I don't know if this is a topic that's been discussed before but I think that the pay scale for the graphics should see an increase. Imo, there's a big disparity between the pay system for media and for graphics. I wrote an article about SMJHL prospects in about 30 minutes last night reaching 1005 words. They pay out for that in a non double media week would be 1mil which is only 100k less than the pay out for a 10/10 sig (which the average SHL member doesn't have the skill required to make). I submitted a sig on Sunday which took me 4-5 hours to make and was graded as a 7/10 which in a non double media week would pay out 700k. It doesn't seem right to me that a low effort article is paid virtually the same as the best possible graphics. Can the members more experienced with graphics make a good sig much quicker than in 4-5 hours? Sure. Is it possible to make 1mil in 30 minutes off of graphic work? Maybe  for Karey/Wasty but that's about it. It kinda sucks because in the time it would take me to make a 7-8/10 sig, I can probably write 4000-5000 words which is obviously much more worth the time but writing is boring and repetitive whereas designing is much more enjoyable. I'm not suggesting to make it possible to make 4-5mil off of one sig but I think that a scale where an average member can make a decent graphic and make at least as much as they'd make for a low effort article would be much more fair imo. If a 7-8/10 is in the 1.5-2m range and a 10/10 is something like 3m, I think it would be much more reflective of the time and effort it takes to do that. If earning too much is an issue (since a scale like that one would have a max of 12m/week), then maybe lowering the maximum submissions to 3 or placing a weekly earning cap could solve that.

Would like to know what other people who do both write and design for money think.