Posts Tagged ‘ content mills ’

Mythbusters: I set my own hours

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Mythbusters: I set my own hours

Any freelancer who thinks they are setting their own hours is (in my opinion) only fooling themselves!  We really love to think that we make our own hours, decide which days to take off and work at our own leisure. However, when was the last time you worked without a deadline? When was the last time that your pay didn’t depend on your meeting a deadline? Are all of your clients in exactly the same time zone that you are? Content mills even have deadlines Even if you are one of the hundreds of writers who depend on content mills…

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Writing rates and work quality

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Writing rates and work quality

Writer’s often spread themselves out and write for numerous sites in order to ensure a constant flow of work. Many sites rate writers based on some “secret” formula that is not always evident.  One of the problems with these rates is they may or may not reflect the “vision” of the person who is using the work but instead is being rated by an editor.  Editors are human beings too, but in reality, it is largely their jobs to evaluate the work that is submitted based on criteria set down by the site who is paying them for input.  Editors…

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Writing Site Reviews: Writer Access

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Writing Site Reviews: Writer Access

Writer Access is a slightly different type of site from those that have been reviewed previously. This site provides tip based work in batches to various clients.  To be accepted at Writer Access, a sample of work must be submitted that is graded for spelling, grammar, layout and SEO use. You can read more about the grading on their website under Writer Grading. About the assignments Writer access seems to gather a fair amount of assignments each month. The assignments vary from product reviews, articles or website content.  Each assignment is assigned a “Writing Level”. As a Level 4 writer…

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Freelance writing snobbery

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Freelance writing snobbery

Most people (not all) who write online do it out of necessity.  There are of course those who write online purely for the love of writing, but my best guess would be that the bulk of online writing is done by those needing to make a living.  That brings me to the issue of freelance writing snobbery. Some of us (me included) write at content sites that could be considered content mills.  In some cases, these writers are highly trained journalists or book writers who have found online content sites that allow them to contribute work and they write what…

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Writing Site Reviews: Internet Brands

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Writing Site Reviews: Internet Brands

Internet Brands is a very interesting site for earning money from article writing. In fact, they offer a variety of writing opportunities for writers.  My first attempt at Internet Brands was in August of 2010.  The site requires writers to submit an application along with a writing sample for a “niche” topic.  Writers can sign up at Knowledge Brands for a variety of opportunities that may be available.  It is important to read and follow their format for all types of articles. Amount of work When I first signed up at Internet Brands there seemed to be an unending flow…

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