10 Freelance Writing Job Ad Red Flags

Beware of These Potential Scams and Problems when You Search for Writing Jobs

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Unfortunately, there are a lot of writing scams out there, and with free job posting sites like Craigslist, it can be challenging to weed through the garbage to find the legitimate freelance writing opportunities.  As the interest in working from home using a computer has increased in recent years, the number of writing scams has also grown. For example, there are many freelance writing job ads that promise paying opportunities, but when you reply, you learn that access to those opportunities is only available if you pay a fee.  Furthermore, some of these scams require that you purchase “training” materials [Read more…]

Why We Don’t Post “Warnings” at Freelance Writing Jobs

We receive an amazing number of requests to post “warnings” regarding possibly sketchy freelance writing jobs. Since this is a blog geared towards freelance writing jobs, it only makes sense to warn against unsavory types, right? Maybe. I don’t post warnings because if I’m going to point fingers and make serious allegations on a blog visited by 5,000 people each day (plus 9100+ subscribers), I darn well better be sure I have my facts straight. While there are plenty of people who need to be exposed, I also don’t want to expose FWJ to a lawsuit. I’ll allow discussions of [Read more…]

A Freelance Writing Jobs Reminder: You Own Your Samples

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…]

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