Curious George: Charging for freelance writing? I do occasional work as a music critic and interviewer for a few street press mags and papers in Australia. I've been asked to put together a company profile for some small time promoters, but I'm not sure how much I should be charging. I've written a press release for them in the past and woefully underquoted them ($30AUD) for the amount of time and headache it took. They ended up giving me $30 plus tickets to a concert, and bus fare for myself and my partner to attend. All up that would have cost them about $230-250. Can anyone offer some practical advice on what a standard charge would be in this situation? My friend has suggested charging them $300 but this sounds a bit pushy to me. Also, it's my first post, eek.