Here on the Other Stuff blog, I occasionally like to share with you some of the most ridiculous ads I find calling for freelance writers. Usually, these ads are poorly written, offer little to no money, or really don’t care about the quality of the work to be done. The following, however, hits the trifecta. I can say one thing for it, though. It’s hard to work up too much ire when the whole thing is only two lines long. Here is the description, in it’s entirety: “I am looking for freelance article writers who can write small articles of [Read more…]
Craigslist Ad of the Day – The "Deb Has No Words" Ad
Honestly. There are no words… Reply to: Date: 2009-01-11, 4:34PM EST Hello. My name is Richard. I’m a born and raised New Yorker, who is in the middle of writing a play, which (knock on wood) should be up in June. The story entails a woman in a Real Estate Office who feels as if she’s been sexually harassed by one of her “superiors” (a male coworker). The back end of her character is she is a repeated victim of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse as a child. This, in turn, drives her to have many unresolved issues, with men [Read more…]
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10 Things You Could Be Doing Instead of Reading this Blog Post
by Deb Ng Don’t get me wrong. I love that so many of you visit our blogs every day and I hope you continue to visit. After all, we’re a great place to network and find leads, especially now with our new forum. However, I’m also aware that we’re a great place to procrastinate as well. I’m not trying to scare you away, without you there wouldn’t be us. However, if you find you’re only here because you have no other writing tasks, I’d like to offer you a list of things you can do with your spare time. Troll [Read more…]
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Craigslist Ad of the Day: An All Caps Alert
I apologize in advance for the harsh treatment your eyes are about to receive: TALENTED FREELANCE NEEDED FOR A BIG PROJECT (Midtown East) Reply to: Date: 2009-01-04, 7:32PM EST THIS IS FOR A NEW SOCIAL SITE SITE WILL INCLUDE, GOSSIP AND REAL NEWS ON SPORTS,MUSIC,TV,MOVIES THIS IS A REAL SITE AND WILL OPERATE ON A LEVEL OF TMZ/THISIS50.COM THIS WEBSITE WILL REQUIRE AGGRESSIVE DEDICATED WRITERS WHO WILL NEED TO TAKE EVERYDAY EVENTS AND WRITE ABOUT THEM IN AN INTERESTING WAY WITH A PIC OR PICS INCLUDED YOU WILL RECIEVE A REAL CONTRACT TO WORK ON THIS SITE,THIS CONTRACT WILL GURANTEE [Read more…]
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Do You Follow for the Sake of Following?
by Deb Ng It’s no secret I have plenty of followers. It humbles me to know there are so many people interested in what I have to say or that I tell funny little stories about my dog. At least I hope that’s why you follow me, I’d hate to be followed just for the sake of being followed. Let me explain… Recently I received several friend requests on Facebook and some follows on Twitter that have me scratching my head. For instance, the person who told me I was a fake and a phony two years ago, and the [Read more…]
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Craigslist Ad of the Day: The "I'm So Interesting I'm a Book AND a Movie" Ad
by Deborah Ng Thanks to Terrece for passing on the link to this gem. How interesting is today’s advertiser? Very, very important: Looking for a writer/editor for my book (Columbus, ohio) Reply to: Date: 2008-11-27, 12:07AM EST I’m writing a very interesting life story about my childhood. I’m looking for someone who is willing to work with me finalizing the book, and share the profit when the book starts to sell. I believe this book can make a great movie; thus, the profit potential is high. If you’re interested email me, and we can take it from there. * Location: [Read more…]
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Craigslist Ad of the Day: The "I Can't Write But You Can" Ad
by Deb Ng Today’s Craigslister wants to write a book. He has a problem though: A new writer… (forest hills) Reply to: Date: 2008-11-18, 11:20AM EST Now heres the deal… Ive started writing a few months ago and ive written a few blogs here and there and ive been told that my writing style is “new”. Im a straight out guy that will write just about anything. Ive been thinking of writing a book or a novel for a few weeks and im really new to the whole literary field. Im not new at anything else trust me. Im a [Read more…]
Craigslist Ad of the Day: The Irresponsible Student
by Deb Ng It’s bad enough kids are paying others to do their homework for them: 12 Page Paper Due Tuesday (Anywhere) Reply to: Date: 2008-11-09, 6:10PM EST 12 pages, double spaced, with an outline. Due Tuesday by 10 AM EST. Location: Anywhere it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests Compensation: 200 Someone didn’t do his homework. He was too busy partying or hanging out or playing PS2 until 3:00 a.m. to write his 12 page paper. When does he realize it’s not going to get done? Sunday evening at 6:10 p.m. and when [Read more…]
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Craigslist Ad of the Day: The No ByLine, No Pay… No Dice Ad
by Deborah Ng I’m not sure where to begin here. The mind boggles. Big Magazine Looking for Male Weekly Writers (Midtown) Reply to: Date: 2008-11-05, 8:58AM EST An ongoing magazine project seeks writers of all ages to keep short seven-day diaries of their relationship lives. We love women, so please feel free to respond, but we’re particularly looking for men in their 30s, 40s and 50s to tell us what they’re really thinking about their love lives. It’s a great chance to get a clip. Normal-to-boring lives are great, as are active ones. Your name will not appear. We’ll happily [Read more…]
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