Freelance doesn't pay much at all. When I was doing it for real (many years ago), I'd get paid 20 cents per character (yes, print media pays by the character, n

Freelance doesn't pay much at all. When I was doing it for real (many years ago), I'd get paid 20 cents per character (yes, print media pays by the character, not the word -- and no, don't use long words). More recently, famous tech blogs only pay around $50 per post. Think about that. I was lucky in tech there are other options.