How Much a Blog Post Costs: The Short Answer
A 1,000-word blog post costs about $50 to $450 in 2026. Per-word writing platforms charge 5 to 30 cents a word, per-post services $50 to $250, and freelance writers in the Editorial Freelancers Association's 2026 rate chart report median rates of 25 to 45 cents a word for blog posts. Monthly blog plans that plan and write for you start around $590 a month and run past $2,500.
These are other companies' published prices, read November 12, 2026, not ours. Mark Studios writes and publishes blog posts as a monthly website SEO plan priced in the instant quote, so there is no Mark Studios price on this page.
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Blog Writing Prices per Word and per Post
Writing services price a post three ways: by the word, by the post at a set length, or as a monthly plan. Here is what each one publishes, converted to one 1,000-word post where its page allows.
| Service | Published price | One 1,000-word post | What the price covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FATJOE Basic / Pro | $0.05 / $0.10 a word | $50 / $100 | A Google Doc in 4 days, 48 hours express; Pro adds internal links. Prices are set in pounds and the dollar figure is FATJOE's approximation |
| Verblio AI + human | $0.06 a word, plus $49.50 a month | $60 | You approve an outline first; 1–3 day turnaround |
| Verblio 100% human | $0.16 a word, no platform fee | $160 | Human writers only |
| Loganix | $60 per 500 words | $120 | Written to your brief in 5 days; the SEO content brief is a separate order |
| Brandlume | $80 (500 words) to $260 (2,000 words) a post, billed monthly | $140 | A stock image, HTML formatting, unlimited revisions; 5–15% off for two or more posts a month |
| HOTH Blogger | Starting at $50 a post; Blogger Pro starting at $80 | Not listed | Topic approval, unlimited revisions, WordPress publishing; 500–5,000 words |
| ContentWriters | Starting at $110 for 300–500 words | About $250 for 1,000–1,500 words | Priced by word-count band, $0.13 to $0.61+ a word |
| Express Writers | $0.30 a word, 300–10,000 words | $300 | Posting to your site starting at $60 more |
Freelancers charge more than platforms because you are buying one person's research and judgment. The EFA built its chart from a survey of more than 1,100 members about their 2025 rates: blog posts written for hire run 25 to 45 cents a word or $74.50 to $87.50 an hour, ghostwritten posts 25 to 40 cents, and business and marketing writing 32 to 87.5 cents a word. Specialists go higher. Zenith Copy starts its blog writing at $985 for a post of at least 1,500 words, with keyword research and a detailed content brief included.
Monthly Blog Packages and Content Agencies
If you want someone to plan the topics, write and keep publishing, you buy a plan instead of single posts:
- Content Cucumber: Starter is $590 a month ($6,372 billed yearly) for a dedicated writer with unlimited requests and revisions and no minimum commitment. Content Flywheel is $1,000 a month and turns a monthly video interview into blogs, social posts and emails. Managed is $2,500 a month and up, with an account manager and keyword research.
- BKA Content: monthly SEO content packages start at $999, priced by the number of posts and add-ons such as content refreshes.
- Express Writers: managed plans start at $1,500 a month.
A plan's price buys the planning as well as the writing. Before you set $590 against $999, ask each one how many posts arrive a month, at what length, and who picks the topics.
What a Year of Blog Posts Costs
A blog pays off only if it keeps going, so price a year rather than a post. Here are four 1,000-word posts a month, 48 a year, on each route, worked out from the prices above:
The cheap routes leave work with you. A per-word platform delivers drafts; someone still has to choose topics, add images and links, and publish. Doing all of it yourself costs time instead of cash: Orbit Media's 2026 survey of 1,042 content marketers puts the average post at 1,312 words and 3 hours 20 minutes to write, which is about 160 hours for 48 posts before any editing or publishing.
What Moves the Price
- Length. Per-word prices scale straight with length: 2,000 words costs twice what 1,000 does.
- Expertise. HOTH's Blogger Pro, written by people published in your industry, costs $80 to the standard Blogger's $50. In the EFA's chart, medical writing runs $1.00 to $1.50 a word against 25 to 40 cents for a ghostwritten blog post.
- Research and SEO. A writer working from your brief costs less than one who researches keywords and writes the brief. Loganix sells the brief separately; Zenith Copy includes it.
- Publishing. A Google Doc costs less than a post that goes live on your site with images, links and a search title. HOTH publishes to WordPress; Express Writers' posting service starts at $60.
- AI. Verblio's AI-assisted words cost $0.06 against $0.16 for human-only. Google's guidance on generative AI content allows it but says to fact-check and review all AI-generated content before publishing, and warns that mass-producing pages without adding value can break its spam policy on scaled content abuse. Ask who does that review.
Before You Hire a Blog Writer: A 6-Point Check
- Compare the same length. Ask every service for its price on one 1,000-word post, and what changes at 1,500 or 2,000 words.
- Ask who picks the topics. Topics built on what your customers search are what bring readers. Find out whether keyword research is included or a separate order.
- Ask who publishes. A draft in a Google Doc still needs formatting, images, links and a search title before it goes live.
- Get the AI policy in writing. Ask whether AI drafts the posts, who fact-checks them and whether a person edits every one.
- Read a sample in your field. A roofing company's blog and a software company's blog need different writers. Ask for a published post on a topic near yours.
- Check the term and who keeps the posts. Know the minimum commitment, and confirm the posts stay yours to edit and keep if you cancel.
Where Mark Studios Fits
Mark Studios sells blog writing as a monthly website SEO service: four new posts a month on topics drawn from what your customers search on Google, written in your voice and about your area, each with a search title, a description and links to your other pages. The posts go up on WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Shopify or a site Mark built, or come to you to post, and you read each one before it is public. Nobody promises you a ranking. To compare other writers side by side, see our list of SEO blog writing services, and for the rest of an SEO budget, what SEO costs.
Service businesses get the most from posts that answer what customers ask before they call, and the same questions make good short videos; see how that works in video for contractors and home services. The posts also need pages worth landing on: see what a small business website costs and what a landing page design costs.
Mark Studios has delivered 8,000+ orders for 4,500+ clients, holds a 4.9★ rating and Top Rated status on Fiverr, and delivers 99% on time.
The Bottom Line
A 1,000-word blog post costs about $50 to $300 from a writing platform or service and $250 to $450 from an experienced freelancer, and monthly plans that plan and publish for you start around $590. Price a year of posts rather than one, and settle who picks topics, reviews AI drafts and publishes before you compare quotes.
