Do you write for newspapers or magazines and get money?

[v0031]

I have heard that the pay is very high for writers in the US.

[MilesC56]

Not where I'm from.

[Lief]

I wrote for one of my college papers, but was paid only in alcohol and regrettable hookups.

[v0031]

I used to write school news at my college,too. The pay is very low.

[GM Griffin]

If you are a writer for a top-tier magazine, you can earn in excess of $1/word for select content. For most, though, that is a fantasy.

I write for various blogs and websites. People purchase content for various purposes - sometimes it's informative articles, while other times it's suggestive selling (product reviews). Depending on your grasp of English, a US writer can net anywhere from $1-2/100 words for these types of services. If you operate a writing firm/sell your services direct instead of working for a firm, you can easily double that.

[opebo]

A dollar or two for a hundred words?  Jeeze, that must be like 50 cents per hour or something.  How miserable.  Andy, you should move to Thailand - I recently got $40+ per hour plus a free hotel room and three free meals per day just for getting up early in the morning and putzing around with the Thais on a power-point.

[GM Griffin]

A dollar or two for a hundred words?  Jeeze, that must be like 50 cents per hour or something.  How miserable.  Andy, you should move to Thailand - I recently got $40+ per hour plus a free hotel room and three free meals per day just for getting up early in the morning and putzing around with the Thais on a power-point.

I've thought about it. It's not that bad. Once you get the hang of it, you can easily knock out 1,000-1,500 words/hr depending on the subject. So basically $10-15/hr - plus no fuel or lunch costs (and it's a fool who thinks I pay taxes on this ). When I compare it to what I earned when working for the man, I'd have to make $14-18/hr before taxes to bring home what I do now.

[Grumps]

I think we should get paid for answering your grammar questions, v. 

[v0031]

I think we should get paid for answering your grammar questions, v. 

Then your account, please.

[Grumps]

I think we should get paid for answering your grammar questions, v. 

Then your account, please.

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