How to find work at a writer?

I cant say about copy writing on the internet but you can search good work for content writing in Freelancer sites . Thay are paying good payments.

 

I'm looking for a decent writer for more than 2 years already and all "Americans" claiming that they can "write better" than "whoever else" unable to write a normal "readable" article.
All they can produce is a set of a properly written English sentences. I'm not talking about Indians and other pretenders even.
When i read here your "desirable" rates like $15 or $100 per article i would like to ask : " who the hell is going to buy your crap for even $15 here on DP?" If you would be that great in writing - you would be hired already by established magazine and would never post here your useless statements.

I'm looking for a writer here on DP for $10 per 500 words articles, but i'm looking to spend around $500 per month at least - nothing wrong with such a price. If you are that freakin good - find a job for $5000, but stop making useless statements, which are too far from reality.

 

Teabag, you've taken it a bit personally! No one wrote, "how to make a living on DP". This was a general terms discussion and the fact is the $5 "standard rate" on DP doesn't reflect reality. (A copywriter job for a company in the UK will be about $30,000+/year.) There are other places and ways to make money copywriting beyond DP, Fiverr and all those other places flooded with low-wage workers.

 

As far as no one on DP paying professional rates, it's true that you won't see rates like that in the BST areas. But, I can guarantee you there are deals being brokered via PM all the time that involve professional rates.

I find the attitude by so many here fascinating. This whole, "I believe your work is only worth X, and I'm not willing to spend more but I want the same quality as something worth 2, 3 or even 10 times that price." seems to only exist in the online world. Thank goodness the rest of the world doesn't work that way.

 

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If you have no experience and nothing behind you, starting with $5 might be a good idea. Make sure those articles are really good so then you can use them as examples to land better-paying jobs.

 

I don't really want to mention this, because it will create more competition for me, but there are a few websites online that hire copywriters. You complete assignments that the website's clients want completed, and the website pays you. If you're starting out and need money quickly, that's a good way to start. Most of those sites only hire USA-based writers and the pay rates aren't negotiable. You also don't have to bid on projects all the time.
There are a lot of writer blogs that have information on those websites.

I also want to mention that I've seen many professional authors list 2 cents per word as a standar professional rate. Obviously, you can charge more if you're a very talented writer with a great portfolio.

 

Man, I know places that pay $50 an article and up, easily. The people who pay $5 an article are just wannabe internet marketers who are starting up niche sites and want to improve their search engine rankings. You can get paid to write on blogs that want real, expert content; or, you can write a book, and write for free in exchance for an ad with a link back to your book's order page. Either strategy is better than working for $5!

 

I think $5 per 500 words is cheap. A person must loving writing accept wages like that.

 

Two kinds of writers I should think. Those that think five dollars for 500 words is a good deal and professionals with years in the game that are paid perhaps several dollars per word and laugh at most of these "writers." Hell, I remember being paid eight cents per word in 1974 for God's sake. Now I am paid five hundred to twelve hundred per piece, or more. It is not web content writing, spinning Wikipedia articles and other crap.

Far too many people think they are writers and the current climate not only rewards these cretins with slave wages, but it damages some professionals.

My advice to those with a passion for writing is to avoid writing and spinning web content for slave wages and learn how to become a writer. Many will fail because the legitimate opportunities require skill and talent and you are not going to be paid over night.

 

Fifty dollars is still not a good rate. I am paid more than a dollar a word. I am laughed at when I tell web site owners what a 500 word piece will cost them.

 

i also like to work as writer...

 

I'm sure that your inbox will be flooded with requests for your services. As you've so aptly demonstrated your abilities.

 

I think that they will pay yoy 50 only if you have an experience and a lot of previous already published quality articles. Or am I wrong?