I went to bed more pissed off last night then I have in a very long time. And I rarely, if ever cuss online, (see previous pissed off statement) so now it’s official, I’m mad. Why? The big P. Lame people plagiarizing my work. Last night I went searching for a gov source about baby food textures. During that search, I completely by accident stumbled onto an eHow article that was mine. But not mine, because I’ve never personally written a word for eHow. No, my eHow name is ChristyQ. Lame old miss Q had taken a piece I did [Read more…]
CopyScape: How to Insult Your Writers Before they Even Begin
November 14, 2008. 8 Comments
I’m all about trust. I think it’s important for clients and freelancers to establish trust off the bat. If an employer’s first communication to me mentions he’s worried I might plagiarize, there’s no trust and I’m turned off from working at that job. I hate seeing Copyscape in job ads. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t condone cut and paste jobs. I know employers use CopyScape to nip this in the bud, and I don’t have a problem with that. My problem is when a client announces in a job ad that he’ll be using CopyScape. This is so insulting. [Read more…]
A Freelance Writing Jobs Reminder: You Own Your Samples
November 14, 2008. 14 Comments
One of the regulars sent me this email today. I came across a problem this morning. You may want to post a warning especially for new writers. The ad you have for pet writers is of concern. An automated response is returned with details which seem innocuous enough: but after the signature is the following: P.S. please do not copy and paste from internet. We will be checking all samples with copyscape. We will own the copyright of your sample articles even if you don’t get hired. They claim the copyright of any sample whether hired or not! I can forward [Read more…]
