How many people would write for 100 dollars an article?
@lookatdesktop (27134)
Dallas, Texas
February 16, 2016 12:45pm CST
If you were offered 100 dollars to write just one article what would it be? I know that the most I've ever earned for a single article for an online writing site was about 9.00 US back in the days of Yahoo! Contributor Network, and a friend of mine from a long time ago, who no longer associates with me because I left him in Washington State as I wanted to go back to Dallas and he wanted to remain with the people there. So He wrote occasional articles for the Dallas Morning News, like letters to the editor and he earned $35.00 for each article. He was good with words. I wonder if anyone has ever earned $100 dollars for one single article or came close to this amount?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Feb 16
I wrote for a pet food blog for a few months and was paid $35 each and did about 5 or 6 a month. that was about 5 years ago.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Feb 16
@lookatdesktop I just write for fun and a few pennies now..too much pressure when I did that.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
16 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill , yes there is emotional pressure to get a job done in a time frame. Deadlines can make you feel worn out and diffused. Casual writing is a way to pass the time creatively and to enjoy it in and of itself but the few pennies are just icing on the cake I reckon.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
16 Feb 16
So you know a lot about pets. This is a good thing for you to know so it might help you writing future articles about this subject.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 16
Back in those ancient days of print before the internet, aspiring writers had to submit typewritten article via post to publications. The most I ever made for a single article was probably $50. That was a hard, hard game filled with rejection.
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@akalinus (43209)
• United States
16 Feb 16
Someone wrote an article in a writer's magazine. He said to follow the rule of 12, that is to keep at least 12 submissions in circulation at all times. I decided to do it and started selling to magazines. Then life happened and interrupted me for years. The rule of 12 does work, though.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
16 Feb 16
@akalinus Hopefully you will get more chances like that in the future.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
16 Feb 16
Well, John Roberts, you earned 50 dollars once. Let's hope you can do it again in some other method. Do you fancy yourself story teller, a blogger or free lance writer?
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@patgalca (18369)
• Orangeville, Ontario
17 Feb 16
@akalinus But I don't think I would take on an article writing job on something I knew nothing about. Sure, I could do research, and sometimes that's easy enough but I find it hard not to plagiarize that way. I would rather use my own thoughts and experiences. I was asked to speak on a topic of my choosing at an RCIA meeting at church. RCIA are people who are studying to become Catholics. I looked at the topics and declined saying that I wasn't comfortable doing it. I read at church, I read my writing at writing group, but writing and speaking about religion, I'm not as knowledgeable as I should be for a Christian.
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@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
16 Feb 16
There's sites that offer 100 per article but of course it isn't that simple. Earning that sum isn't easy to find but is possible. They would require a writer to put in maximum effort and approximately 1000 words or more. We're still growing.
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@sherryericha (1806)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 Feb 16
@akalinus. I could see The Content Authority paying in that range, they haven't accepted new writer for at least a year. Also, I wrote a post about Mywriter recently, this site sells "curated copy" and other terms I didn't recognize. They weren't accepting appliations either, to my knowledge. There's real money to be made, I don't think I'm there yet.
@divalounger (6123)
• United States
18 Feb 16
But you are such a talented writer!
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@KristenH (33385)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
18 Feb 16
@divalounger Aww thanks Diva. 
I never did get my last 40 cents 1.5 years ago after YCN folded.
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@oneoveralpha (434)
• Brookville, Pennsylvania
16 Feb 16
I think the most I've made for a post was about $2 back on Bubblews. But I have made a couple hundred by selling a story.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
16 Feb 16
You will do very well as a story writer.
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@freak369 (5113)
• United States
17 Feb 16
I made well over $100.00 on a single piece that I posted to Associated Content - it was about how to make cupcakes healthier. When I saw the starts after a week I thought it was an error or glitch but it wasn't. Even when the amount went over $100.00 I just shook my head and said, "Until it gets paid via Paypal, I am not going to beleive it". It did get paid and after that I kept chasing that 'high' of writing unique pieces that could actually help someone.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
30 Mar 16
@lookatdesktop whoa! Thanks for the idea. I had never would have thought those letters to the editors got paid!
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
30 Mar 16
@maezee , well some do but not necessarily always. I mean, I have sent letters to the editor and got the shaft. So It all depends on if the newspaper offers money for letters to the editor. In my friend's case it was back in the 70's and he wrote an occasional letter to the editor of The Dallas Morning News. These days it may be different as far as earning money for offering your 2 cents so don't get too excited. You need to find out if there is an offer put out there before you get your hopes up.
@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
30 Mar 16
If you want you might try writing letters to the editor of your favorite news paper. My friend used to do this on occasion and earned about $35.00 an article. He was an exceptional writer and a good friend. Give it a try.
@divalounger (6123)
• United States
18 Feb 16
I have not earned that much--but I have earned as much as $42 and $50 for some legal articles that I have written--and more for some scholarly legal articles that I wrote on the Australian constitution--finding a niche is thee key I think!
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@sherryericha (1806)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 Feb 16
Never came close to that yet. When I wrote for a weekly newspapers I made $30-$60 for feature stories. The most I've been paid for writing content is $15.
Good discussion topic.
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
16 Feb 16
I did get paid for some up front articles on Yahoo. I think $15 was about average. I sold a garden story to a magazine and got $56 and two different newspapers sent me $25 each for an article. Also sold a couple of articles to Fate Magazine. Have not been that active writing because I always let my weird life get in the way.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
16 Feb 16
You seem to have talent in certain key areas. Keep up the good work. Maybe a great offer will come your way one day.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
29 Mar 16
It sounds exciting to me now! Wow. That is impressive. Good for you.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
20 Feb 16
I have never earned that much yet for a single article.
If I were to write, maybe it will be about gadgets. I used to write reviews of new phones for a site.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
30 Mar 16
Hmm. Why not write for another site like that? Perhaps, Rateitall dot com?
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
@lookatdesktop How will I do that? Do I need to apply to be their reviewer or I can write right away?
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
@lookatdesktop thank you! I'm going to check that.
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I was not monitoring my earnings per article but per day the highest I earned last year was about $7-8.@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
9 Mar 16
That's pretty good for a daily earnings. Every little bit helps.
@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
30 Mar 16
Be positive and it might just happen to you. Good writing requires acceptance of failure but willingness to succeed.
