I was paid six figures to write an article

True story — but, not my own

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I was perusing LinkedIn today and saw a post about an incredible freelance opportunity.

They were seeking experts in various fields to write about their superpower, that thing they were an expert in.

The publication was a nice size with great visibility. But, the pay sucked.

Six.cents.a.word?!?

In the string of comments was one, from a writer talking about their experience making a peak, $498K+ yearly salary from writing just a few articles a year (10K+ words each).

Here’s how it happened…

Earning almost $17 per word for your writing — here’s how

This is the article:

Bryan Burrough on Graydon Carter's Memoir and Vanity Fair's Golden Era

Feel free to check it out.

My short attention span couldn’t, being totally honest but, I ran it through an AI tool for a summary.

This is what it said: