A fellow freelance writer and I were chatting today, and I found out they got paid a lot more than I did for an article that was pretty similar to one I just wrote. I think I was lowballed. How do you even bring that up with an editor or client?

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If you think you didn't get what you deserved, make sure not to make that mistake again. Ask for more money. Obviously, rates can vary quite a lot. Even at the same publication or site different writers may get paid a different rate. Writing, at least good writing, isn't fungible. One person's work may be of a higher quality, may reflect more research or insight, and so on. And in today's world some writers can negotiate for more money because they've got a bigger social media following and it's assumed they'll generate pageviews.

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Were you writing for the same outlet? I would just negotiate going forward. There's not much you can do to negotiate for a job you've already done. All you can do is negotiate the next time.

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I think transparency helps. If you want to bring it up, you could say you’ve seen rates vary and you’d love to better understand their budget range going forward. That lets them know you're aware without directly calling them out.

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I would try to negotiate a higher rate. Maybe do it after a certain time milestone has passed. Sometimes that’s challenging, but always worth a try. If they don’t budge, you still know what you can charge other places now.

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It's pretty hard to retrospectively get that fee but in the future be open and say a friend of yours was paid more and try to negotiate

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Did you already do the work and get paid? If so there really is no negotiating now because the rate was already agreed upon. However, you can use that info to negotiate the next time.

Are you also a freelancer? I guess now you know you can up your rate to what you actually deserve and know that companies will pay for it. If it’s with the same company though it might be worth having a conversation about increasing your rates to match the market?

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