How many articles a day are you writing for $30 ? How many hours of work do you put in ? If you work for the same amount of time at McDonalds, or some part time job, do you get the same amount or more ?
That depends where you live, whether you're writing full-time or part-time, etc. For some of us it would be a terrible income, and for some it would be a fine and dandy one. It only comes to $7800 per year, working five days per week, and assuming you never take any time off other than weekends. That's less than a lot of people in the US make even from part-time, low-paying jobs though, so for writers here, it wouldn't be a good income at all.
Exactly. And what alternatives do you have. What you earn is a bit more than the average salary in my country. So, if you lived here - you'd be happy, part time job, own working hours, etc. If you live in the USA or something like that - you'd be miserable. The question is - where do you live
Like they said; a lot depends on where you live and how you live. In the United States it would not be so great, but I am not sure what it would do for you in other parts of the world.
I would base my criteria on a simple key factor, what is the minimum wage in your state or country? National minimum wages or regional minimum wages are a good parameter measuring your earnings. If your actual income is around that minimum, your income is so, so but it's up to you change this panorama
In the US, that's not a lot of money at all. But in other countries where the cost of living in cheap like India, ect., then that maybe pretty good. But here in Houston, Texas, it will cost you nearly $30 a day for gas, which makes a profit of zero. Oh, I forgot to add that most copywriters write sales letters, not articles. Writing articles is an article writer. If your skills are decent, then I suggest that you try writing some sales letters....You'll make a lot more money!
I think it's quite a small income, but if your expense is small and don't need money that much, then it's quite a decent income, maybe you can use your writing skill to monetize in other ways for extra income, for example start a website or blog and use Adsense for earning.
I don't think you should be so hard on yourself -- or compare yourself to others. Do YOU think you are making a "good" income? I have heard of writers being thrilled to earn one amount -- and then another writer thinks that exact amount is "peanuts." So go figure! I would totally encourage you to set some financial goals with your writing because simply by setting the goals, it will push you to reach them. I've set goals and I look back weeks later and realize I'm at that level. Which is totally cool. So now you are making thirty bucks a day but tommorow...who knows? Don't judge yourself by this amount right now. Set some goals for tommorow's writing and strive to reach them. Good luck!
In the USA, $7.50 - $10 an hour (your $30 / 3-4 hours) isn't good. Basically, that's fast food level income. However, in the Philippines or India (other places too), it might be "comfortable." As mentioned above, only you can answer a question like this. It's not just money made, it's hours spent and effort put out. The goal is to take on fewer projects and make what you want.
Just about average, but rest assured it'd get better once you get in more clients on a regular basis. I started up at around $10/day and now I pull up about $60 a day with about 3 hours of work daily, which is a pretty handsome amount of money for someone residing in India. To put things into perspective, my dad is a top grade bank employee and he earns about $45 a day
Just like others said, its all depend on where you live. $30 per day is good if you just started writing. Try to increase your earning after this.
That is a good starting income. I've managed to get up to an average of $2000 a month right now. I know I could double that if anyone needing content ever visited the website created by a fellow writer and I. Maybe some day.... If you want to up that, check out onlinewritingjobs.net. They have some decent tips about paid article submission sites and sites where you can post any article and name a price. Using a combination of these sites you are bound to find regular work. I have work available occasionally myself but am a firm believer in the "If you want it done right, do it yourself" motto.