u/CandidDouble561

Recently a large company (valued in the trillions) reached out wanting to do a collab with my niche 200 subscriber audience Substack. They liked the editorial angle I have and want me to write it on one of the products they’re launching. I’m working with a number on what to charge them but I don’t know what’s realistic or what’s defensible. They definitely have budget but I’m not sure what’s realistic to ask for?
I’d be writing about 2,000 words on the piece and weaving a source quote from one of their head product engineers. My open rates are 60% but that’s expected as my subscriber count is small. But the audience is very targeted. I just asked AI and it suggested 10-15k. My friend suggested 18-20k? I feel like those are such large numbers. Any advice?