As long as you never ever work out what the hourly rate is!! Then the pay
can look really really bad!
I did that once. On some articles (the ones with a lot of code) I would
have made more money flipping burgers at McDonalds. I have one coming out
in SystemiNetwork's Sept edition where I wrote a whole bunch of code showing
three different ways a Java thick client could interact with RPG on the
server side (i.e. Java Toolbox, SQL External Stored Procs, and XML web
services). Had a ton of fun doing it and learned a lot - which is how I
chalk up most of my writing. Probably spent more than 20 hours putting all
that together... anyways, I digress.
It is nice to know I am not the only writer that feels underpaid! Maybe I
could re-purpose it as a session at a conference in Minneapolis this fall
<hint><hint> :-)
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:21 AM
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Subject: RE: Writing vs Shareware" (was New redpaper: i5/OS Program
Conversion...)
Guess that is why I write articles instead - they pay better than "ask
for a donation" software!
As long as you never ever work out what the hourly rate is!! Then the pay
can look really really bad!
Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com
midrange.com
