Friday, October 30, 2009

Cheap Article Writers; Is This Trend Here to Stay?

By WInson Yeung

It is fortunate for all of the new websites that are going online each day that there are cheap article writers. They need their websites filled with content and SEO rich articles right away. There are businesses and freelance writers that are willing to do this for next to nothing.

If you are an educated writer, than this type of work is not for you. This type of work is for writers that have little experience. That is what the pay rate is saying. You are lucky if you are paid one cent a word, which is usually not the norm in the world of the Internet and article writing. The pay is usually more like 1-2 dollars per 500 word article. This is a sad state of affairs for writers in general.

The writing that is needed is web content usually for SEO purposes. This type of writing requires research, the ability to be able to use your words well, write interesting content while adding key words or phrases for SEO. This takes time and talent if quality material is wanted. However, many people that need article writers are looking for the cheapest rather than the best.

Freelance writing is becoming increasingly popular. There are numerous websites that are being made each day and they all need to have content, and marketing. This is where the need for freelance writers is the highest. It is also one of the lowest paid jobs.

How can professional writers compete in that type of market? A few bucks for one well researched and written article of 500 words is not much. How many articles a day would you have to do in order to make a living? Would the quality be what you would like it to be? The answer is probably not. Rushed work usually is not of the best quality.

One problem is that many who are hobbyists or have no real training or education as a writer can get these jobs, and even if the work is not high quality, it will be used. This is a problem that would not be tolerated in other professions. A plumber will not come to your home and do work for a small amount of pay, and if you find one that will, expect problems down the line.

If one is a good writer and can deliver quality content then they should be paid for what those skills are worth. That is the problem though, quality is not as strictly adhered to anymore as long as the content is readable and makes a fair amount of sense, and the key words are in there, then that is acceptable.

If you are a writer looking to get paid for your education and talent, you may want to look at serious publications and news papers that have not yet turned to the freelance market. Many businesses are also popping up offering cheap article writers. This does not bode well for the future income of writers.

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