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 "name": "seocontentmarketing.co.uk UK SEO Content Price Index",
 "title": "UK SEO Content Price Index",
 "url": "https://seocontentmarketing.co.uk/datasets/uk-seo-content-price-index/",
 "csv": "https://seocontentmarketing.co.uk/datasets/uk-seo-content-price-index.csv",
 "markdown": "https://seocontentmarketing.co.uk/datasets/uk-seo-content-price-index/index.md",
 "computed_at": "2026-09-21",
 "license": "https://seocontentmarketing.co.uk/terms",
 "headline": "The median published figure in the UK SEO Content Price Index is 244.50 GBP across 4 sources' own pages (range 139 to 330 GBP), read 21 September 2026.",
 "quotes": [
  "The median published figure in the UK SEO Content Price Index is 244.50 GBP across 4 sources' own pages (range 139 to 330 GBP), read 21 September 2026.",
  "4 of the 29 named sources read in full publish a figure; 25 publish none, read 21 September 2026.",
  "UK SEO Content Price Index, unit per-article: median 244.50 GBP across 4 sources, read 21 September 2026."
 ],
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  "unit": "GBP",
  "n": 4,
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  "min": 139,
  "max": 330,
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  "p75": 319.75,
  "mean": 239.5,
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  "published_sources": 4,
  "named_sources": 31,
  "read_sources": 29,
  "not_published": 25,
  "published_share": 0.138
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    }
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   "retrieved_at": "2026-09-21",
   "quote": "from £289 | £345",
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   "source": "Count SEO: content writing packages, prices and rates",
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   "retrieved_at": "2026-09-21",
   "quote": "Blog article (SEO optimised) £200 – £500",
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   "source": "Let Me Write: freelance copywriting rates",
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   "figure": "£330",
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   "retrieved_at": "2026-09-21",
   "quote": "Let ME Write freelance copywriting rates starting from: 700-800 word SEO Blog (one-off) £330",
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   "source": "Buzzwords: copywriting rates",
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   "source": "To Your Heart's Content: SEO copywriting rates",
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   "source": "Mike Peake: freelance copywriter rates",
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   "source": "Mike Peake: freelance copywriter rates 2026 guide",
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   "source": "Crying Over Copy: what UK freelance copywriters charge",
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   "source": "Amelie Pollak: the average copywriting day rate",
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   "source": "Count SEO: SEO packages pricing",
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   "source": "Content Mills: pricing",
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   "source": "Whitehat: SEO package prices",
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   "source": "Digital Cornerstone: SEO costs buyers guide",
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   "source": "The Nurtur: how much does SEO cost UK",
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   "source": "Red Eagle: how much does SEO cost UK",
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   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
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   "source": "Rubik Digital: SEO cost UK",
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   "source": "RB SEO: content writing",
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   "source": "Onika Sabrina: UK digital marketing pricing packages",
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   "source": "ProPlaybooks: UK freelance writing rates 2026",
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   "source": "Digital Agency Network: content marketing pricing",
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   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
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   "source": "Content Factory: what web content writing costs",
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   "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused"
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   "url": "https://cambriadigital.co.uk/blog/content-writing-cost-uk/",
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   "url": "https://whito.co.uk/research/uk-content-marketing-copywriting-costs/",
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   "url": "https://whito.co.uk/research/uk-copywriting-costs/",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://tjcreative.co.uk/blog/copywriting/freelance-remote-copywriter-rates/",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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  {
   "url": "https://www.letmewrite.co.uk/freelance-copywriting-rates/",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://buzzwords.ltd.uk/about-buzzwords/copywriting-rates/",
   "label": "Buzzwords: copywriting rates",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://toyourheartscontent.co.uk/seo-copywriting-rates/",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://www.bymikepeake.com/freelance-copywriter-rates",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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  {
