ThatCEO:


Unfortunately, only you and Alukstea have given the OP a good advice, and those who dominated the first round of comments don't know shit.

The client hasn't made up his mind yet and has probably inquired from 5 other people. If you Bill him too much, that's the easiest way to cut you out.

The OP should be asking himself how much energy he will put into writing those things. Writing comes easily to some people than others. If you know you can finish it and you won't expend so much energy; beat down the price to say $250 or 300 to chase off your competitors. Do a great job, get the review and spend the decent Amount on something cool. You know WHY? Because work don't kill people. If you miss that job, you might not use those periods for something productive any.

There is a big difference between someone who offers you $5 on a 500 words one-off project and someone who offers you $5 on a 1200 words project but who intends to write 40k words. Be wise, think of the larger amount.

I buy on fiverr, as I have a PayPal but I contract mostly designers. I have used a Nigerian before. As a hustling nigga, the Orientation is the same every where, fiverr or not.

Mobsync:


Isn't that to small? I was thinking he should charge the client a few thousands.

This is a novel and not a research article.

mrphysics:

You have a point. As a starter, he got such work because the client was looking for a cheap way to execute such project. If the guy is looking for a review, he should do it with 500 words article and thereabout.

To me, i have written such number of pages eBook for non fiction books, how much more for novel. Because it is a novel, the source of information is probably coming from him. The work is not going to be easy. I have rejected all story eBooks. They keep coming and I keep rejecting them. On one occasion, the client told me he would pay twice my gig price for a story, I rejected it still.

If I was the OP, I will reject it, but since he has accepted to write it, then he should do the conversion for N60000 and send him the dollar equivalent. That would be the cheapest price the client could get anywhere.

WetinConsignMe:


Some people are indeed shameless. Everybody can already see u lost the argument, old man. U r only fooling yourself. The argument was between "estimate" and "advice" not between "estimate" and "estimate request". Chai! OLODOOO!!!

jdtrends:


You merely buttressed my point, young man. According to what you quoted, estimates requests are PRECISE. Note clearly, I said ESTIMATE REQUESTS not ESTIMATE itself. There's a difference. Below is my quote

ALL ESTIMATE REQUESTS ARE DIRECT, PRECISE and are mostly anchored on specific words like estimate, quotation, or any of their synonyms.

Now let me explain the difference :

1. ESTIMATE. This is a rough calculation of what something is worth. This CANNOT be precise as that would be contradicting itself. Clearly, I never mentioned anything like that.

2. ESTIMATE REQUESTS. Here, the head word is REQUESTS, not ESTIMATE. The word ESTIMATE is merely functioning as an adjective and has nothing to do with precise. That said, these type of requests are always precise in the sense that the grammatical family of the word ESTIMATE, such as QUOTATION, is generally used when making this request. For instance, "how much should I charge" is imprecise, hence, cannot fall into the estimate category. If you ask me this question, I must demand certain things to help me make suggestions. "What type of novel are you writing? What is the copyright agreement? What are the terms?"... All these will be taken into consideration before I render my advice. I can't make an estimate because I don't have a clue of the kind of job you were hired to do or the kind of novel you were hired to write.

Estimate requests on the other hand are precise. For instance, "I need a cost estimate on a novel project particularly gothic..." . As you can see, the request is a precise one. Straight to the point!

kally90:
please can you help me register on fiverr.I tried severally but couldn't succeed.

k199192:


LadyF me thinks he has a point. What you gave was a vague estimate.. This guy might be a lawyer to really point it out. At first when I saw your post, I saw no wrong until Lawyer here started calling you out. Forgive lawyer and let it go.

Dcholeric:

you have not succeeded on fiverr , because you have not managed a fiverr account well enough.

1.patience (very compulsory)
2.always check for fresh orders and make sure you bid for as many as possible
3.get a well written "offer quote"
4. there's a secret that can actually change your story ( it has to do with your profile, and you may have to Polish it in a way that tends overrating your skills, disguising your identity and nationality
5.do your best to execute orders (when they come) perfectly.
6.always think positively (you may not believe it but it works)

I had problems with freelancing sites too, but with some advice and techniques shown to me by a good colleague, I opened a new fiverr account and got my first order in about 3weeks after opening.

try my advice.

WetinConsignMe:


Some people are indeed shameless. Everybody can already see u lost the argument, old man. U r only fooling yourself. The argument was between "estimate" and "advice" not between "estimate" and "estimate request". Chai! OLODOOO!!!

teelaw4life:
Usually the charge is word based. You should make your own conversion, how much do you charge per word, take that and try to estimate the number of words obtainable in a 150 paged novel and then multiply by the amount you charge per word.

I'll go further, most charge $5 per every 700 word. If you're writing withMicrosoft word using a TNR format with size 12 font, then a page will have 300 words. So, basically charge $5 for every 2 page. So, if you divide 150 pages by 2 , you get 75, 75 pages multiplied by $5 will equal $375.

Charge the client $375. It's fair, it's balanced, everybody wins and you can easily explain your fee format.

Okpuamu:
Please help. I just started on fiverr and someone asked I write a 150 paged novel for him. What is the ideal charge?

Help.
Lalasticlala

Dcholeric:
I recently got an order of 12k words for $150 .

