How much is too little?

I base it more on my time investment than anything else. If I am making less than I would say $10 an hour for the given article(s) I generally wouldn't accept it. I am looking to strive higher for a "pay per article" basis. I feel to be honest, that about $15+ is an ok but still fairly low-end amount for a 500 word article. What I would almost prefer is at least $25+ an article. Of course, I do understand that it really depends on the client rather then my personal "what i feel I should be paid". I know an individual would have much less spare money to hand out than a business. So, my price is somewhat based on that as well. Now, my price is also effected depending on the particular topic(s) at hand. The more niche' or more "technical" the more I generally want to price it at as that means more time investment, ultimately. Now, if someone wants to order in bulk and I may be making slightly less it's far better to have more pay with more time investment if there is no other work available at the time. A guaranteed $200 if I have to spend 10 minutes extra on each article sounds much more exciting then spending 20 minutes for $10 and that's it. These are just some of many variables involved when it comes to making me try to figure out what I would charge the client for the writing of the article. The benefit I have is since I have a business I actually have writers working for me as well so topics in which I may not be interested in I can still salvage and help other freelancers make money with and then generally take a small % cut for finding the clients for them and doing any re-writes to ensure the article is sold to the client.

My king! I have finally found you! I used to write for pretty much anything when I started (though I'd never go less than about $1 for a 250-worder). Like most people, it depended on the subject: stuff I could do off the cuff was cheaper. Research cost more. These days I have a standard minimum rate: $1/100 words for a rewrite and $2.50/100 words for original content. I always aim higher but if they're really stingy and the project's interesting, I'll take that. One-off jobs are more expensive, too. If someone just wants a single 1,000-word ebook, it'll cost them more than if they want a series of half a dozen (since I'm earning more in the long run and much of the research will carry over through).

For me it depends on how they pay. If I'm going to get $4 for 400 words and nothing else, that's about half or third the market rate for a freelance writer and really, I could find better. But if they are going to pay me for page views on top of that, I might consider it because that is an ongoing source of passive income.

For me it 100% depends on the topics. The more complex the more I would be expected to be paid for the subject. But that is all based on the time it takes to do the research for the article. I also tend to accept lower paying jobs if I have the time on my hand available and have nothing to do anyways. Then atleast I get something for my time compared to nothing. But I would always accept the higher paying jobs first.

It depends what you call a writing job. If it is a comment on YouTube to say "This video is excellent", I am satisfied with $0.10. I don't write online in my own language, but I have published a few books and many articles -- since more than 30 years, I don't keep the count -- : if it is a scientific work for a professional review, I work for nothing, if it is an article requested by a commercial review, I... don't work for nothing, and if I don't want to write it, I set the standard high, in the secret hope that they will refuse.

Hi there, Depends on if it is an article and how many total words it is. But normally I would do any of them for under $2.50 and that is the least I would accept, but this from a private publisher though as I have been paid up to $12.00. If it is something online, thee are some that will pay 75 cents, I have only once done one like that but try not to do them anymore. Factor in the time it will take to research and create the article. Now if we are speaking of comments that is a bit different as I have done those on blogs anywhere from 10 - 25 cents.

It depends on how long they want the articles. I usually only accept writing jobs if they pay around a dollar per one hundred words. Basically if I write a five hundred word article I want at least five dollars for that article. I know that there are some places that only pay a dollar for five hundred word articles and I think these arent worth my time or effort.