How much did you get paid for your last article?

Kakashi2020 Level 1

February 16, 2018, 7:39 pm

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How much did you get paid for your last article?

Sometimes writing articles could be quite lucrative. Getting paid between $100 to $200 per published article will definitely make my wallet fat. But oftentimes I get paid a lesser amount. The last article I submitted got me $30 which is quite low considering the time I invested in research and edititing my 1,500+ word article. Sometimes I just feel that it's very unfair.
How much did you get paid for your last article?

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Barida

Barida

I am a freelance writer as well and to be honest with you, it's not easy out there to make it as long as you keep writing for others. What I earn is between that $30-$50 per some articles and I have to say that it's not a big amount when we consider the amount of work we put into making such article that quality. This is the reason I am planing of having a website where I can market my writings and see how good it is going to get at the end. By doing so, I might get a contract from big company that will pay me what I am worth as a writer.

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JoeMilford

JoeMilford

Barida,
It really is NOT easy--I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to give up the freelancing stuff, and then I will have a stroke of luck or some attention to what I am doing, and suddenly, I decide to stick with it and to keep producing content and to meet deadlines, etc. Creating a quality article, as you know, does take time! It takes a certain kind of dedication to our work to keep up this momentum--I wish you all the luck in getting that elusive and life-changing contract!

7 years ago

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DenisP

DenisP

In my opinion at least, $30-$50 really isn't all that bad, though it honestly depends on the amount of work required and the cost of living in the area you live in.

In the country I'm currently living in, the average person gets paid about $250-$300 a month. That's enough money to live well here. Let's say you make the minimum of $30 per article, that's only 10 articles a month to earn as much as the average person who works 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

Like I said though, it is going to depend on where you live. If I was making $300 a month while still living in New York City, I'd be homeless and hungry.

7 years ago

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stbrians

stbrians

You are right there. Depending on the area 30-50 dollars is good money. In my area it is not bad but living on it is hard

6 years ago

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DenisP

DenisP

Yeah, it’s all going to be relative to both the economy of your area, as well as your standards of living. Admittedly, my standards are pretty low because I try not to find happiness in material things. I kind of enjoy the minimalistic, ascetic lifestyle, so I only need enough money to pay for my bills, food to eat, and to replace clothes once they’re worn out. I could honestly make just $5 a day and be completely content with that, but there aren’t a lot of people like that out there.

6 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

Precisely I couldn't agree more and there are sites like essays. p h that are posting super low rates like for an Ebook they pay you $3. Layer I found out that it's also available in upwork for $20. Then I found out same client posted at upwork with a $29 contract.

7 years ago

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esteban123

esteban123

I have never tried doing some article writing because I don't have my own computer and I just using others just to continue for my online sites but I heard that many people are doing a great income out of it. I am just having a hard time doing article writing because I have a limited time for it since I am a full time private employee that needs to cater a certain offline job but maybe in the near future I could write few articles whenever I have some spare time to see and experience how it works because I want to earn more as well since the pay rate is very nice compare for doing some post to paid forums.

7 years ago

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DenisP

DenisP

Currently I'm not exactly making a fortune off of my written work. Whether it is an article or whatever type of written work, I usually work for anywhere between $0.02-$0.05 USD per word. So at best I'm usually making anywhere between $20-$50 USD depending on the length/rate for the work. It's a good thing I'm not interested in a luxury lifestyle because I certainly wouldn't be able to afford it at the current rate, haha.

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Corzhens

Corzhens

From what I remember, I was paid $3 for each article that was published. It's not much, I know, but I consider myself a trainee in writing articles so the amount of payment is not an issue. However, I couldn't write articles anymore because of my tight schedule in the office when I was assigned to a different position. But I still continue with my freelancing and mostly on forum posting and rarely with article writing.

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peachpurple

peachpurple

which site did you wrote for? $3 is a good price, I cannot find such price now. 8 years ago, Payperpost paid $10 per review but now it is difficult to get one job , hardly available.

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

If $3-$5 is good to you go to essays. p h . There's a lot of low paying jobs there, just claim it , do it, submit it and get paid via PayPal but the pay again is very low I don't get jobs there anymore.

