Comments on: An Underground Replay: "Pay The Damned Writer"

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:44:25 +0000

Paul Lagasse: Is it naive of me to hope that companies that continue to “hire” free writers will a) get what they pay for and b) not know the difference, and thus embark on an ever-downward quality spiral that will help make the choice more clear for companies that are willing to pay for quality?

Google's robots certainly can't tell good copy from bad, and I have a feeling that "free" remains a quality all its own. In the fly fishing niche (I write a top blog there), inaccurate, bland, poorly written "articles" appear all the time in Google search results, so apparently "free" has a quality all its own...

By: beasquarepeg

beasquarepeg — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:42:18 +0000

Great work deserves great pay. The trouble with writing is that too often non-writers consider it "only" an art. However, when we start asking for money for our writing, it becomes more than just art, it becomes a business. We should remember that and act appropriately. As writers, we all need to have a lot more respect for ourselves and our work, because if we don't, no one will. If we undersell our talent and keep on underselling it, then we're heading down a road where writers ending up treated like second-class citizens as a matter of course. .-= beasquarepeg´s last blog ..Our Definition Of A Square Peg =-.

By: Paul Lagasse

Paul Lagasse — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:23:53 +0000

Is it naive of me to hope that companies that continue to "hire" free writers will a) get what they pay for and b) not know the difference, and thus embark on an ever-downward quality spiral that will help make the choice more clear for companies that are willing to pay for quality? [rq=27278,0,blog][/rq]word diagnostics

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:14:38 +0000

Lloyd Lemons: Seems even worse in the digital age, than it was in the dead-tree era.

It's much worse, though a lot of it has to do with digital writing's accessibility to parttimers. In the dead tree era, there were bigger barriers to overcome, which eliminated many of the amateurs. In any case, it is what it is, and adaptability's the key.

By: Lloyd Lemons

Lloyd Lemons — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:36:48 +0000

Thank you for that! The amateurs make it so hard for the pros when they continue to give away their stuff. Seems even worse in the digital age, than it was in the dead-tree era. Will we ever get the respect we deserve? [rq=15712,0,blog][/rq]Back to marketing basics

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:21:51 +0000

Yes, this should be required viewing for those who are happy to “donate” their work helping others become more profitable.

Harlan’s rant will likely fall on deaf ears; the oversupply of writers is sizable, and doesn’t look to be ending anytime soon.
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By: Rhyman

Rhyman — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:16:40 +0000

This should be a primer for every keyboard stroker out there that will work for nothing and/or peanuts. “The story is everything!!!”

Stop giving it away dammit! Your intellectual rights and ability are worth gold to those that clamor for them…they make the bucks off your sweat equity and you get an “attaboy.”

There’s an old poem that starts off:

“I bargained with life for a penny…”

READ IT!!!

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Roberta Rosenberg — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:07:12 +0000

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