Copywriting Hours Estimate
Estimate the time to write and revise a web page's copy.
About Copywriting Hours Estimate
Writing the copy takes the word count divided by your pace, and each revision round adds a fixed amount of editing time. Web copy is rarely written in one pass, so an estimate that includes revision better matches the real time a page consumes.
Formula
Copywriting Hours Estimate
Total hours = words / speed + revision rounds x hours per revision
- revision rounds
- Passes of editing and rewriting
Worked example
With the default values below, Copywriting Hours Estimate returns Base Writing Hours of 3.75. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Page word countminimum 1
- 1,500
- Words per hourminimum 1
- 400
- Revision roundsminimum 0
- 2
- Hours per revisionminimum 0
- 0.5
Results
- Base Writing Hours
- 3.75
- Total Hours
- 4.75
- Hours (rounded)
- 5
- Days at 8h/day
- 0.6
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Copywriting Hours Estimate
- 3Base Writing Hours= 3.75
- 4Total Hours= 4.75
- 5Hours (rounded)= 5
- 6Days at 8h/day= 0.6
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Copywriting Hours Estimate calculated?
Total hours = words / speed + revision rounds x hours per revision Writing the copy takes the word count divided by your pace, and each revision round adds a fixed amount of editing time.
Why does Copywriting Hours Estimate matter?
Web copy is rarely written in one pass, so an estimate that includes revision better matches the real time a page consumes.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Page word count, Words per hour, Revision rounds, Hours per revision. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.