7 years ago

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jaymish3

jaymish3

I'm just starting out as a serious writer. My last article paid me $35. I have received higher. In the writing industry there seasons especially if you don't have long term clients. Sometimes you need to accept whatever payment you are given if you're facing a dry spell. I have received as much as $ 100 dollars for an article from a magazine. However writing is a journey and I started out charging 5$ for 500 words. Patience and developing your skill on a daily basis helps.

7 years ago

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Martinsx1

Martinsx1

Having worked as a freelancer for almost a year now, I must confess that at first, I wasn't earning much from my articles probably because of my still being a rookie at the job. But as I progressed with the job, things got more interesting and exciting as well because I can earn roughly $40 to $60 depending on how much jobs I get. I'm still looking at the prospect of improving my earnings by getting involved with more tasks.

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

I couldn't agree more, I like to choose short and easy writing jobs, because it takes so little time to finish that I can do 20 short Articles worth $60-$90 total with the same time that I can finish a 10,000 word project worth $80-$100.

7 years ago

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Pixie06

Pixie06

I didn't earn much for the last article that I wrote. I earned about $25 which is not good pay as I spent so much time working on that article. Sometimes I don't really have a choice but I have to accept those low paying jobs. I once earned about $150 for a research paper that was based on poverty in my country. I undertook lots of research and conducted numerous interviews. I was writing this paper for a particular institution.

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

There really should be a platform that gives out assignments and buys articles faster than the conventional method. How can freelancers earn if we get paid after a month. Plus a lot of magazines and publications only accept "Native English Writers Only". I think it's unfair.

7 years ago

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treecko142

treecko142

Last article I wrote for a news publication earned me $30, although not every article I write earns me that much.

7 years ago

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DarthHazard

DarthHazard

Can I ask how you get these jobs to write articles? Do you create services on sites like WordClerks or do you use some sort of a service where they give you an article list and you can write articles on each topic? I would definitely be interested in this because I have a lot of free time these days so I wouldn't mind spending my time even for $30.

I actually didn't get anything for my last article since I wrote it for my blog

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

There's a lot of sites which offers you a variety of projects all you have to do is pick a project and do it. You then get paid via PayPal. The catch is most of the projects pay such low amounts so I only choose short and easy to write projects. Im searching for magazines they pay $100 to $200 per article problem is you'll receive the money between 46-60 days after submission.
Try Essays.ph and Livingston-Research.

7 years ago

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aeon

aeon

We have the same question. I also don't know how to get clients from being article writer, however I learn a lot of things here and now I have a little info to get client. So I need the time right now, to try this career.

7 years ago

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SiamSEO

SiamSEO

The major freelancing portals are a good way to start, but you can also search for agencies to work with, although then you'll obviously earn less because they'll be taking their own cut from the payment, but at least you don't have to go hunting clients yourself. So which way is better really depends on which do you appreciate more: money or free time.

7 years ago

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Tronia

Tronia

The last one that I did was actually for an offline job and it was paid 55 euros. It only paid more because it's offline though... online you have more competition and many people are willing to work for a very low rate so it brings the prices down. I think relatively speaking though, the more experience you have/good reputation the more you can potentially ask for your written work.

7 years ago

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aeon

aeon

It's good to see that you really earn guys from writing articles online. Before, I thought it's all scam. I have account in one site, but never earn anything from that. Because of my busy schedule on my job, I can't focus in my some articles writing online.

7 years ago

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JoeMilford

JoeMilford

I just recently made $50 American dollars for an article I wrote. I think that, like a lot of us do, I should have been paid more for my work and my research (the article was out of my content niche so I had to do my homework extensively in order to write it), but I needed the money and the opportunity was there. It's rough freelancing because there will always be others out there who will do the same work as you but for lesser pay, so you are always in a bidding war of sorts. Still, though, I love to write, so it's not like it's hard manual labor or anything. However, when you break down the time it took me to do the article and the research, I was probably getting paid about 3 or 4 dollars an hour...

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

Okay, for my last Article yesterday I got paid a whopping $2.35 hahaha. Well actually it was a voice recording which I have to transcribe and convert into an article. The actual transcription is about 12 minutes long but there's a lot of fillers. What's important is I got his ideas, it took me 1 hour and 45 minutes to finish an article. I'm doing another one later.

