This Week in Writing: Productivity Up, Earnings Down

Total Pieces Written: 11
Total Pieces Published: 1
Total Pitches Sent: 0
Total Pitches Accepted: 1

And interesting spot with this whole writing career thing. Productivity is up and wages are down. You’ll see this in about a week when I publish my July wrap up but I produced almost 40 blog post between this blog and my job. And I edited almost 40 videos this month. For a point of comparison, I usually average around 25 to 30 blog posts per month. I produced more content but earned less money, in part because I’m just faster at using the editing software. The current problem of the American economy, how do I make my income match my productivity?

From everything I’ve read, I may need to start switching over to a per project fee instead of a per hour fee. Also finding higher paying clients.

Ariana Burrell is a freelance writer and poet working in Southern California. You can find her lurking around the internet here: Instagram or Twitter or Website. If you’re so inclined you can leave her a tip here.