Comments on: Don’t be a starving writer. Steer clear of the mills https://www.procopywriters.co.uk/2017/09/dont-be-a-starving-writer-steer-clear-of-the-mills/ Join the UK’s largest membership organisation for commercial writers Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:06:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Michael Keenan https://www.procopywriters.co.uk/2017/09/dont-be-a-starving-writer-steer-clear-of-the-mills/#comment-27604 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:06:27 +0000 http://procopywriters.wpengine.com/?p=9394#comment-27604 I disagree Andy. Per-word assignments are not always a fool’s game. It depends on context.

Sure, business writers benefit from retainers and project fees. But for editorial writers (both digital and print), publications can pay between $1 – $2 per word.

Many writers who go this route are equally as profitable even after a round or two of edits.

It depends on the writer and their objectives. No single method works for everyone.

]]> By: Andy Nattan https://www.procopywriters.co.uk/2017/09/dont-be-a-starving-writer-steer-clear-of-the-mills/#comment-26608 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:22:30 +0000 http://procopywriters.wpengine.com/?p=9394#comment-26608 Why are you working on a by-the-word model anyway Tobias? It’s a fool’s game and it discourages brevity and proper research.

]]> By: Tobias Pettigrew https://www.procopywriters.co.uk/2017/09/dont-be-a-starving-writer-steer-clear-of-the-mills/#comment-26606 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:38:30 +0000 http://procopywriters.wpengine.com/?p=9394#comment-26606 Upwork isn’t a ‘mill’, it’s just a platform. There are jobs that pay peanuts and jobs that pay $0.50-$1 per word. I find the jobs that pay the latter. If you’re a savvy freelancer and a good writer, you can, too.

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