Writers' pay scale slumping

The Internet is a game-changer in so many ways.

For example, even experienced writers no longer are paid for their Internet stories what they once made for their printed articles. Some outlets pay nothing to some writers nowadays. Experienced writers are competing with mom bloggers in an ever-expanding universe of people typing words.

Writes Kelly McBride of Poynter.org: “ When everything had to be published on paper, the hole was finite, the profit margins substantial, and the process for finding content more discerning. Now the amount of space to be filled is infinite, profit margins are miniscule and the process for finding content is like running on a hamster wheel.”

The publishers have an almost unbeatable hand against individual writers, experienced or not.

To read McBride’s article, click on http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/everyday-ethics/206394/everyone-gets-asked-to-write-for-free-some-people-say-yes/