7 years ago

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JoeMilford

JoeMilford

I know what you mean here. i run into this low pay issue all of the time with writing articles, and it can get a bit frustrating. The whole time I am writing the article, I am thinking to myself, "This is way too little pay for the valuable contents of my mind and talents". I force myself to look at it as, "Well, that's three or five dollars than I would have had otherwise". However, three bucks for 500 words and thirty minutes to an hour worth of work will not be worth it to me in the long run.

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

Try Livingston-Research they have a grammar exam you got to ace the 48 item grammar exam, it's multiple choice. After that you'll be prompted to choose a subject from a list and you have to write a 150 word article in 50 minutes. Then you'll be accepted as a writer.

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Judas2018

Judas2018

$20, but it wasn't as much a writing gig as it was piecing together an article. An interview actually, with an actor who appeared in a Christmas-themed slasher film. So I had to put together, edit, layout and organize the interview into a web page, and then launch a live version of the page featuring the interview - that the client was happy with.

7 years ago

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mackyboy

mackyboy

nope . i did not get any payment from writing articles and i hope i can get one for this one.

7 years ago

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Barida

Barida

I would guess that you've not being getting linked to the right places where you can write and get paid. There are lots of freelancing sites where you can get job as a writer and get paid for doing the work. Also, you can offer your services on this site and earn good money by working for clients. The thing is all about getting to know the right people to work for.

7 years ago

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aeon

aeon

Me too, Never earn yet, but I'm still hoping, right now, I can't focus because of my busy schedule but I's still working on and find a free time to be like them. I also like to earn from being an article writer.

7 years ago

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MomoStarr16

MomoStarr16

My e-book sells for $0.00. Well, it was my first book but I don't put money on it. It was free and a trial for me if somebody else will love my writing. Fortunately it was good and some actually like it.

7 years ago

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aeon

aeon

Well, now, you can put some price on your e-book. I wonder how much the applicable price for the e-book. I never been in that situation where I I'm going to submit my e-book to earn money.

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

I Just finished a writing job, it's to write 5 short Articles for $20 each one should have 300+ pages each. I claimed this job last night and it took me 14 hours to finish it, well i did rest a bit by watching an anime (overlord S2 ep9) and a movie (china salesman- iron mike vs segal), it did took some time for me to finish it, but i also had fun writing it. Writing short articles is easier because it's straight to the point plus you don't have to use fillers.

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

I just finished an article in a new site I've registered I to its called Livingston-research.com and they pay you $3 to $30 per article. $3 is for short Articles of 150-250 words. Does anyone here have experienced working on this site?

7 years ago

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Judas2018

Judas2018

$3 per article is a bit paltry. I think anything under $10 for a 250 word article is kind of cheating the freelancer imo.

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

I just got paid $12 for 3 articles of 300 words each, it's a low price at $4 per article but it's okay I wrote it in 3 hours. They got $12 worth of articles.

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amelia88

amelia88

I think that it’s often better than nothing! Some articles don’t pay tons but if they’re relatively quick and easy to write then I don’t really mind - especially if the content is something I love!

6 years ago

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Steve5

Steve5

I got paid for like $30. But it was a lot of work. I had to continuously submit content for days until I finished the entire project. And then they'd have quality checks for each submission. Basically, not enough pay for the stressful work involved.

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aeon

aeon

How many days did you submitted your works there? Well, I think $30 is big amount, but based on your comment, there was a quality check, so, it means there might me a time that they want fix some errors on your contents, or they are not satisfied.

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

I got paid $15 for writing hundreds of short rehash jokes. About 300 one liners. I think it's not bad because I just changed the wordings a bit, took me a minute each to write it.

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esteban123

esteban123

It is not really easy to earn having a freelance job because sometimes some companies would just pay you less from the articles that you made that is why I am not focusing oin this particular job since it is really time consuming and not really worth the price.

7 years ago

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Kakashi2020

Kakashi2020

I have to agree with you on that it's very hard to earn good money doing freelance work nowadays. For my last article of 400 words in an article selling site I got paid $1.60.

6 years ago

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nrnlss

nrnlss

wow that's better, I got paid 5$ dollars every 400 words article review. It is so hard because they have the power to to reject it and if they reject your work you can't do anything to stop it. All your efforts are like put in the trash.

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