KaBabs1:


Bros you cannot just charge a client based on word count alone. Ask the client to give you more information, what genre is the novel? Is it romance, horror, thriller/mystery etc.. if it is romance, what subgenre is it? Is it contemporary romance, historical romance, erotic romance etc. Ask if the client has a plot, detailed outline and timeline of happenings. What POV he/she wants the story told from. The theme(s) of the story. I could go on and on. There's plenty of things to know before you should give your charge your client. This will even make your client sure you know what you're doing and be able to trust you.

Incase the client doesn't have all these details, tell them to give you all the iformation they have, as a professional writer you should be able to fill the holes. Whether you'll charge for that service or not is your choice.

150 pages if calculated with 350-380 words/page will be 52-57k words. I usually charge my clients between $600 - 800 for a project like this depending on the information I was given and the complexity of the job. I also consider the amount of research that needs to be done.

Oh yeah and if they say my charges are too high, I mention to them that it is negotiable

KaBabs1:


Iss nothing

WetinConsignMe:


A wise person will first say what is Fiverr before asking stupid questions on NL better asked elsewhere

Dcholeric:

I didn't say its a big deal.
it was only a way to estimate how much he consider for service charge.
someone advised him to charge $5 per 500 words.
if I charge $5 per 500 words
I will get $120 for 12k words .
but I added $30 just in case the buyer chooses to go down , it won't cross below $120 .

I don't see how your quote "is nothing" actually relates to my post .

KaBabs1:


Baba we dey on the same page jere. I just dey whine you. Last week, one new comer fall for my hand. E pay $130 for 3k words. I happy die.

teelaw4life:


Probably increase it to $400 maybe. The competition on fiverr is unreal and if the client was looking for expensive writers, trust me he wouldn't be on fiverr in the first place. I'm sure the client is interviewing at least 3 other people who would be willing to charge a fee lower than the amount i quoted. It's about striking a balance. Given how fresh his gig is without any review, it's very obvious that the client isn't going to be expecting a huge charge like, otherwise he would have contacted a top selling writer.

Okpuamu:
Please help. I just started on fiverr and someone asked I write a 150 paged novel for him. What is the ideal charge?

Help.
Lalasticlala

ladyF:
Calculate "per page" anf multiply. Thank me later.

It's LadyF again.

Okpuamu:
Please help. I just started on fiverr and someone asked I write a 150 paged novel for him. What is the ideal charge?

Help.
Lalasticlala

Mobsync:


You're right. But writing a novel isn't beans.

I'm a writer myself. I've completed one novel with two more stopped halfway, so I know what it takes to write one.

Also, I once wrote 10 1000+ blog posts for 4k, just because I was broke. At the end of the day, the effort wasn't worth the pay even though I needed the money.

I'm just concerned with the pay not being with the effort he would put into the writing.

Dcholeric:

you have not succeeded on fiverr , because you have not managed a fiverr account well enough.

1.patience (very compulsory)
2.always check for fresh orders and make sure you bid for as many as possible
3.get a well written "offer quote"
4. there's a secret that can actually change your story ( it has to do with your profile, and you may have to Polish it in a way that tends to overrating your skills, disguising your identity and nationality


5.do your best to execute orders (when they come) perfectly.
6.always think positively (you may not believe it but it works)

I had problems with freelancing sites too, but with some advice and techniques shown to me by a good colleague, I opened a new fiverr account and got my first order in about 3weeks after opening.

try my advice.

Okpuamu:
Please help. I just started on fiverr and someone asked I write a 150 paged novel for him. What is the ideal charge?

Help.
Lalasticlala

crunchyg:

Who be this one?

jdtrends:

Young man, it is obvious at this point that you have NO CLUE. At the emboldened, the only support from the spectators so far is pointing to my direction, not yours. So where is the EVERYBODY coming from?

That aside, the bone of contention ab initio was whether the OP was seeking an estimate or a piece of advice and counselling which I pointed out to you explicitly. Then you misquoted me, claiming I said ESTIMATES ARE PRECISE. This, however, I corrected with proof and illustrations that I said ESTIMATE REQUESTS should be precise and not ESTIMATE itself. I followed this up with a brief lecture stating that REQUESTS is the HEADWORD, while ESTIMATE is merely an adjective in that context, thereby, debunking your lies.

I am still waiting for your grammatical proof to prove me wrong.

Meanwhile, the SUGGESTION Ladyf gave CANNOT BE TERMED AN ESTIMATE. It only shows how half-baked educated you both are!

Dcholeric:

you have not succeeded on fiverr , because you have not managed a fiverr account well enough.

1.patience (very compulsory)
2.always check for fresh orders and make sure you bid for as many as possible
3.get a well written "offer quote"
4. there's a secret that can actually change your story ( it has to do with your profile, and you may have to Polish it in a way that tends to overrating your skills, disguising your identity and nationality
5.do your best to execute orders (when they come) perfectly.
6.always think positively (you may not believe it but it works)

I had problems with freelancing sites too, but with some advice and techniques shown to me by a good colleague, I opened a new fiverr account and got my first order in about 3weeks after opening.

try my advice.

WetinConsignMe:


Pretentious olodo trying to appear educated. U ain't fooling anybody. Here, receive some education: if somebody asks u "about how much should I charge?", they are asking for your ESTIMATION of how much they should charge. Kapich? Case closed. Now run along. U r
becomming like a puppy begging to be petted. Sorry, no pet for you.YOU WERE WRONG. Case closed.