Usually, I bag on freelance ads for doing stupid things like offering $0.00002 per word or having unreasonable turnaround times. This one, though, is bad for a whole different reason. A client needs general fitness articles that are original (no plagiarizing) and at least 550 words long that have been SEO’d for the URLs & keywords listed. They will be paying per article. They will hire anyone who bids $4 per article immediately. I have attached the guidelines and examples. Article Writing Guidelines: You will be creating an ORIGINAL fitness related article (this will be verified, do NOT take paragraphs [Read more…]
Ridiculous Freelance Writing Ad of the Week – Cheap Bastard Double Feature
May 14, 2010. 11 Comments
Just in case you don’t want to take the time to read this ad, I’ll go ahead and paraphrase it for you: Hi, I’m cheap, can’t use spell check, and want you to embody the ethics I don’t have. While I don’t have time to haggle for more than $2 an article, I have plenty of time to run your work through “every possible paid software there is.” Hi all, Please read the directiions carefully before applying and make sure you can meet all of them. – I need content for my sites, which should be around 500 words or [Read more…]
Ridiculous Freelance Ad of the Week
May 4, 2010. 3 Comments
I’m finding that when I post these insulting ads, I have less and less to say about them. I mean, how many ways can you call someone a “cheapskate,” anyway? That doesn’t mean that I don’t still find them infuriating, or in cases like this one, downright flabbergasting! “Definitons are needed for a new and upcoming tech website. 200+ definitions need to be typed an hour in order to truly earn pay. Computer and technical definitons are what is needed. These will go through review as well before approved. They must be your words and only 1 to 2 lines [Read more…]
Ridiculous Freelance Ad of the Week
April 28, 2010. 4 Comments
It’s time to share the Ridiculous Freelance Ad of the Week. Let me tell you, I came across some doozies. In fact, I’ll have to save some of them for later, since I had to copy and paste them because they were too asinine to simply ignore altogether. I won’t tell you specifically where I’m finding these, but let’s just say that there are probably more of these kinds of ads than decent ones there. It’s a little frustrating when you’re looking for gigs, but it’s a goldmine when you like to point out potential employer stupidity on your blog. [Read more…]
