[Ipg-smz] Payment Schemes and Incentives

[Matt Heusser]

Piece rate. Articles of type x darn $x articles of type y earn $y. If you
can’t nail down the exact number of month because reasons, give a range.

On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 9:04 AM Liam J. Kelly <ljkelly1888 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Right, I think the third scheme is the soundest proposal. I think it also
> incentivizes loyalty to a publication, which, as an editor, is always a
> nice thing.
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> A publication also demands longer-form, deep dives from time to time too.
> Would it be too demanding to include this expectation in the flat rate +
> incentives model?
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> Something like, along with daily news coverage, a writer is also expected
> to write two or three articles that push the 1,200-word count each month.
> Or do you think that should be excluded?
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> Thanks again all for sharing your thoughts, much appreciated.
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> *From: *Dana Blankenhorn <danablankenhorn at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Friday, 14 June 2019 14:48
> *To: *ipg-smz <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Ipg-smz] Payment Schemes and Incentives
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> I have had many payment schemes placed before me over the years, but the
> one that has won my loyalty is a guarantee, with incentives.
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> In the 1990s I was paid per article, when I wasn't (briefly) earning a
> salary.
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> In the 2000s I was paid per page view, 1 cent per view. But I don't know
> that publishers can get that anymore.
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> In the current decade I've been happy with a monthly guarantee. It has
> incentives I don't worry about meeting, and it makes for a comfortable
> ride.
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> Of course, I have a wife with a good job. <g>
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> Dana Blankenhorn
> http://www.danablankenhorn.com
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> http://investorplace.com/author/danablankenhorn/
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> http://seekingalpha.com/author/dana-blankenhorn/articles
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> On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 8:01 AM Matt Heusser <matt at xndev.com> wrote:
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> Flat rate per article, planned a quarter at a time, modest discount (2.5%)
>  for 10 or more articles a month.
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> On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 7:33 AM Liam Kelly <ljkelly1888 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm working with the CEO of *BTCManager* at the moment and we're
> discussing payment schemes for writers. Thought this group would have some
> sage advice on the matter.
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> So, we are thinking of three different models:
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> - A flat rate per article, not word count. Writers can write however much
> or as little they like.
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> - A flat rate per month, but writers must write x number of articles per
> month.
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> - Combination of the two. Writers are paid a flat rate per month for x
> number of articles, but once this threshold is crossed move over to a flat
> rate per article.
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> Personally, I think the third scheme is likely the best. It guarantees a
> steady flow of articles each month, and writers are incentivized to go out
> and catch more stories.
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> Any comments (even disapproving ones) are highly welcome.
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> Cheers,
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> Liam
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