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Hi guys
Sorry if this seems like a daft question, but I figured this would be the best place to get honest advice.
I recently set up an account on peopleperhour.com to try and earn a little extra cash through freelance writing, and to help boost my CV. The idea is that you bid on jobs posted, based roughly on the budget set by the client.
I knew the work probably wouldn't be that well paid, but I've been really surprised by the low budgets set by clients. One client wanted 200 500-word articles for a total of £200 (so £1 per article!), and another wanted 80 "original, unique and high quality" niche articles of unspecified length, five per day, plus a 7-hour-per-day online presence for £200.
Am I expecting too much or is this a mickey-take? How much would it be fair to expect to be paid for one well-researched, high quality article?
Sorry if this seems like a daft question, but I figured this would be the best place to get honest advice.
I recently set up an account on peopleperhour.com to try and earn a little extra cash through freelance writing, and to help boost my CV. The idea is that you bid on jobs posted, based roughly on the budget set by the client.
I knew the work probably wouldn't be that well paid, but I've been really surprised by the low budgets set by clients. One client wanted 200 500-word articles for a total of £200 (so £1 per article!), and another wanted 80 "original, unique and high quality" niche articles of unspecified length, five per day, plus a 7-hour-per-day online presence for £200.
Am I expecting too much or is this a mickey-take? How much would it be fair to expect to be paid for one well-researched, high quality article?