What would you pay for content?

I have 2 full time writers, they are paid $30 per 1000 words. And I use textbroker.com for network sites which is $23 per 1000 words but works out more like $29 after fees and bits.

It really depends on you and your ability to perform.

If you're trying to sell your services as a writer, this sentence needs fixing.

...as do a few of the words in your original post.

Many people would have very little use for content of that length.

It isn't really possible to get it published anywhere of any value.

"Articles" of that length are typically regarded simply as "chunks of keyword-optimized text to which a backlink can be attached", and customers for them typically think of them largely in SEO terms. As a writing-service provider, those are not customers you want.

This is an absolutely dreadful market, which any aspiring writer should avoid like the plague, for three main reasons (among plenty of others) ...

(i) It's by far the most competitive and difficult online writing market there is, in which the clients are generally least able to be distinguish between good and bad quality writing;

(ii) Writers who work in this market need to advertise continually for new clients and never actually build a real "business": it's all based on turnover. The clients typically don't return over the long term because their own businesses typically don't survive - and there are reasons for that;

(iii) At that end of the market (in terms of article-length) there are nearly as many service-providers as customers - and there are reasons for that, too.

This post, and the 20-ish links inside it may help you: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post8243387

I'll double what you pay on fiverr.
$10 is good amount to pay for an article if it is of good quality.

Most people in the market for content will tell you that $5-$10 is a GREAT price. Of course, you and I both know this isn't true. I don't blame anyone for trying to get a deal, but there are lots of website owners out there who haven't truly faced up to what Panda, Penguin and Hummingbird mean.

Some clients will argue that because they can get content for $5 on Fiverr, that they should be able to get $5 content from you. You really have to stick to your guns. A good rule of thumb is that if you can get content past the editors at Constant-Content, you can confidently charge anywhere from 4 to 10 cents per word or more. The editors there are extremely strict.

Someone mentioned above that they expect a discount if they are supplying steady work. This isn't a concept that I buy into. If a client told me that, I'd tell them that there's no way that they can guarantee long term-term work. People come and go in this business all the time.

Lots of people mention that they will have continual work when they're looking for writers. Until I have a personal relationship with a client, this claim doesn't mean anything to me. I'm not saying I've never offered a volume discount. I have, but it's a case-by-case basis type thing.

It's very important that you don't establish yourself as just another $5/500 word writer. Don't take on low paying work because you will find it very difficult to finish. Smart Internet marketers know the value of good content, and they are out there.

Here's a tip: Think bigger than writing for IM clients on this forum.

My new SEO partner just paid me $50 for 400 words per page. His clients don't blink an eye at that rate.

Approach web design, SEO or Marketing firms and see if they need a quality content writer. They are not easy to find, but when you do find one to work with, you can make way more than a measly $5.

My going rate is $30 - $50 per 400-500 words depending on the partner/client.

Okay, there was that time someone on this forum paid me $75 for 1000 words. That's not typical, though.

There are more content writers out there, than there are site owners I'm sure lol

Try a different medium.

Help people create PDF's or video, or podcasts, or just repurposing content.

Less competition, higher pricing.

I think you are looking in the wrong place for your research. You are asking at a forum where many (not ALL thankfully) people think they'll be good to go if they buy a crappy Fiverr article or think they are going to PLR themselves to riches.

We have paid $200+ for one piece of quality content and I've got clients who have paid over $600 for infographics that can sometimes end up making you $20,000+ in profit.

As for a writing service, I'd like to see amazing content that gets people to open up their wallet. Don't limit yourself to 300/500 word articles and I'd recommend staying away from the low end of the market where people won't pay you what you are worth.

Focus on those (people like me) who pay for quality because we know it will make us far more money than some crappy article that was $10.

I find writers in the forums where my customers hang out. I make 30-50 quality posts on various threads relevant to my brand, then put up a large post asking people if they want to get paid for the stuff they're already writing about. This usually gets 5-10 serious applications, and I pay $8 for very high quality (***** textbroker) 1000-word articles.