Rate for a full time writer

Wrong.

You can expect - and indeed demand - as much as you feel you're worth. At the upper end of the scale I know writers who command $300+ for a 500-1,000 word article. I know because I'm one of them.

There's also an abundance of writers who regularly earn in excess of $100+ for 500 word articles, including many WF members I know of. And there's no shortage of takers.

It seems every man and his dog thinks they have what it takes to be a professional writer these days, and most end up being desperately disappointed. Yes, there's plenty who'll write articles for pennies, and yes, there's plenty who don't expect much. The reason is they're crap writers. Decent writers won't lower themselves to that level, because they don't have to.

Aside from anything else, there's actually a distinct shortage of top-end article writers. I say that based on the enquiries I receive and also on the fact that top quality writers don't need to work for others - because they work for themselves. I wrote about this in a recent thread . . .

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post8104610

You get what you're worth - if you're worth it.

@ the OP -- it is as horny devil states about. It depends on skill set and a number of other variables.

Your comment isn't necessarily true. I know a few writers that are out of contry and write 40+ hrs /wk. Yes, is tedious but if they write well, do research quickly and have a good working knowledge about the subject(s), they should weather well.

I'm assuming that you are in some smaller niches. My question is - What happens when you run out of things to say? You obviously don't want to rearrange some topics and create basically the same stuff, because you readers would start to back away.

I know that in some niches, you will have a plethora of things to talk about, but I'm talking about the ones that you can only share so much.

One of my sites is a blog I can only write so much on (a good years worth if I space it out).

Article has no certrain standard. It depends on how much people got interested in ur article. If u find that ur article is accepted to more people which works for business u can charge more.
Start writing for the people, not for the money. Money will run behind u.

Thank u !

I said that you can expect or demand what you feel you're worth, and gave the upper level of earnings as an example only. At what stage of reading my post did you decide misinterpretation was a good idea?


You can expect whatever the level of your skill warrants, but since we don't know the OP's level a definitive answer can't be provided.


Is there no end to your psychic abilities? Exactly where does the OP state he's a beginner with no portfolio? And exactly where did I state HE can demand $100 to $300 per article?

FYI even if he were a beginner, that's no restraint on opportunity. There are authors whose first novel (as a complete nobody) became a best seller. I've had one or two newbies submit 600 word articles for possible inclusion in my own publications, and I've been so impressed that I've willingly paid $100 to $200 per article. Newspapers, magazines, blogs, websites, publishers, etc, all receive volumes of material every day from aspiring writers. And you're telling me that because they're beginners, the very best of them won't receive what their material is worth. If someone is unwilling to pay the true value of a quality article then you simply go elsewhere. You're not forced to trade with the cheap end of the market.

No-one criticises talentless newbie writers more than me, but talented writers are a different matter. Your comments just assume that all beginners have no value, and without a portfolio they'll struggle. That's NOT the case and you couldn't be further from the truth. Comments like yours offer no encouragement whatsoever to good quality aspiring writers.

It's not WHAT YOU'VE DONE but WHAT YOU CAN DO that matters.