Calculate the total cost of producing one blog post.
The writing cost is the hourly rate times the hours, and adding editing and imagery gives the full production cost of one post. Knowing the true cost per post is essential for return-on-investment calculations and for setting a defensible content budget.
Blog Post Cost
Post cost = writing + editing + images; cost per word = total / words
Post cost = writing + editing + images; cost per word = total / words The writing cost is the hourly rate times the hours, and adding editing and imagery gives the full production cost of one post.
Knowing the true cost per post is essential for return-on-investment calculations and for setting a defensible content budget.
This calculator takes 5 inputs: Writing rate/hour, Hours per post, Editing cost, Image cost, Word count. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.