Solution to New Netscape Backlash - Throw Money (and power users) at it?

Interesting stuff. You know, that approach would probably work to get a site started in the short term if you found the right people.

Claus, maybe you shouldn't read this =P

Hehe, there are a few people on here that I really wouldn't want to see disappear over to a rival site.

I actually found this article via a different link that you'd provided on your other Netscape seed - I wondered if a few people might want to jump ship if tempted by a few greenbacks. I hope not. ;)

I encourage people to do the math and figure out the hourly rate you would be paid by Jason. A good article takes more than an hour to write, and you get paid about $10 for it. And you don't get paid for research, just postings. I figure you'd be working about half time for Jason for that $12K a year with no benefits. That's above minimum wage, but not by much. As someone who owns his own company and has a family to feed, I note that the rate Jason is paying wouldn't even pay my health insurance.

This is exactly the same deal Jason offered bloggers when he set up Weblogs, Inc., which was later sold to AOL. Professional writers often paid around $1 a word for articles. From what I can see, this is significantly below that rate. I'm not saying it's not worth it for someone who wants flexibility and some extra income. I only hope that people put the compensation in the context of the real world job market. In my personal opinion, I don't think he is paying anything like what an A-list Digger or Newsvine writer is worth.