This Is Not Very Good Business: Freelance Biz Journos Grossly Underpaid



The average pay for a freelance business journalist is $25,000 to $30,000 a year, according to a new survey released by the Society of American Business Writers and Editors. And 3/4 of survey respondents are making less than they were when they had “real” jobs.

Yet more than two-thirds said they’d never go back to a full-time job if they could find one.

“The survey results seem to indicate that many of our freelancers are grossly underpaid, but still prefer freelancing to a full-time position because of the flexibility it provides,” said SABEW board member Maya Payne Smart, founder of WritingCoach.com,

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