Comments on: Jason Calacanis Interview http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/09/19/jason-calacanis-interview/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:59:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John (SYNTAGMA) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/09/19/jason-calacanis-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-125313 John (SYNTAGMA) Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:21:55 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1574#comment-125313 Andrew's right. I've been self-employed most of my working life and I'd say on purely monetary considerations you have to double a "wage" to make freelance pay as well. However, freedom is also part of the package. What price do you put on that? For me, a very high one. Andrew’s right. I’ve been self-employed most of my working life and I’d say on purely monetary considerations you have to double a “wage” to make freelance pay as well. However, freedom is also part of the package. What price do you put on that? For me, a very high one.

]]> By: Andrew Kaufmann http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/09/19/jason-calacanis-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-125282 Andrew Kaufmann Mon, 19 Sep 2005 02:30:21 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1574#comment-125282 And it's not just the amount of pure dollars -- we're also looking at employee vs. contractor. A contractor gets exactly no benefits, and faces very different tax laws (remember, there's an extra tax on the self-employed) than an employee. And it’s not just the amount of pure dollars — we’re also looking at employee vs. contractor. A contractor gets exactly no benefits, and faces very different tax laws (remember, there’s an extra tax on the self-employed) than an employee.

]]> By: Martin (HomeOfficeVoice) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/09/19/jason-calacanis-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-125276 Martin (HomeOfficeVoice) Sun, 18 Sep 2005 23:26:24 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1574#comment-125276 With a statement like paying his bloggers better than mainstream journalists, people will be watching (especially journlalists ready to take a pot shot ;-). I wouldn't care if it's $100, $200 or $500 a month - it all depends on the hours worked. If I were to spend 1 hour a day researching/writing one post, day-in, day-out (that's 7 hours a week) I would be happy with something like $500 a month in pay - but you'd expect it no matter what (if you're being paid then you would not want to be worrying about advertising). Also, you'd want to be able to do your own thing as well, as $500 a month is not a full time wage. I don't really see where/if Jason can pay better than MSM. For a full time journalism role (and I mean full time - no side projects, the employer owns you) I'd expect at minimum $500 a week. And how much blogging can you really do to earn your keep and more importantly can even someone as big as Jason attract the advertisers to pay for it all? As well, where does the quality end and quantity start? If I knew I HAD to write a post every day how long before you started gettting lazy and start posting just for postings sake? With a statement like paying his bloggers better than mainstream journalists, people will be watching (especially journlalists ready to take a pot shot ;-).

I wouldn’t care if it’s $100, $200 or $500 a month – it all depends on the hours worked.

If I were to spend 1 hour a day researching/writing one post, day-in, day-out (that’s 7 hours a week) I would be happy with something like $500 a month in pay – but you’d expect it no matter what (if you’re being paid then you would not want to be worrying about advertising).

Also, you’d want to be able to do your own thing as well, as $500 a month is not a full time wage. I don’t really see where/if Jason can pay better than MSM. For a full time journalism role (and I mean full time – no side projects, the employer owns you) I’d expect at minimum $500 a week. And how much blogging can you really do to earn your keep and more importantly can even someone as big as Jason attract the advertisers to pay for it all?

As well, where does the quality end and quantity start? If I knew I HAD to write a post every day how long before you started gettting lazy and start posting just for postings sake?

]]> By: John (SYNTAGMA) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/09/19/jason-calacanis-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-125030 John (SYNTAGMA) Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:38:50 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1574#comment-125030 And he aims to pay better than mainstream journalists get on the NY Times and WSJ. Bet you he gets there. And he aims to pay better than mainstream journalists get on the NY Times and WSJ. Bet you he gets there.

]]> By: Eoghann Irving http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/09/19/jason-calacanis-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-125020 Eoghann Irving Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:29:22 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1574#comment-125020 Oh please, lets not start that nonsense again. Its not $500 a month for full time work its $500 a month for probably about 7 hours a week. Oh please, lets not start that nonsense again. Its not $500 a month for full time work its $500 a month for probably about 7 hours a week.

]]> By: Comic Strip Blogger http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/09/19/jason-calacanis-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-124953 Comic Strip Blogger Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:37:00 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1574#comment-124953 500 USD a month to a blogger is what Calculonanis calls "Fair Compensation"? 500 USD a month to a blogger is what Calculonanis calls “Fair Compensation”?

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