I often peruse Craigslist to check out the jobs posted under Writing/Editing and Marketing/PR/Adv. and am often amazed at what they ask for for 2 cents a word or $15 an hour.
More than 30 years ago, I used to freelance product blurbs for a fashion catalogue. I was paid $25 a blurb, and was able to dash out at least two per hour, often more. I averaged around $60 an hour, and that was before computers made it easy to cut and paste and send. I actually had to make copies and mail my work in.
Of course, I also wrote ads and mailers, as well as scripts, billboards, etc. paying much, much more.
Now, companies want an experienced professional, proficient in a variety of graphic and web-based programs, preferably with agency experience and bilingual --for maybe $25 an hour -- at their office.
This makes me very glad I no longer have to have a job.
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