Skill

Benchmark column fees and rights terms

Packaged know-how that tells an agent how to do a job well.

You might say…

The editor asked what fee I expected and I had absolutely no idea what was normal for a monthly column in a trade publication.

What it does

Benchmarks the going fee range and rights terms for a recurring column or syndication deal in a given publication type and market, so the author can anchor their ask.

Trigger: Use before negotiating a column or syndication deal to establish a realistic fee range and understand which rights terms are standard to retain.

I/O: Publication type + market + column format → fee benchmark range and standard rights terms with recommended asks

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