Freelance Writing Jobs? (via Wikipedia)
I have been reading a couple freelance writing blogs and am hearing a lot of grumblings about not getting paid enough as a writer. The minimum “acceptable” pay rate writers are expecting for an article is much higher than I have seen. I have seen a few high paying writing jobs, but it seems to be the exception more than the rule.
So, why the high standards on pay?
Last Fall, I wrote an article about finding high paying writing gigs, and that article gets a lot of traffic. Why? Because that is what people want to know! Where are the high paying writing jobs?
With the economy going down the dumps in the last few years, more and more people are looking to make a living online. One way to do this is to be a freelance writer. What people probably don’t realize is that it is not EASY to make a real living as a writer. Many freelance writing gigs pay very little. This is a hard cold fact of where we live now.
Things Have Changed
This is what writers are complaining about – “I am worth MORE than a measly $15 / per blog post – who do they think they are?” What I am guessing is many of these writers have been in the business for more than a decade when writing was valued and worth more than $.02 a word.
Times have changed. Freelance writers are a dime a dozen – LITERALLY. (Yes, some pay ghostwriters $.01 / word). Sad, but true.
How much am I worth?
You may ask yourself this question. How much am I worth? Well, how much is my writing worth? I would say – probably more than a penny a word.
But, how can you compete? You have to stand out! Quality is starting to become valued again. With Google’s recent changes in the algorithm – many people are losing search engine ratings. Some say Google is “punishing content farms.” If you write for sites like Demand Studios or article directories, things may change.
This makes it even more competitive for those high paying writing jobs (which I still don’t see a lot of).
I encourage you to start demanding more for your writing – let’s bring the bar back up! Let’s make writing a real profession again.
My question to you – as a freelance writer – do you wave your hand at “low” paying writing jobs or are you happy to get paid at all for doing something you love. Or, like me, somewhere in between!
Leave your comments below.
P.S. Please let me know that answer to the question – where ARE the high paying writing jobs?
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