{"id":6245,"date":"2023-06-09T10:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forest-1041a2.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/freelance-social-media-rates-how-much-should-social-media-freelancers-charge\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:55:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:55:55","slug":"freelance-social-media-rates-how-much-should-social-media-freelancers-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-social-media-rates-how-much-should-social-media-freelancers-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Freelance Social Media Rates: How much should social media freelancers charge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >On this page<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-social-media-rates-how-much-should-social-media-freelancers-charge\/#Day_rates_for_freelance_social_media_managers\" title=\"Day rates for freelance social media managers\">Day rates for freelance social media managers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-social-media-rates-how-much-should-social-media-freelancers-charge\/#What_do_other_freelance_social_media_managers_charge\" title=\"What do other freelance social media managers charge?\">What do other freelance social media managers charge?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-social-media-rates-how-much-should-social-media-freelancers-charge\/#Should_you_charge_for_freelance_social_media_management_by_the_hour\" title=\"Should you charge for freelance social media management by the hour?\">Should you charge for freelance social media management by the hour?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-social-media-rates-how-much-should-social-media-freelancers-charge\/#How_can_you_increase_your_day_rates_as_a_social_media_manager\" title=\"How can you increase your day rates as a social media manager?\">How can you increase your day rates as a social media manager?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/freelance-social-media-rates-how-much-should-social-media-freelancers-charge\/#What_day_rate_do_you_charge_as_a_freelance_social_media_consultant\" title=\"What day rate do you charge as a freelance social media consultant?\">What day rate do you charge as a freelance social media consultant?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<figure class=&quot;wp-block-image&quot;><img src=&quot;https:\/\/benrmatthews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Freelance-Social-Media-Rates.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Freelance Social Media Rates&quot; class=&quot;wp-image-3383&quot;\/><figcaption><em>How much should social media freelancers charge?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freelance social media consultants are valuable (or they should be!) because they are often the best representation of your company online and the first voice that &nbsp;customers will engage with online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that companies need to hire freelance social media managers who can do multiple jobs &#8211; and do them well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freelance social media consultants will help raise brand awareness, deliver targeted traffic to their client&#8217;s websites, and help to make sales &#8212; all while keeping their client&#8217;s reputation squeaky clean in a fast-moving online environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how much should freelance social media managers be charging? What should their freelance rates be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Day_rates_for_freelance_social_media_managers\"><\/span><strong>Day rates for freelance social media managers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We took a look at the top freelance job sites, including Upwork, Indeed&nbsp;and PeoplePerHour, and found these to be the average prices that social media freelancers were hiring themselves out for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Junior<\/strong>&nbsp;(0-3 years experience): \u00a310-\u00a335 per hour \/ \u00a370 &#8211; \u00a3250 per day<\/li><li><strong>Midweight<\/strong>&nbsp;(3-5 years experience): \u00a335-\u00a370 per hour \/ \u00a3250 &#8211; \u00a3500 per day<\/li><li><strong>Senior<\/strong>&nbsp;(5-10+ years experience): \u00a370-\u00a3100 per hour \/ \u00a3500-\u00a3750 per day<\/li><li><strong>Top Tier:<\/strong> \u00a3750+ per day<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Less experienced social media freelancers can charge around \u00a310-\u00a335 per hour or \u00a370 &#8211; \u00a3250 per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more experienced social media managers, they can make \u00a335-\u00a370 per hour \/ \u00a3250 &#8211; \u00a3500 per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S<g class=&quot;gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace&quot; id=&quot;8&quot; data-gr-id=&quot;8&quot;>enior<\/g>, well experienced social media freelancers can make \u00a370+ per hour \/ \u00a3500+ per day and even more with the right skills and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you&#8217;re one of the best freelance social media consultants in the world? You can be charging over \u00a3750 per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_other_freelance_social_media_managers_charge\"><\/span><strong>What do other freelance social media managers charge?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re still trying to work out your day rate as a social media freelancer, it can be helpful to see what other freelance social media consultants are charging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicki Kamau tells us her experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;wp-block-quote&quot; is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I have a friend who currently does freelance&nbsp;marketing,<br>&nbsp;and was previously the Director of Marketing for restaurant brands, had worked in marketing and events for other B2C companies, and was most recently marketing at an agency. She has been working in Marketing for 10 years. Her rate is $50 an hour, and she has several clients one week into this shift. Granted, I don&#8217;t know if that is the rate she&nbsp;<em>should<\/em>&nbsp;be charging for her work. I just know that&#8217;s what she is currently charging &#8211; and she has paying clients.