It's scandalous, but a LOT of people are writing for $1-$2 an hour and even much less. Some internet marketers I know are getting batches of articles written for $35.00 per 100. This is very typical of these freelance sites, like GetAFreelancer, Rentacoder, Elance, and Guru.com.
Of course the quality is abysmal. But the purchasers don't care, and often don't know the difference. Many of these writers are off shore, and are getting enough volume of work that they can handle the low rates. They may also have lower expenses and cost of living requirements (not wanting to make any assumptions here.) And if you really want to be shocked, there is "article writing software" out there that will churn out articles for pennies, so that people who don't know how and can't be bothered to write can fill websites full of content. Personally, I get $1.00 a word. But increasingly I'm having to fight through the client's perception that writing is cheap. Thanks a lot, Elance. --Beth -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lisa Gielczyk (TCP) Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 1:09 PM To: TCP List Subject: [TCP] question about another freelancer site Hi everyone, I saw an ad for another freelancer site, www.GetAFreelancer.com. Has anyone ever heard of it? What strikes me as odd is that several jobs I've seen talk about $1-$2/hour rates. Who would work for that? Do they have some unusual pricing scheme that I don't understand? Curiously yours, Lisa Gielczyk ~rhymes with spellcheck~ ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
