Patch Freelance Budgets Slashed, AOL Seed Might Be Done
Freelance budgets at Patch sites across the country have been slashed except for “super compelling” stories.
Patch stringers were already not making princely sums, with most writers receiving $50 per story, but it sounds as if even that was costing too much. Patch has shown an increased propensity lately for using free writers, recently asking its network of editors to recruit a total of 8,000 more bloggers for the sites.
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