Thanks, Leigh! You’re so sweet. :))

This situation of low pay for writers is not going to get any better – it’s going to get worse.

Here’s why: The Internet is allowing businesses to reach out and find people – some in other countries – willing to work for low pay.

This trend spreads like a virus as businesses start to realize that they no longer have to pay top dollar for writing. And you can forget about trying to convince them that good writing is important because an awful lot of companies really don’t know what good writing is. Believe me, I’ve been on their websites.

For more and more companies the bottom line is money and they’re more than happy to pay someone $15 to do an article as opposed to $400.

And here’s the last bit of bad news. Writing isn’t like gasoline where the market defines a clear cut price for the product or seen as valuable as a good mechanic.

There is no standard for writing because most people just randomly decide what they’re worth and what they’re going to charge.

I think the only type of writing that is viewed as worth top dollar is direct response because companies can track just how effective your words are.

Anyway, that’s my two bucks worth and I really hope someone proves me wrong on this because I’m just starting out in this biz.

The sad thing is, I once posted on a writers message board about how I couldn’t believe the expertise an advertiser was looking for – and at the price he was offering. I was pretty much pursecuted – by fellow writers!