> There's a new bike mag starting up here in Toronto. Aimed at the commuting > and recreation cyclist, I think it will be mid-to upscale in presentation, > and marketed locally (at least to begin with). > > They're calling for submissions. Actually, they're calling for writers, but > I'm going to send them pix, and tell them I could write, too, if they want. > > I have bike photos. > > I'd like to offer to sell some to them. > > For how much should I sell, in the case that they want to use something? > I'm thinking like $100 a photo, but I really have no idea. >
Usually the magazine will have a set rate which they pay depending on where in the magazine the photo is used.
Clean Run (US agility publication) uses the following rates:
Cover $200
Inside $15
Inside � Special Request from CR $25
Photo of the Month $75
The circulation isn't huge as it's aimed at a niche market, but I suspect that it will be larger than the new start-up mag. I have made a couple of submissions to the magazine and signed an agreement with them over the use of the photos and agreeing to the above fees.
Obviously different magazines will also pay differently, but check with them first before asking for $100 a photo. You could be selling yourself short or you could be pricing yourself out of the market!
Wendy Beard,
Ottawa, Canada
http://www.beard-redfern.com
