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good line count per day for decent cpl. - hulagirl
Posted: Nov 07, 2011
Just wondering what a good line count per day would be to make decent CPL for a decent paycheck. (on VR) Currently getting paid by the house, but SOON to switch to CPL.
decent cpl - what is that
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when the cpl for VR is only about 3-5 cpl it will take a lot and that is really hard to do with VR. Do you know your daily line count now with VR, if so, multiply that by 3, 4, or 5 cpl and see what you get. It will not be much.
with VR, the sad fact is a decent line count is in the - upper 2000s..like over 2500
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