<prompt> Human: Some background: I am currently a full-time graduate student living off my savings and part-time freelance writing. A month ago I lost a client who was giving me a lot of work, so I need to replace that client with something else urgently.Today I received an offer to write for a blog that covers a topic I am extremely passionate about. Another upside is that the editor is not at all strict about deadlines. The problem is that she only offered me about half what I was getting paid by the client I just lost.Im unsure what to do. Do I counteroffer with the rate I was getting paid by my previous client? Somewhere in between? I worry that if I try to negotiate she may walk away, leaving me with nothing, and I really need to find another job right now. But on the other hand, I dont want to be putting in twice the time to get the same amount of money.EDIT: Someone said I didnt give enough information so here are more details:The email I received with the offer was not personalized, leading me to believe she offered positions to multiple people. But I have no idea how many or how I compare to the others.The blog has advertisements on it, but its social media following is relatively low: only about 600 on Twitter and 1,100 on IG.My asking rate is 0.10 per word and she only offered me 0.05 per word. I dont think 0.10 per word is that high, given that I have received that rate from non-profits thats mostly who I work for. I actually have one for-profit client currently paying me 0.16 per word, but most clients are not willing to pay that much so I advertise myself at 0.10 per word. That said, I have seen similar jobs advertised at only 0.03 per word I dont apply for those.  <response>: I would let them know that youre very interested in the job but that your typical rate is X. Let them know youre willing to work with them on the price a bit. See what they say. 