If you’ve been writing on the web for any length of time you’re probably very familiar with some of the unbelievable and  downright insulting rates some clients are offering writers, but one I ran across a few days ago takes the cake.

The ad (which is horribly written with very poor grammar) says they are looking for over 100 writers and will pay-are you ready? 30 cents per 150 word article! I kid you not. 30 freaking cents. They also claim if you’re good enough, you will be elevated and make up to $10 per 500 word article.

I really hope they have one heck of a time finding their 100 writers. 30 cents for a 150 word article is beyond insulting, yet these clowns think it’s just fine. Further research shows they are a foreign company and haven’t bothered to learn proper English. I supposed that could explain why they think paying 30 cents for a 150 word article is acceptable. Maybe there are places in the world where that is a good wage, but they were advertising in the US and claim they want “real dedicated professionals”. Good luck with that!

Professional writers don’t work for 30 cents an article, period. If you want writers and refuse to pay more than that, well you can expect two things to happen. First, you’ll be handed your head on a platter on any writer’s forum you post your ad on, and two, you’ll get what you pay for. In other words, crap. Only writers with no actual writing skills and plagiarists will work for a pitiful 30 cents an article. You have been warned. If you want high quality, engaging content, be prepared to pay good money for it!