Freelance Copywriters:
Stop Guessing Rates in the AI Era

Most copywriters here are charging under $20 an hour. Rateproof counts what freelance copywriters actually charge and shows you where your own rate sits.

Already 113 submitters

Freelance pricing is broken because the data has always been private.
You're here to change that.

THE FIRST RATEPROOF REPORT IS OUT

Edition One is based on rates submitted by freelance copywriters.

Read Edition One

Add your rates to see where you sit if your market has enough submissions, or how close it is to opening if it doesn't.

Rateproof publishes a market benchmark only when enough rates have been submitted to make the comparison useful.

Rates have been falling and nobody has been counting. Now someone is.

Add your rates and help make your market easier to see.

These benchmarks will be built from your submissions.

What you'll see when you submit:

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Compare what you charge with copywriters in your market doing email, sales pages, SEO, ads, and website copy, once there's enough data.

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See what experienced freelancers are keeping after platform fees and overhead, not just charging

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Spot the rate compression happening across the market and where the floor is holding

How It Works

Three steps. About two minutes.

Submit anonymously

2-3 min form. Share your real rates and margins

We aggregate + anonymize

Your rates become part of the benchmark for your market

Your contribution is logged immediately

If there's enough data for your market, its benchmark is available after you submit. If not, it opens once enough submissions come in.

Your data makes the collective benchmark more accurate, which makes every copywriter's negotiating position stronger.

You give an email address so we can send you your card and ask you later whether your rate still holds. It is used for those two things only.

Submit Your Rates Anonymously

Primary Specialties (select all that apply)

Years Freelancing

1-3

4-7

No exact numbers needed. Choose the closest range. This is not an evaluation of your worth. It is market data.

Average Hourly Rate

Pricing Model (select all that apply)

Mostly hourly

Mostly project-based

Mostly retainers

Mix

Average Project Rate

Your Country

Helps us segment the benchmark by market. Select your country.

Where are your clients primarily located?

Select all countries that apply. You can pick more than one.

After fees, tools, subcontractors, and regular business costs, how much of your freelance revenue do you usually keep?

Best estimate is fine.

Main Client Type (optional)

Biggest Pricing Challenge in 2026? (optional)

Please do not include names, client names or contact details. This answer is stored on our hosting platform and is shown back to you on your own page.

You give an email address so we can send you your card and ask you later whether your rate still holds. It is used for those two things only.

Your email is required and stored separately from your submission. Nothing in the submission itself identifies you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your privacy and data security are our top priorities

If you have any questions or any concerns, please reach us at info@rateproof.ai

Freelance Copywriters:Stop Guessing Rates in the AI Era