[JohnG]

I agree with this whole position in certain circumstances however when it comes to content it is very hard to set specific values on things. The reason for this is as Kaus mentioned there is such a discrepancy between bad, good and great content writers. I am assuming that most of the people that buy content on this site do so for one of 3 reasons:

1. They are not good at writing content

2. They are to lazy to write content themselves

3. They can afford to have content written for them and feel their time is more valuable focusing on other areas of business

Whatever category the hiring party falls under, they will need to make a decision at some point about what kind of quality they want when they hire someone. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for (most of the time). In my experience will not find a dirt cheap writer who knows your topic, speaks and writes in English perfectly and can make an article flow properly for readers. These are all skills that a writer must possess in my opinion to be considered great.

I guess what I am trying to say is that when it comes to writing I feel that in some cases, higher pricing is justified. If you look outside of our industry to other freelance writers you will see their rates are well above what is charged here. In our community, the said writer must have a working knowledge of our industry and environment in order to effectively communicate with the visitors to our sites and I think that this requirement does have significant value associated with it.

Anyways that is just my two cents and I realize that the market will determine the prices on both ends of the spectrum, I just think that sometimes the value of a truly great writer is overlooked when in fact it is just as difficult and challenging a skill as mastering SEO, negotiating or any other area that requires constant learning.