How much can a writer make???

brotherZ · 01-02-2008, 10:58 PM

On average, how much can a freelance writer be expected to make a month?

mastermind · 02-09-2008, 06:20 AM

Good question. I see a lot of people hiring writers at different rates. Most I see would pay per article or per word basis. I see a range from 1$ to as high as 20$ per article and for the word basis I've seen the lowest at .002 cents.

brotherZ · 02-11-2008, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mastermind

Good question. I see a lot of people hiring writers at different rates. Most I see would pay per article or per word basis. I see a range from 1$ to as high as 20$ per article and for the word basis I've seen the lowest at .002 cents.

Be careful with hiring with people at these rates. You get what you paid for.
Most of these people who offer such low rates are usually recycling articles or stealing articles. You won't get an original, decent quality article at this rate imho.

ablaye · 02-11-2008, 08:24 AM

There are writers over at digitalpoint who boast of making more than 6 figures a year doing freelance writing. I don't know how much truth there is to it.

kothar · 02-17-2008, 11:33 AM

I think they are all Full time content Writers. Getting a Six digit Figure is really a great thing. That too even in content Writing, its really a Fantastic.

raketeer_mom · 02-25-2008, 03:56 AM

I do freelance writing as my part time job. I earn about a hundred bucks or lower per month. I haven't earned bigger than a hundred but that is what I am aiming right now.

pendelton · 02-26-2008, 06:26 AM

How much effort have you put in to it though? Another problem is that it is cut throat business with web masters often wanting quantity and quality for a low price. One or the other, not both.

racheldarcy · 02-27-2008, 09:16 AM

I have just started doing freelance writing and I charge about $0.01 a word. I am hoping that as I get more experienced I will be able to charge more.

pendelton · 02-27-2008, 02:48 PM

Good luck rachel. What is your WPM? Last time I tested I was at 30 wpm with 0 errors, which, for a young guy, as it was a while ago, was pretty impressive, according to the girl at the testing place. I think I am up to 32 wpm now....

yogagirl · 07-20-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by brotherZ

Be careful with hiring with people at these rates. You get what you paid for.
Most of these people who offer such low rates are usually recycling articles or stealing articles. You won't get an original, decent quality article at this rate imho.

Exactly--thank you, Brother. That's exactly what is going on--they are stealing and plagiarizing articles (this has happened to me with an article and I threatened to sue the company that stole my article and used it on their site).

You definitely get what you pay for when you aren't willing to spend money for decent content and copy. As a professional AND legitimate copywriter, I see the absolute crap content and copy that are on some of these websites. I've had to clean up some big messes for clients. They've actually hired me to re-write and completely revamp copy (and to actually find out if content had been stolen because they didn't want to get sued).

Be very careful, business owners/companies. IF you don't want your web site/company to face any lawsuits (and in these crazy times, no one can afford it), be extra careful about these $1 article writers. I would suggest a copyscape run-through to check these articles (to make sure they aren't stolen).

Also, remember hosts can pull off your web site in a blink of an eye if they find out that material on your site is a result of copyright infringement. They will not carry that liability because they could end up getting sued by the writer of the content. I know writers who have threatened lawsuits to the writer who stole the material, the company that allowed the content to be included on their site AND the company that hosts the company's website.

Just a word of warning!