Author Topic: salary for bb magazine writers/editors/etc? (Read 2533 times)

Tom · « **on:** November 20, 2006, 06:02:11 AM »

curious as to the salary of magazine writers, art directors, editors for bb magazines (flex,musclemag,m.development, muscle and fitness,oxygen, reps,ironman,etc), anybody know?

240 is Back · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2006, 06:03:22 AM »

$4.3 million

HUGEPECS · « **Reply #2 on:** November 20, 2006, 06:15:52 AM »

they don't make millions, Joe weider won't let that happen.....lol

ether · « **Reply #3 on:** November 20, 2006, 06:20:05 AM »

They probably get paid in expired protein powder, weider bars and creatine....like bob chick.

GHGut · « **Reply #4 on:** November 20, 2006, 06:34:07 AM »

It depends on the magazine and your place in it.

I have a feeling the Weider guys are salaried.

Most other mags employ a few writers but are open to free lancers like myself. Free lancers generally have jobs (including writing) outside of the magazine(s) they write for.

I suspect Ron Harris is one guy who actually does well writing for the magazines, as he writes for so many of them and is so prolific within each.

Being a free lance writer (for MuscleMag) means I get paid by the piece. Sometimes the pieces are solicited (meaning my editors ask me to pursue an article) but usually I stumble upon something, think readers might like it, and send it in, wait to hear from my editors.

I'm not comfortable saying how much I get paid per piece, but let's just say it is a nice supplement to my salary as a high school teacher.

G o a t b o y · « **Reply #5 on:** November 20, 2006, 06:41:47 AM »

Quote from: Tom on November 20, 2006, 06:02:11 AM

salary for bb magazine writers/editors/etc?

$5.15/hr, plus a free subscription.

JasonH · « **Reply #6 on:** November 20, 2006, 07:03:37 AM »

I wonder how rich that Robert Kennedy guy is who edits Musclemag? He doens't look very rich but I bet he's loaded.

Chick · « **Reply #7 on:** November 20, 2006, 08:51:20 AM »

Quote from: G o a t b o y on November 20, 2006, 06:41:47 AM

$5.15/hr, plus a free subscription.

Why don't you put your application in, Goatballs...that's a dollar more than what your raking in now..

Childish///AMG · « **Reply #8 on:** November 20, 2006, 08:53:31 AM »

Sometimes the salary is low, but the chance to "Network" could prove very valuable

Purple Aki · « **Reply #9 on:** November 20, 2006, 09:24:27 AM »

Quote from: Chick on November 20, 2006, 08:51:20 AM

Why don't you put your application in, Goatballs...that's a dollar more than what your raking in now..

The Goat is a Wharton-educated Master of the Universe.

You will pay for your insolence, "Chick"!

Matt C · « **Reply #10 on:** November 20, 2006, 09:56:16 AM »

I know one of the main mags pays around $400 per piece. I'm sure the rates are similar all around. If you do enough pieces, yes it would be a good supplement. At that right, I would like to do two pieces a month to major mags to supplement my website income. Renting out my house to friends paid the same amount over a year and wasn't worth it at all.

kmhphoto · « **Reply #11 on:** November 20, 2006, 10:10:47 AM »

Quote from: G o a t b o y on November 20, 2006, 06:41:47 AM

$5.15/hr, plus a free subscription.

Wow, we got a raise!

Bronx · « **Reply #12 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:38:23 AM »

Quote from: BigJ on November 20, 2006, 07:03:37 AM

I wonder how rich that Robert Kennedy guy is who edits Musclemag? He doens't look very rich but I bet he's loaded.

Publisher....not editor.

Blockhead · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:55:40 AM »

Quote from: GHGut on November 20, 2006, 06:34:07 AM

It depends on the magazine and your place in it.

I have a feeling the Weider guys are salaried.

Most other mags employ a few writers but are open to free lancers like myself. Free lancers generally have jobs (including writing) outside of the magazine(s) they write for.

