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Every person reading this is in the top 10%. Just properly define the field.
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I've got a lot of great tips and ideas from you and others on this forum. Thanks.
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I was just commenting on the comment Andrew made.
And what I meant was... if your writing about birds, why not strive to be the best bird writer, so you can charge top fees and avoid the low paying jobs and cheap skates.
I remember something Gary Bencivenga wrote: Why not the best, why not be the best in your field.
In general, the top 20% make 80% of the money. And the bottom 80% fight for what's left over
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The fees paid for magazine articles have ALWAYS been low with the
exception of a few of the larger magazines (who are, incidentally,
still paying high fees).
And the fees paid by larger direct response companies for sales copy
have always been high.
It is very hard to find a copywriter good enough to beat a control
or produce copy that breaks even in the direct mail world.
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