Rachel's List is pleased to launch the Show Me The Money 2014 annual survey. Having taken into account your feedback from last year, we’re aiming to bring you an even larger snapshot of pay rates and knowledge of what it's like out there for the majority of freelancers / full-timers. We’ve designed the survey to take 5-10 minutes, as not all questions require an answer, so please just focus on those that apply to you. Everyone who responds and enters their email - at the end - will go into the draw to win a case of wine, with results to be published on Rachel's List. To protect the innocent (and the guilty alike) all information gathered remains anonymous (including any quotes of yours we may use in the final infographic). Thanks in advance for your time – we appreciate it! Rachel & Leo

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* 1. What's your experience in the industry?

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* 2. Where are you located? (Please choose an option AND leave your postcode in the comments)

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* 3. Which areas below do you earn an income in? (Tick all that apply)

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* 4. If you were telling people what you do, you'd say...

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* 5. Currently, you are...

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* 6. If you had to narrow it down, your MAIN source of income comes from...

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* 7. Through your MAIN source of income, you predominantly get paid...

OK, here's where we'd like to drill down a bit deeper into what you do and what you get paid. We know freelancers may do a story here, edit a report there, perhaps sub for a couple of days or negotiate a sponsored post on their blog - so several sections below may apply to you. Please skim over any section that doesn't. Thanks everyone.

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* 8. SUB-EDITORS: What do you get paid by the hour / by the day?

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* 9. JOURNALISTS / REPORTERS: What's the average word rate you get paid for a story?

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* 10. WORD RATES: You'd say no to any writing job that paid under...

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* 11. Have you written for free in the past 12 months?

  Are you experienced or entry level? Why do you do it? Do you resent it?
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* 12. FREELANCERS: How do you mainly source your work?

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* 13. FREELANCERS: From which companies does the bulk of your work come from? Choose any three.

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* 14. FREELANCERS: What's your estimated annual income (before tax)?

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* 15. COMMS / CORPORATE / BUSINESS WRITERS (who write anything from newsletters to proposals, reports, technical writing, marketing writing): What do you get paid by the word / by the hour?

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* 16. DIGITAL / CONTENT WRITERS (You might write SEO copy; social media content such as tweets, Facebook posts; blog posts, galleries, listicles, video or general website content): What do you get paid by the word / by the hour?

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* 17. PR CONSULTANTS (Your job may involve writing press releases and/or speeches, handling media relations, organising events and campaigns, social media content; blog posts etc): What do you get paid by the word / by the hour?

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* 18. SOCIAL MEDIA WRITERS (You mainly do community management and social media content such as tweets, Facebook posts; Instagram campaigns, Pinterest curation and so on): What do you get paid by the word / by the hour?

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* 19. BLOGGERS: A lot of journalists and writers have branched out into blogging, or blog on the side while working at other jobs - and we'd love to know what you make blogging. What do you get paid for the sponsored posts which you (or the client) writes and you publish on your website/blog?

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* 20. BLOGGERS: What do you get paid for syndicated content (where your previously published content is syndicated on someone else's blog / website)?

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* 21. COPYWRITERS (who write for advertising or marketing purposes): What do you get paid by the word / by the hour / by the day?

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* 22. EDITING (Magazines / newspapers): What do you get paid by the hour or by the day?

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* 23. EDITING (books): What do you get paid by the hour or by the day?

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* 24. PROOFREADING (You may proof-read book manuscripts, annual reports, do tender editing and so on): What do you get paid by the hour or by the day?

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* 25. FREELANCE SENIOR DESIGNERS (ad agencies / corporate jobs): What do you get paid, on average, by the hour / day?

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* 26. FREELANCE SENIOR DESIGNERS (magazines / newspapers): What do you get paid, on average, by the hour / day?

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* 27. ART DIRECTORS (advertising agencies etc): What do you get paid, on average, by the hour / day?

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* 28. ART DIRECTORS (mags / newspapers etc): What do you get paid, on average, by the hour / day?

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* 29. PHOTOGRAPHERS: What do you get paid, on average, by the hour / day?

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* 30. FREELANCERS: Do you have an online portfolio you can direct editors / clients to and if so, what is the URL?

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* 31. FREELANCERS: How important is having an online portfolio / website - whether it's about giving editors or clients searching on you a snapshot of what you do, or helping you find work?

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* 32. FREELANCERS: In our changing industry how important do you think it is for you to be visible on social media?

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* 33. Are you on social media and if so which platforms?

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* 34. FREELANCERS: Would you prefer to be in a full-time in-house role right now?

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* 35. FREELANCERS: What would be your ideal job set-up?

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* 36. FREELANCERS: What do you love most about freelancing? (Choose your top 3)

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* 37. FREELANCERS: What do you loathe about freelancing? (Choose your top 3)

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* 38. FREELANCERS: How much has your annual income changed in the past year?

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* 39. FREELANCERS: Over the past year, have you had to reinvent yourself to make the same money or are you doing what you've always done?

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* 40. As a journalist, what new skills have you had to add to your arsenal in the last 12 months (or are you training or contemplating training for?)

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* 41. FREELANCERS: Where do you see the industry headed and how do you see your role changing in the future?

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* 42. IN-HOUSE EMPLOYEES... Please answer the questions below (anonymously of course!)

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* 43. IN-HOUSE: Who do you currently work for?

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* 44. IN-HOUSE: Over the past year we've watched numerous titles get the axe, other mags being forced to share editoral teams / editors, monthly titles going bi-monthly and print teams having to repackage for the online space... what are the biggest challenges you've faced this year and what worries you most about the coming year?

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* 45. IN-HOUSE: How do you currently feel in terms of your job security?

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* 46. Thanks for participating - and if you'd like to go into the draw to win a case of wine please leave your email address below. NB: All your survey responses will remain anonymous. Cheers, Rachel + Leo

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