My overall point with this post was to deal with the prestige issue, and “go against type” in a way, as I expect most people would think an offline author would take a dim view of online writing. Not so. Unless you really do hit the big time with your offline scribbles, the time and effort involved may have been better spent earning that “sustainable and steady income” from online endeavours mentioned by the first commenter.

Thanks all for chipping in!

I do agree that both online and offline writing have their share of quality issues. This is right on.

Insightful post and definitely something every writer has to give some individual thought.

Interesting post.

I’ve been “posted” lately only from $75.00 — $125.oo per post, and sometimes that equals my less than often offline publication credits.

A decent mix — and of course, writing itself — may keep you afloat and help avoid boredom?

Steve

It is an interesting discussion. In my experience, the offline gigs pay much better. $800 for a single magazine article that took less time to write than some of the long-tail keyword articles I’ve been contracted to write.

In terms of the quality, you are spot on. Some folks write crap – it doesn’t matter if they’re killing trees in the process or not.

Cheers buddy.

George