Comments on: Freelance Writing Jobs for Wednesday, March 26, 2008

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:13:17 +0000

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By: Opher

Opher — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:24:56 +0000

Associated Content is ok for the most part. They allow you to publish whatever you want (with the obvious exceptions), and pay promptly through PayPal. However, you will need to make sure your content there is web- and ad-friendly (search engine optimization, etc.). This is very different than print writing so it depends what you’re trying to do. Good luck.

By: Erika K

Erika K — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:14:40 +0000

Oops, cut myself off. Be careful what you wish for. I did that a few months ago and now I have work coming out my ears!

By: Erika K

Erika K — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:13:56 +0000

I think you did the right thing. Sounds like an article farm to me. Unfortunately, there will probably be someone willing to come on board not long after you declined.

I know we’ve posted several timesa about that sort of thing. I agree that a few articles at that rate may not be so bad, but that amount of work precludes you from getting anything else done! Particularly, higher paying work.

As long as you did it respectfully (which it sounds like you did), I don’t think you made a bad name for yourself – I think you are just developing standards. I had to do that once and they just deleted my profile. However, I’m still getting project alerts….hmmm. Didn’t cross-check their mailing lists

Just keep looking – you may very well find other $1 per 100 words gigs that would have a far more reasonable load, still allowing you to do other gigs at the same time that might pay better.

Good luck! I’m in a similar situation with you, though I’ve found gigs that have paid a little more than that. Cast a lot of lines and you are bound to catch some better fish. Just be careful what you wish for -

By: Ann G.

Ann G. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:18:56 +0000

I agree with L.L. I have a client from Europe who is starting out a new online gambling website now that the laws in Spain are changing. Right now, I’m being paid 5 cents a word which isn’t much by industry standards, but as soon as the site launches and begins making money it will increase. I’m happy with that. Plus, they pay weekly on within hours of my invoicing them, and to me that is worthwhile. One of my biggest named clients is sitting still paying invoices dating back to mid-February and I’m not happy with that.

I find that offers from Asia usually fall in the penny a word or less range. I turn those down. I’ve had offers from Canada that were 10 cents per word. A Mexican company bowed out when I wouldn’t go lower than 5 cents per word.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:27:53 +0000

This is directed to Antoinette. For that ridiculously low rate of pay, I would suggest just writing some of your own articles and publishing them yourself at Associated Content.

If you write a pretty good article, you can submit it for payment, which is generally $3 to $10, but you also get bonus payments of $1.50 for every thousand views.

I don’t claim to make a lot of money over there, but I had one article that gets a lot of traffic and puts an extra $10 in my pocket a month.

There’s nothing like residual payments!

I also think the site is decent looking enough to show your page to (some) possible employers and use as a sample of your writing style.

There are people who make a couple hundred extra a month from work they’ve done over the past few years since the site has been around.

Or, s%*t, start your own blog at blogger.

Best,
Chris

By: L.L. Woodard

L.L. Woodard — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:55:27 +0000

As I’m sure many other writers here have noticed, where the employer/client is based makes a big difference in the rate of pay they feel is adequate–not always, but often enough that it bears consideration.

Employers from India and China are used to their citizens making wages much lower than Americans or many Europeans or Canadians, so they will likely balk at what we consider even moderate pay.

By: BooBoo

BooBoo — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:11:14 +0000

That’s hard to believe Ann G. So did you get the job? Antoinette, I would have done the same thing. I thought you meant it was just an article or two. In that case I would have done it just to get a clip or two. But 5,000 words a day for $50…WOW!!

By: Ann G.

Ann G. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:01:09 +0000

There was a job that I just applied for that wasn’t listed in here, but I know many of us tend to hit up similar sites.

At FreelanceWriting.com, there is a pending add offering 10 cents a word for writing music related shorts (50 words or less) for a new site. I wanted more information.

I just got the reply and am still snickering. I hope people are smart enough to avoid this. In order to “get” the job, you must go to his Web site, enroll and give him your credit card number though he promises you will not be charged. I’d avoid that one!