Constant-Content staffer, Jeff Richards announced today that Constant-Content now has a minimum price of $7. While I feel that $7 is still low for a usage article (especially since writers only get $4.55 after the cut at this rate), this is still good news. For one, it takes just as much time for the editor to check a $1 article for plagiarism and carefully review it for adherence to the site’s guidelines as it it does to check a $100 article. I want Constant-Content to be around for a long time and it doesn’t make sense to spend a great deal of time on articles that aren’t profitable.
Another reason I’ve been wanting to see a minimum price is to set expectations. Constant-Content isn’t a free article directory; it’s a place where webmasters and publishers can go to find original content. Inexpensive usage articles have their place on the site and I think this is a fair compromise.
