEO topic? A potential client is asking me to quote a per piece rate for a 1000 word SEO topic. According to him, it should look like natural

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From my experience as a reporter, editor, and technical writer, there is a wide range of time required to produce an article, depending on expertise and the need for research.
Any good writer can bang out 1,000 words on a topic they are familiar with, such as gardening, a city they live in, a historical event they've studied, or an area of science they've worked in. But if the topics are completely outside their personal experience, then I'd say roughly 6-12 hours for research and writing per article.

How much you can charge for that depends on how much your time is worth, how urgent the client's need is, and how much competition (offering lower rates) there is.

For good, publishable content, freelance writers can get .50 to per word and up. But I have a hard time believing any company will pay thousands of dollars for SEO filler.

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A good possible place to start is this article at searchenginewatch.com where they discuss how much a corporation should reasonably spend for search engine optimization. The general timing there (if you do the math) seems to be somewhere between 7 hours on the low end and 16 hours on the high end.

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