It’s not easy working on the cheap, let alone free…
You put in long hours, pour your heart and soul into your work, put up with every imaginable insult and criticism, and at the end of the day little to no paycheck and you’re deep in debt.
Not exactly a formula for a wildly happy life. In fact, it sucks.
That appears to be the situation with the current Pitch.
At least when I got involved years ago, there was a somewhat obvious upside – editorially and financially – no mas, at least on the money side of the equation.
The days of making big bucks in print pubs are history. Some media can make a little dough online, but that’s far from easy. Especially with media and a limited readership. Frankly, the upside’s just not there – not now anyway.
Best thing the Pitch has going; there always seems to be somebody willing to throw caution to the wind and blow big bucks to get in the game of chasing what passes for truth, justice and the American way.
In some ways that’s a good thing.
However risky bets can be unhealthy to one’s financial health, and there’s only so many “Tony” types, willing to slave away morning, noon and night free of charge. Just to attain minor league celebrity status, no less.
Which brings us to the Pitch’s latest pitch…