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MT rates - Am I charging enough? - WsWhiting

Posted: May 14, 2011

I've been charging 13 cents a line for a 55 character line since 1989. Have rates gone up? I've been hiding out in my cave for a number of years now just doing my own thing and have not kept track of market trends. Please let me know! Thanks.

That's high! - Opinionated

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Well I suppose it depends on which part of the country you're in, but everyone I know charges about .10 for a 65-character line.

That's not high. What we're making is too LOW! - nm

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RELATIVELY high. Compared w/ market. nm - Opinionated

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nm

Not high for an IC - mt3

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To the OP: Don't rock your boat, you might find it sinks! If you're still getting 13 cpl then you're doing okay.

To WsWhiting- If you have friends who are MTSOs and are only charging 10 cpl, then that's a good look at why MT wages are what they are.

MT rates are going down, read some posts on this site - n/m

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I am getting .12 cpl for a 50-char line BUT - sm - MT

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it is for a very dinky account, very sporadic, only $5 last month. Dr. retired and asked me to continue to do the odd letter or two for her. I did raise up though from .10 to .12 to do this as she wanted me to provide a call-in system for her, which I did not have but do now, as well as print the letters and mail them for her. I got the call-in for free but offset my time for printing and mailing with the increase which she was fine with. I quote .10/65-char line when asked, which so far where I live is considered too high believe it or not, but I will not go lower for my own accounts.

Not high at all depending on where you live - No name

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I charge 15 cpl on two of my own accounts (clinic and IME) and 16 cpl for STATs in the Northwest. I had to drop my rates a few years ago from 17 cpl because of losing one account to a lower bidder, but before that I did under bid another person who was charging 18 cpl. Times are changing and have to lower rates because of MTSOs getting these small accounts cheaper than I can do them for. Thank goodness I am close to retiring from MT.

I make 9-1/2 cpl - SaySally

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I have been at this rate for 4 years. My last request for a small increase was turned down flat due to the economy. I am an IC for a medium-sized service. I have 25 years experience as an MT. I am asking for an increase again this spring but I will not be surprised if I do not get anything.

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