I was given this offer....

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this post. If not, I kindly ask the mods to put it where it does belong.

Today I was offered a chance to be a content editor/writer for an advertising newspaper. You know, one of those freebies you find in gas stations, where people advertise their garage sales and cars they want to sell. It's a long story but the short version is my buddy is taking one over. He'll be the sole owner.

He has his own printing presses and a few other things he can do in-house, as well as other resources. What he's lacking is content. You know, local color pieces, editorials, local history, and maybe some odd features here and there. He wants me to fill that role.

We're going to sit down and talk about it, but I have no clue what to ask for in compensation. I don't know just how much of a role I'll have, either. My guess is he's expecting me to write all of this each week. Or be some kind of editor.

So...what does somebody ask for? I'll be the first to admit I'm totally clueless. I've never worked on one of these things. And I'm not going to spend 20 hours a week on something that pays crap but I have no clue what something like this is worth.

So..yeah, any thoughts would help. Thank you.

That's another good point.

I'm organizing a list of questions I need to ask so I can get a clear picture of what exactly he's asking for. I appreciate you pointing that out.