CONTENT & CREATIVE / A PRACTICAL ANSWER
What determines website copywriting cost?
The short answer
Website copywriting cost depends on the thinking and production work required, not just the number of words. Research, interviews, message development, page structure, drafting, revision and content entry are separate tasks. Compare what a quote includes and what your team must supply before treating a per-page price as comparable.
What to prepare
Inventory the page types and the information available for each. A writer working from an approved offer and good source material faces a different project from one expected to discover the proposition through interviews. Identify who verifies facts, supplies evidence and approves the final version.
How to assess the work
Ask how revisions, additional pages and changes to the offer will be handled. Confirm whether the work includes search research, design collaboration or publishing. Ongoing content maintenance is another responsibility; it should not be assumed to come with the launch copy.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE / NOT A CLIENT RESULT
Make it concrete.
A ten-page site with repeated product formats may require less discovery than three complex service pages needing stakeholder interviews. The quote should make those inputs visible instead of implying every page carries the same effort.
Before you commission
- Compare deliverables and source inputs.
- Confirm factual approval and revision boundaries.
- Separate writing, content entry and ongoing updates.
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