Comments on: Do You Write for Cheap? Read This. http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/01/14/do-you-write-for-cheap-read-this/ Living and loving the freelance life—on your own terms. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Just a little bit of (link) love… | The Writing Base http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/01/14/do-you-write-for-cheap-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-220871 Just a little bit of (link) love… | The Writing Base Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:57:06 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=783#comment-220871 [...] Formichelli of The Renegade Writer’s blog, has calculated the numbers for freelancers working for cheap. Give it a read and decide if your current rates are too [...] [...] Formichelli of The Renegade Writer’s blog, has calculated the numbers for freelancers working for cheap. Give it a read and decide if your current rates are too [...]

]]> By: Dylan http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/01/14/do-you-write-for-cheap-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-149070 Dylan Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:01:08 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=783#comment-149070 Who the heck can consistently research and write 1,000 word articles in an hour, getting paid $10 for each. Wow, that's some crazy work ethic. I take way longer and get paid more. Never heard or conceived of .01 cents a word. Someone says they get paid .33 cents for newspaper and say that's crap??!?! That's $330.00 for a 1,000 word article. That's not crap. I'll take that rate, I'd sign for that for the next 20 years, you write one article a day and do whatever else you like. Who the heck can consistently research and write 1,000 word articles in an hour, getting paid $10 for each. Wow, that’s some crazy work ethic. I take way longer and get paid more. Never heard or conceived of .01 cents a word. Someone says they get paid .33 cents for newspaper and say that’s crap??!?! That’s $330.00 for a 1,000 word article. That’s not crap. I’ll take that rate, I’d sign for that for the next 20 years, you write one article a day and do whatever else you like.

]]> By: Friday Link Love At The Hidden Writer : Ghostwriting - The Hidden Writer http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/01/14/do-you-write-for-cheap-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-136527 Friday Link Love At The Hidden Writer : Ghostwriting - The Hidden Writer Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:20:42 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=783#comment-136527 [...] Do You Write For Cheap? Read This is a post from The Renegade Writer which discusses the ongoing debate about writing cheap articles.  This post is quite detailed and well worth the read. [...] [...] Do You Write For Cheap? Read This is a post from The Renegade Writer which discusses the ongoing debate about writing cheap articles.  This post is quite detailed and well worth the read. [...]

]]> By: Five Ponds http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/01/14/do-you-write-for-cheap-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-136442 Five Ponds Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:52:40 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=783#comment-136442 I have writing on the internet for over a year now and I seem stuck in the 1 to five cents/word range. My part-time day job is in the winter doldrums, so yes I am kind of stuck in a rut, right now. I wish I had more time to query the higher paying markets, do what I can. What has been most frustrating for me, is that when I land a good article at a place that I like, I am unable to come back with a follow-up article. Many times my query is not even answered, even though I have published with them before. Hopefully things will improve before they get too frustrating. Truly, Five Ponds I have writing on the internet for over a year now and I seem stuck in the 1 to five cents/word range. My part-time day job is in the winter doldrums, so yes I am kind of stuck in a rut, right now. I wish I had more time to query the higher paying markets, do what I can. What has been most frustrating for me, is that when I land a good article at a place that I like, I am unable to come back with a follow-up article. Many times my query is not even answered, even though I have published with them before.

Hopefully things will improve before they get too frustrating.

Truly,

Five Ponds

]]> By: RJ Medak http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/01/14/do-you-write-for-cheap-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-136281 RJ Medak Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:53:00 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=783#comment-136281 I totally agree with this post. Way too many writers are willing to work for low pay. Some as low as $0.006 per word is what some people looking for writers are willing to pay. I don't write for low pay. I am looking at higher paying jobs. One problem I have when looking at some writing jobs is that the job requires an advanced degree, or 5 years experience in a something like writing for gaming. As a freelance writer, you really do need to do your homework and find the right source to pitch to for the good assignments with good pay. Never settle for low pay, not even to get your foot in the door. You must also make sure that your writing is good, and always strive to improve your writing. It only takes one or two bad writers to ruin it for the good writers. I totally agree with this post. Way too many writers are willing to work for low pay. Some as low as $0.006 per word is what some people looking for writers are willing to pay.

I don’t write for low pay. I am looking at higher paying jobs. One problem I have when looking at some writing jobs is that the job requires an advanced degree, or 5 years experience in a something like writing for gaming.

As a freelance writer, you really do need to do your homework and find the right source to pitch to for the good assignments with good pay. Never settle for low pay, not even to get your foot in the door.

You must also make sure that your writing is good, and always strive to improve your writing. It only takes one or two bad writers to ruin it for the good writers.

]]>