   "url": "https://www.bymikepeake.com/post/freelance-copywriter-rates-2026-the-ultimate-guide",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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   "url": "https://cryingovercopy.com/what-do-uk-freelance-copywriters-charge-and-why/",
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   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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  {
   "url": "https://www.ameliepollak.com/blog/the-average-copywriting-day-rate-in-2025",
   "label": "Amelie Pollak: the average copywriting day rate",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.countseo.co.uk/content-writing-packages-prices-rates-costs-uk/",
   "label": "Count SEO: content writing packages, prices and rates",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.countseo.co.uk/seo-packages-pricing-costs-prices-uk/",
   "label": "Count SEO: SEO packages pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.contentmills.co.uk/pricing",
   "label": "Content Mills: pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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  {
   "url": "https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/blog/seo-package-prices",
   "label": "Whitehat: SEO package prices",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://digitalcornerstone.co.uk/resources/seo-costs/",
   "label": "Digital Cornerstone: SEO costs buyers guide",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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  {
   "url": "https://thenurtur.com/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk/",
   "label": "The Nurtur: how much does SEO cost UK",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://redeagle.tech/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk",
   "label": "Red Eagle: how much does SEO cost UK",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.rubikdigital.co.uk/knowledge/seo-cost-uk",
   "label": "Rubik Digital: SEO cost UK",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.rbseo.co.uk/content-writing",
   "label": "RB SEO: content writing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://onikasabrina.com/uk-digital-marketing-pricing-packages/",
   "label": "Onika Sabrina: UK digital marketing pricing packages",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.polarisagency.com/marketing-insights/seo-pricing-guide/",
   "label": "Polaris: SEO pricing guide",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://proplaybooks.co.uk/blog/uk-freelance-writing-jobs-2026",
   "label": "ProPlaybooks: UK freelance writing rates 2026",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.expertsure.com/uk/digital-marketing/digital-marketing-agency-costs/",
   "label": "ExpertSure: digital marketing agency costs UK",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.expertmarket.com/uk/digital-marketing/digital-marketing-cost",
   "label": "Expert Market: digital marketing cost UK",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://digitalagencynetwork.com/content-marketing-pricing/",
   "label": "Digital Agency Network: content marketing pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://contentfac.com/how-much-does-professional-web-content-writing-cost/",
   "label": "Content Factory: what web content writing costs",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://targetedseo.co.uk/how-much-does-website-copywriting-cost/",
   "label": "Targeted SEO: website copywriting costs UK",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://targetedseo.co.uk/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk/",
   "label": "Targeted SEO: how much does SEO cost UK",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://buzzwords.ltd.uk/about-buzzwords/copywriting-rates/",
   "label": "buzzwords.ltd.uk",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
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 "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 4 of the 29 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 25 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 267 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. Derivation as chartered: one row per UK provider that publishes a fee: the unit (pence per word, price per article, day rate, hourly rate, monthly retainer), the number, the word count or deliverable it buys, whether research and keyword work are inside it, the minimum term, whether VAT is stated - and across the rows the figures nobody computes: every published price NORMALISED to a single unit (cost per 1,000 words) so a per-word writer and a per-month agency can be compared at all, the median and range in each unit, the freelance-versus-agency premium, the regulated-sector uplift, the PUBLISH RATE, and repriced-since",
 "embed": "<figure style=\"margin:0;padding:16px;border:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-radius:8px;background:#ffffff;color:#111111;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;max-width:480px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:28px;font-weight:700;color:#111111;background:#ffffff\">244.50 GBP</p><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:14px;color:#111111;background:#ffffff\">median published figure, UK SEO Content Price Index, across 4 sources, read 21 September 2026</p><figcaption style=\"font-size:12px;color:#444444;background:#ffffff\"><a href=\"https://seocontentmarketing.co.uk/datasets/uk-seo-content-price-index/#median\" style=\"color:#1a4fd6;background:#ffffff\">Source: seocontentmarketing.co.uk UK SEO Content Price Index</a></figcaption></figure>"
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