Comments on: We Get Letters… http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/ Freelance Writing Jobs for All Writers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rita http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7417 rita Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:54:27 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7417 Deb, Many thanks to all your efforts. I can happily say that thanks to your freelance posts and the query letter info I have an assignment that could turn into a regular gig! Now all I have to do is write the darn thing. It should be fun! I'll keep you posted. Thanks oh so much! Deb, Many thanks to all your efforts. I can happily say that thanks to your freelance posts and the query letter info I have an assignment that could turn into a regular gig!
Now all I have to do is write the darn thing. It should be fun!
I’ll keep you posted.
Thanks oh so much!

]]> By: Susan J. http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7220 Susan J. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:51:55 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7220 Very sorry to hear about the loss in traffic, but I have every confidence you'll make a comeback and be even bigger and better than ever. I think the fact that you're no longer just a source for writing jobs is really enticing, but perhaps in the short term, some readers are confused or going elsewhere. But it also means that you have a potentially broader readership now, too. Very sorry to hear about the loss in traffic, but I have every confidence you’ll make a comeback and be even bigger and better than ever.

I think the fact that you’re no longer just a source for writing jobs is really enticing, but perhaps in the short term, some readers are confused or going elsewhere. But it also means that you have a potentially broader readership now, too.

]]> By: ally http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7137 ally Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:49:47 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7137 "I read recently (on another forum) that your traffic and revenue took a big nose dive in November and you’re paying Jodee out of your pocket and taking a loss" You're being gossiped about!! That's the big time! “I read recently (on another forum) that your traffic and revenue took a big nose dive in November and you’re paying Jodee out of your pocket and taking a loss”

You’re being gossiped about!! That’s the big time!

]]> By: Rei http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7109 Rei Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:19:22 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7109 Aw, you should keep the letters! I like reading everyone's advice to the problems stated in the letters - it's a good learning experience :) Aw, you should keep the letters! I like reading everyone’s advice to the problems stated in the letters – it’s a good learning experience :)

]]> By: Jaymi http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7087 Jaymi Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:11:36 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7087 Thanks, Deb! I decided to tke the leap and will somehow manage to find the time to build the blog while keeping my freelance gigs (and my husband/kids happy). Wish me luck! Jaymi Thanks, Deb! I decided to tke the leap and will somehow manage to find the time to build the blog while keeping my freelance gigs (and my husband/kids happy). Wish me luck!

Jaymi

]]> By: del http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7082 del Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:48:55 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7082 I think this is a good example of not being able to please all the people all the time. I think the clinics & the letters here can be a learning experience for anyone; if that's not what you come here for, you can simply skip it & come back for what does interest you. I think this is a good example of not being able to please all the people all the time. I think the clinics & the letters here can be a learning experience for anyone; if that’s not what you come here for, you can simply skip it & come back for what does interest you.

]]> By: Judith in Umbria http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7053 Judith in Umbria Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:59:36 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7053 I link to photos sometimes, but also say whose it is and provide a link to their site. That may be why when I ask, and I do, I always get a yes... so far. I link to photos sometimes, but also say whose it is and provide a link to their site. That may be why when I ask, and I do, I always get a yes… so far.

]]> By: Julie http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7027 Julie Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:51:32 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7027 I do graphics along with my writing and I can tell you, if there is a photo on the internet, unless it is a stock photo placed online for free use or you have asked permission for use, it is copyright infringement. Online or off, that is punishable by fines or worse. I know this for a fact because I had to force someone to take down photos. I personally took the photos, then altered them to specifications. The client did not pay, but used them. You go about having them removed the same as you would with a stolen article. I do graphics along with my writing and I can tell you, if there is a photo on the internet, unless it is a stock photo placed online for free use or you have asked permission for use, it is copyright infringement. Online or off, that is punishable by fines or worse.

I know this for a fact because I had to force someone to take down photos. I personally took the photos, then altered them to specifications. The client did not pay, but used them. You go about having them removed the same as you would with a stolen article.

]]> By: Sonya http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7021 Sonya Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:19:55 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7021 I like the letters too! They get me thinking, and they inspire interesting conversations. But... where is the daily kitty pic? ;) I like the letters too! They get me thinking, and they inspire interesting conversations.

But… where is the daily kitty pic? ;)

]]> By: Gina http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-7019 Gina Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:58:13 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-7019 At my newspaper, I've seen plenty of blogs/websites wherein the owner(s) felt it was perfectly OK to copy and paste photos (and entire articles) from our Web site onto their own sites. It's just not a good practice, especially if the photographer stumbles upon their photo on someone else's site and reuse permission was never sought or granted. I've seen lawsuits initiated that way. At my newspaper, I’ve seen plenty of blogs/websites wherein the owner(s) felt it was perfectly OK to copy and paste photos (and entire articles) from our Web site onto their own sites. It’s just not a good practice, especially if the photographer stumbles upon their photo on someone else’s site and reuse permission was never sought or granted. I’ve seen lawsuits initiated that way.

]]> By: Amy Derby http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2007/11/we-get-letters-10/comment-page-1/#comment-6968 Amy Derby Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:22:20 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/we-get-letters-10/#comment-6968 Deb, I like the letters, and the kittens! In your spare time (ha!) you should totally do a twin kitten blog. I think it's crazy that people automatically assume you speak a native Asian language, even if you were actually Asian. I have plenty of third-generation Asian-American friends who only speak English. That would be like assuming I speak with a British accent just because my father's grandfather came here from England. DLM, people do illegal things all the time online. Doesn't make it right. Except for royalty-free sites that specifically allow the use of a photo without giving proper credit, I'd never think of posting a photo without permission. Just the way I see it... Deb, I like the letters, and the kittens! In your spare time (ha!) you should totally do a twin kitten blog. I think it’s crazy that people automatically assume you speak a native Asian language, even if you were actually Asian. I have plenty of third-generation Asian-American friends who only speak English. That would be like assuming I speak with a British accent just because my father’s grandfather came here from England.

DLM, people do illegal things all the time online. Doesn’t make it right. Except for royalty-free sites that specifically allow the use of a photo without giving proper credit, I’d never think of posting a photo without permission. Just the way I see it…

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