Comments on: A Word to the Cheapskates https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html a freelance writing resource. Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Irune https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-6866 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:45:46 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-6866 So, so sooooooooo true…

You can get 3.5$ per article on free, not exclusive content sites.

Why would somebody ask me to write exclusive, white label, content for them at that rate is a mistery. I think they just end up getting the people who cannot even write to the above mentioned sites because they cannot write in English. Or just produce software spinned articles.

I probably will never make a living off writing, but at least I won't work for those scammers!

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3805 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:35:30 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3805 Wow, so if I handed them trash, I'd still get $3? If I kill myself to do a great job I get $4? Well, let me think. I really want that large Starbucks chai, but I'm so tired today….

These are a hoot!

]]> By: Krista https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3803 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:18:32 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3803 Yeah, if you do an awesome job, you'll get $4. If you wrote 8 great articles a day (one an hour), that's…$32????

I don't even bother responding to these "offers" any more.

]]> By: Wendy https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3802 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:59:07 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3802 Wow, Krista, that's a hoot of an ad. "Writers are paid for the quality of their work." At $3-$4, no less. Hmm… let me think about this.

]]> By: Krista https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3796 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:15:25 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3796 Oops… in conclusion

]]> By: Krista https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3795 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:14:33 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3795 Speaking of cheapskates…here's an offer I received today.

Rates are fixed for each writer depending on the quality of their work. Writers are paid based on the quality of their work, and amount of articles that they churn out per day. All rates will be specified with every assignment, so you will know what you are taking on at the outset.

In general we pay
1. RATE – $3 to $4 for 500 words – original articles

2. RATE – $1 for a news rewrite of 350 – 400 words

3. EDITORS – RATE – $1 to $1.5 per every 500 words (depending on word count, quality of article and duration of deadline)

In addition to this there are special projects that will have payment rates that may be higher/lower than our usual rates.

Let me know if you are interested.

Ummm, yeah, I might be if you multiplied your rates by between 30 and 50. I don't command the rates some of you do, but WTF?? Three dollars for 500 words.

So in conclusiong…another red flag: using phrases like "churn out" when referring to article writing.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3790 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:58:53 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3790 Hugh!!! There you are!!!! I've missed you!!!! How are you?!!!! It's GREAT seeing you, HUGH!!!!! Now don't you feel SPECIAL because of this greeting?????? Yea, didn't think so. :))

Thanks, PS. 🙂 I'm hoping to make a point not so much with the people who don't pay decent wages, but more with writers who accept that kind of treatment. It IS infuriating and sad, I agree. On both side of the equation.

I'm on a tear, Kim. You know what I'm like when that happens. 🙂

]]> By: Poetic Shutterbug https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3787 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:17:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3787 Love this post Lori. I just can't believe all the people out there who have no respect for writers whatsoever. It's really infuriating and sad. You've done me proud with this post 🙂

]]> By: Kimberly Ben https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3786 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:58:26 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3786 Tell 'em, Lori!:~)

]]> By: hugh.c.mcbride https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html#comment-3785 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:20:34 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/10/word-to-cheapskates.html/#comment-3785 Not impressed by exclamation points?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

But I thought those were the punctuation gods' way of infusing sentences with excitement!!!!!!!!!

Without exclamation points, how can we possibly hope to create a sense of urgency & immediacy?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I mean, italics, bold, underlining and using all those cool different fonts & colors can only take us so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Without exclamation points, we'd have to go to all that trouble of finding a qualified writer who could create valuable, nuanced & meaningful copy — and do you have any idea how much *that* would cost?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Wait — what?

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