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<p class="MsoNormal">First, a clarification request: Jenny, am I right to assume that the conference organizer or a conference sponsor/exhibitor has commissioned you to write content for them? Or are you simply on assignment from an independent publication?
It sounds like the former, but I wanted to be clear.<br>
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Assuming the former:<br>
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This is why I like flat-rate billing. I add up my hourly rate for travel time, attendance time, interview/research/review time, combine that with what it would normally cost to write the individual item(s), and synthesize all of that into a flat rate – not
including actual costs (mileage/travel fare, parking, lodging if applicable, per diem, etc.) or additional work or time spent not in the original scope (billed separately under a three-figure hourly rate).<br>
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Assuming the latter:<br>
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Either the pub is paying for you to cover the conference or they aren’t. I haven’t had an event-covering gig where a pub paid for both the individual articles AND for my time (not to mention costs). If you can get it, more power to you, but seems like a tough
sell (especially since you’ve already negotiated what the individual articles would cost).</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Ipg-smz <ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org> on behalf of Sharon Fisher via Ipg-smz <ipg-smz@netpress.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 8, 2019 11:54:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ipg Pol Ipg <ipg-smz@netpress.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sharon Fisher <slfisher@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ipg-smz] Thoughts on how much to charge to cover an event</font>
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<div dir="auto">I used to charge <span class="money">$500</span> a day plus they pay for the travel expenses. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 8, 2019, 9:04 AM Jenny Zaino via Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I've been contacted about covering an out-of-state event that should result in about 4 articles, for which I'd be paid individually. Just wondering, though, if anyone has an idea about what is a fair price to charge for actually attending the
event for a day or day and a half, plus time spent on travel, which would add up to about a day round trip in and of itself? I don't usually do this so I'm not up to snuff on tihs. Thanks for any thoughts on this!</div>
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