Post by pegasuswarrior on Mar 15, 2017 16:33:20 GMT -5
Let's say you're a writer for an online publication like Mashable or Buzzfeed or such. Or even a writer for the website division of a print publication. We're talking paid writers here. Series of questions now...
1) How many articles do you suppose a writer there writes in a year?
2) How many people here think those writers are salaried, and how many of you think they're getting paid per article? Or "other," if you have other thoughts/perceptions on this (per word, based on page hits, etc.)
2a) If salaried, how much do you think they're getting paid and again, remember Question 1, how many articles/stories/special interest pieces or commentaries do you think they're cranking out per year?
If per piece, how much do you think they're getting paid per piece? If you picked "other," how much do you figure they're getting paid and how many pieces are they getting completed in a year under that system?
3) How many "rejected" articles do you suppose an employee there writes in a year that get rejected? Or do you think they get approved for a pitch and then write the article?
I have a little bit of insight on the topic, but wanted to hear some of the FAN users weigh in on this. I'm really just doing a non-scientific study on perceptions vs. actual facts on this subject. People have a lot to say about "hack writers" or "waste of my life" article reads. Just wonder what the step-back-and-give-some-perspective side of this looks like. For speculators, there really isn't a wrong answer. For Madison Carter and Kash and such, it's interesting to hear what their replies and insights and experiences will be by comparison.
1) How many articles do you suppose a writer there writes in a year?
2) How many people here think those writers are salaried, and how many of you think they're getting paid per article? Or "other," if you have other thoughts/perceptions on this (per word, based on page hits, etc.)
2a) If salaried, how much do you think they're getting paid and again, remember Question 1, how many articles/stories/special interest pieces or commentaries do you think they're cranking out per year?
If per piece, how much do you think they're getting paid per piece? If you picked "other," how much do you figure they're getting paid and how many pieces are they getting completed in a year under that system?
3) How many "rejected" articles do you suppose an employee there writes in a year that get rejected? Or do you think they get approved for a pitch and then write the article?
I have a little bit of insight on the topic, but wanted to hear some of the FAN users weigh in on this. I'm really just doing a non-scientific study on perceptions vs. actual facts on this subject. People have a lot to say about "hack writers" or "waste of my life" article reads. Just wonder what the step-back-and-give-some-perspective side of this looks like. For speculators, there really isn't a wrong answer. For Madison Carter and Kash and such, it's interesting to hear what their replies and insights and experiences will be by comparison.