I got suckered into writing for iWriter and the second I was able to cash out I did. Then I headed on over to UpWork thinking that maybe those who use that platform to find freelancers may be willing to spend more. Though I’ve found work through UpWork I’ve also found a fair volume of frustration as I scroll through the job list.
I understand that there is a segment of the freelance market that lives offshore, and can subsist on making a few dollars per job. For the rest of us asking to have a 2500 word well researched and SEO optimized academic article for $20 USD (on top of which UpWork takes 20%) is downright insulting.
Fortunately, at this time I don’t rely on writing to eat so I have the luxury of waiting for work that pays well. What I don’t like is scrolling through page after page of jobs that have rates that only serve to anger me.
Why is it that writing seems to be so undervalued? Why is it that there are individuals out there who believe that $150 is a good price for a 50,000-word E-book?
Writing is one of those skills that the end result does not demonstrate the volume of actual work that went into it. I’ve had people read 2000 word magazine features that I’ve written, and they have not realized the hours of research, outlining, writing, editing, taking photos, writing captions, editing again, and then revising before editing and revising again that went into it…
Continue reading on Medium.com at the link below.
https://medium.com/illumination/why-is-writing-so-undervalued-4902d5ed24ce