<\/p><cite>Via Growth.org<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>One other social media freelancer in the same forum discussion explains what she charges and why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;wp-block-quote&quot; is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If I&#8217;m working a local small business and helping them get started with social media (training) I charge $125\/hr. If it is out of state that rate ranges from $125 &#8211; $200 &#8211; depending on the project, the client, and the ROI they will see by working with me. If we are managing a company&#8217;s social media we charge between $1000 &#8211; $4000\/mo &#8211; totally dependant on the client, the workload, amount of networks, ancillary work, etc.&nbsp;<\/p><cite>Via Growth.org<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s another great piece of insight from a digital nomad:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was a freelance Social Media Manager (while traveling<br>the world) for 2015. Here&#8217;s the service I provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. The Client provided all the photos they could prior to the beginning of the contract, and prior to the start of each month.<\/li><li>2. I sourced content for any days I couldn&#8217;t fill in using their pictures.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p> 3. I posted M-F (Basically 20ish days per month.) 4. Every 5th day of posting (20% Rule) I&#8217;d post some sort of promotional content &#8211; whether for a sale, brand awareness, or give away. 5. I branded all their content with their provided logo. 6. Prior to the start of each month, I&#8217;d send them a Google Sheet with what I&#8217;d be posting over the next month, requesting their approval, and made any adjustments needed. 7. I would handle replying to comments on these posts as well (super easy.) 8. I would schedule all of the posts for the entire month after approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was a freelance Social Media Manager (while traveling<br>the world). Here&#8217;s the service I provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Client provided all the photos they could prior to the beginning of the contract, and prior to the start of each month.<\/li><li>I sourced content for any days I couldn&#8217;t fill in using their pictures.<\/li><li>I posted M-F (Basically 20ish days per month.)<\/li><li>Every 5th day of posting (20% Rule) I&#8217;d post some sort of promotional content &#8211; whether for a sale, brand awareness, or give away.<\/li><li>I branded all their content with their provided logo.<\/li><li>Prior to the start of each month, I&#8217;d send them a Google Sheet with what I&#8217;d be posting over the next month, requesting their approval, and made any adjustments needed.<\/li><li>I would handle replying to comments on these posts as well (super easy).<\/li><li>I would schedule all of the posts for the entire month after approval. (Via Reddit)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_you_charge_for_freelance_social_media_management_by_the_hour\"><\/span><strong>Should you charge for freelance social media management by the hour?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, you shouldn&#8217;t charge for freelance social media management by the hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every campaign you take on should be value-based, where the clients <g class=&quot;gr_ gr_47 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace&quot; id=&quot;47&quot; data-gr-id=&quot;47&quot;>pays<\/g> in terms of value generated and ROI of the activity you do, not the time spent managing social media channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media freelancers provide a lot of added benefits for not being another full-time member of staff for their clients, which means you should be able to increase your rate to a decent day rate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fast worker and implementation time as you are a social media expert<\/li><li>Industry knowledge <g class=&quot;gr_ gr_181 gr-alert sel gr_gramm gr_replaced gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace&quot; id=&quot;181&quot; data-gr-id=&quot;181&quot;>of<\/g> what works and what doesn\u2019t as you keep up to date on social media trends and best practice<\/li><li>Image gathering and creation for social media content<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your job is to show clients that keeping costs low, rather than producing brilliant results, is not the right approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They should be glad to pay your requested day rate as a freelance social media consultant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_you_increase_your_day_rates_as_a_social_media_manager\"><\/span><strong>How can you increase your day rates as a social media manager?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to sell your services as a social media freelancer, you need to ask your clients what their objectives are for their business and the marketing activity they run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should also ask what their current challenges are with social&nbsp;media and their business in general, and what their&nbsp;<em>strategy<\/em>&nbsp;is to meet their goals and overcome those struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By setting a strategy, not just doing social media activity, you&#8217;ll be proving the value you bring to your client&#8217;s business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_day_rate_do_you_charge_as_a_freelance_social_media_consultant\"><\/span><strong>What day rate do you charge as a freelance social media consultant?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;d love to hear your experiences of being a freelance social media consultant and what day rate you charge. 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