I suspect Ron Harris is one guy who actually does well writing for the magazines, as he writes for so many of them and is so prolific within each.

Being a free lance writer (for MuscleMag) means I get paid by the piece. Sometimes the pieces are solicited (meaning my editors ask me to pursue an article) but usually I stumble upon something, think readers might like it, and send it in, wait to hear from my editors.

I'm not comfortable saying how much I get paid per piece, but let's just say it is a nice supplement to my salary as a high school teacher.

I swear I want to do EXACTLY...what you do, GHGut. I have all kinds of ideas...what must I do?

rockyfortune · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:07:24 AM »

8.50 an hour..plus a free subscription to MD...and a free copy of HOW TO GET HUGE AND SHREDDED WITHOUT ANABOLIC STEROIDS...NEVER AGAIN TO BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC!

Mr. Intenseone · « **Reply #15 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:31:26 AM »

Quote from: G o a t b o y on November 20, 2006, 06:41:47 AM

$5.15/hr, plus a free subscription.

LMAO!!

BigSexy50 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:35:06 AM »

Quote from: Chick on November 20, 2006, 08:51:20 AM

Why don't you put your application in, Goatballs...that's a dollar more than what your raking in now..

When is your wife due?

Deedee · « **Reply #17 on:** December 21, 2006, 01:24:32 PM »

Quote from: Tom on November 20, 2006, 06:02:11 AM

curious as to the salary of magazine writers, art directors, editors for bb magazines (flex,musclemag,m.development, muscle and fitness,oxygen, reps,ironman,etc), anybody know?

Art directors, editorial staff, prob get paid in the industry ballpark. Partially depends on prestige of the mag, circ., etc. As far as freelance goes, submission guidelines are sometimes available on the net, but usually not for major mags. The easiest thing to do is run over to your nearest bookstore and get your hands on a "writer's market." (Big, fat book.) Freelance rates for most US/Can mags are listed therein as well as which of the mag's editor(s) to contact with your query letter. If you have experience you can get away with just sending a query and some examples of your work, however, if you're a newb, you're better off actually writing the article on spec and sending at least 1/3 of it with your query letter. Sometimes you can actually get through to someone on the phone, but hardly likely. Most editors have a wall o' voodoo between them and outsiders.

sandycoosworth · « **Reply #18 on:** December 21, 2006, 01:37:56 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on November 20, 2006, 06:03:22 AM

$4.3 million

your genius is not lost on me!

Sir William Idol · « **Reply #19 on:** December 21, 2006, 01:44:43 PM »

Quote from: GHGut on November 20, 2006, 06:34:07 AM

It depends on the magazine and your place in it.

I have a feeling the Weider guys are salaried.

Most other mags employ a few writers but are open to free lancers like myself. Free lancers generally have jobs (including writing) outside of the magazine(s) they write for.

I suspect Ron Harris is one guy who actually does well writing for the magazines, as he writes for so many of them and is so prolific within each.

Being a free lance writer (for MuscleMag) means I get paid by the piece. Sometimes the pieces are solicited (meaning my editors ask me to pursue an article) but usually I stumble upon something, think readers might like it, and send it in, wait to hear from my editors.

I'm not comfortable saying how much I get paid per piece, but let's just say it is a nice supplement to my salary as a high school teacher.

it might be helpful to know that "freelance" is one word, especially when you're using it to describe your own occupation.

Bluto · « **Reply #20 on:** December 21, 2006, 01:50:28 PM »

$400 per article doesnt seem much

Sir William Idol · « **Reply #21 on:** December 21, 2006, 01:54:54 PM »

Quote from: Bluto on December 21, 2006, 01:50:28 PM

$400 per article doesnt seem much

considering anyone could write the halfass stuff thats produced in the mags today in 2 hours max i'd say 200 an hour aint bad

Adam Empire · « **Reply #22 on:** December 21, 2006, 02:03:07 PM »

Can I write "Ronnie Coleman" as told by Adam Empire?

Author Topic: salary for bb magazine writers/editors/etc? (Read 2533 times)

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