its all about quality, the going rate here for decent content is $0.01 per word, articles are about quality not quantity
I look at the articles for sale here. Average of a penny a word is terrible. Now hack writers probably don't mind writing so cheap. Then I notice how many articles here are scraped from elsewhere, common articles available to anyone, and rewritten articles (some sellers just rewrite the same article over and over). My experience in buying articles here? I quit doing so!
You get what you pay for on here. Personally, I like to write my own articles even if it takes me years to get a bunch up on the the web.
The problem is that a lot of people dont' demand quality but I do pick up a lot of work from people who already paid that dollar an article and then found out, bluntly, that the work sux and it has to be redone. Save yourself a buck, get someone who writes well to begin with and avoid the need to get what you paid for once, rewritten, and pay again. People who do quality work are proud of what they do, they live on it and they aren't taking a dollar an item to write it. Desperate people do that and usually .. the truth is that you get what you pay for.
Actually, you are wrong. I have purchased articles a couple of times from people who have a big price on their articles only to find out they where plagiarized.
Well taking at look at that Iowadawg thing explains a lot. Nebraska kid here. Moved to Az about six months ago. Our work ethic tends to be a bit stronger in the midwest, at the risk or irritating other people. The fact is that you can find a jerk anywhere. People who do this for a living are serious about it, or they are hungry. I've got great references from some of the biggest sites going, and I dont' mind showing them . Get references, check them out, just like you would your babysitter.. If you wouldn't trust your kids with just anyone, why would you trust your site, the thing that FEEDs your kids, with someone you havent' checked referencs for. LOL. Have a great day and Merry Christmas.