axgrindr - 1:27 am on Sep 13, 2006 (gmt 0)

If he asked for more, would you pay it?

Yes, definitely.
In fact one of the guys I used I paid him more than he asked because his bid was ridiculously low for what he ended up delivering.

For the latest project I'm paying $120 for 6 articles but I am asking for much longer, more in depth essay type pieces.

From my experience I wouldn't blame the "webmasters who wouldn't know good content if it slapped them in the face" for the low pay that some website copywriters are getting.