Claire Zulkey interviews John Warner, the editor of McSweeneys.net. Mr. Warner explains how business is done in Eggers-land:

CZ:You recently accepted a new web editorial role. What is it, and how did you come to inherit it?
JW: I am currently the editor for Mcsweeneys.net, and have been since mid-July or so of this year. Basically, Dave Eggers asked if I could help out and I said yes, provided that he would meet only two demands, 1) a salary in excess of $80,000/year, and 2) a weekly feature on sumo wrestling. The negotiations were difficult, but ultimately, we settled on just the sumo.
John Warner Interview [Zulkey]