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May 21, 2024
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willkie40
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250 words an hour? Is that a lot?
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Walmart FTW
Indy Coug
Loquacious Lummox
May 21, 9:34am
Deja vu
NanoFab Coug
May 21, 9:34am
what do CB mods make per moderation?
Cougarclaw
May 21, 9:35am
RE: what do CB mods make per moderation?
Referee
May 21, 9:42am
RE: what do CB mods make per moderation?
AggieWeekendCougar
May 21, 9:55am
They work for free. They do it for the power.
MHallDidNothingWr0ng
May 21, 10:06am
Imagine calling shoppers at Walmart affluent.
Mostlyaccurate
May 21, 9:38am
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JimmyZ
May 21, 9:38am
People of Walmart website FTW
AggieWeekendCougar
May 21, 9:56am
From the top rope
The Pope
May 21, 9:40am
I'm pretty sure many posters on CB can write 250 words per minute.
Japan Coug
May 21, 9:42am
250 words an hour? Is that a lot?
willkie40
May 21, 9:42am
Google says the average person types 40 words per minute…soooo yeah. It’s fast
The Pope
May 21, 9:43am
So 2,400 words an hour?
DubuMfalme
May 21, 9:55am
No.
Japan Coug
May 21, 9:44am
Ah, didn’t catch that nuance on the first read. Definitely a distinction there
The Pope
May 21, 9:45am
It is if you are writing 250/hour 24/7 and all of the words are coherent…
ochobeeguy
May 21, 9:47am
It isn't 24/7. The OP just took $17.50 and divided by $0.07, which is 250. So
Japan Coug
May 21, 9:55am
They're not "typing" that article.
DubuMfalme
May 21, 10:03am
A quick search shows that it typically takes about 6-8 hours for the average
cougarfan84
May 21, 10:12am
Let's say it takes them 7 hours. That is 286 words per hour, so about $20/hour
Japan Coug
May 21, 10:16am
The people who write for them aren't doing it to make a living, is the answer.
DubuMfalme
May 21, 10:19am
What did I say that was incorrect?
ochobeeguy
May 21, 2:50pm
It doesn't seem like a lot to me. Google says 250 words is 1/2 of a page single space or a full page double spaced.
greatbam
May 21, 10:10am
To research, edit, and actually get something published, yes. I get the impressi
vagabonder
May 21, 10:12am
I only have to write one word every 12 seconds?
Bin01015
May 21, 9:44am
There's a lot more about writing an article then simply the typing of the
cougarfan84
May 21, 10:05am
No way $250K a year to type. Sorry, not buying the $0.07 a word he represents
Acorn
May 21, 10:09am
It's not $0.07/word to simply type words. It's $0.07/word for an article that is
cougarfan84
May 21, 10:15am
What makes that even funnier? $17.50 per hour is $36,400 per year, and my guess
Acorn
May 21, 10:17am
No, that's the freelancer wage. The writer is not an employee.
DubuMfalme
May 21, 10:35am
I promise you, it takes more skill, knowledge, and effort to write an article
Y05
May 22, 2:02am
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