Do not, I repeat, DO NOT EVER send out ORIGINAL articles for 'samples' from ads placed on Craigslist.
Recently on a writing forum, a member posted this link to BLACKHAT WORLD.
In the thread, people who have Associated Content accounts are STEALING the work of honest writers by posting what looks to be real ads for article work. These ads ask for writers to submit ORIGINAL samples.
DO NOT DO THIS. They will never respond. NEVER, EVER, EVER send out original samples.
Keep a record of ALL articles sent out, then run copyscape. The articles in your email with the date sent are enough evidence for the hosting company to ban their ISP accounts. Keep a record of the email, Gmail CAN trace IPs. This is a prosecuteable offense!!!
Here are a few things these no talent scum bags are saying:
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Heyya peeps, haven't been on in a long while since the hack attacks, but got into this AC thing. So far its shit cause they're real big bloody assholes about what kind of articles they want; kinda like a little kid who picks at his food.
Well I guessed they couldnt turn professionally written articles down so here's what I did short and simple. I went to craiglist put up a job listing in suburbs and shit like that (since the cities cost $25), it was for a writing position on how-to's and guides. I instructed them to send me a newly written sample 500 word article on a topic that I chose for each ad. I also asked for a resume to make it look more authentic.
Took about 4 days, but I got maybe 10 to 20 articles on good subjects that I submitted to AC and got paid a good $35 bucks total for the articles since they were very nicely written.
Try it out and enjoy!
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THE SAME MEMBER POSTED THIS AS A TUTORIAL. AVOID ANY AD THAT IS WORDED EVEN SLIGHTLY LIKE THIS. It is time for us to stop getting ripped off by no-talent scum. If you have submitted articles to ANYONE that are original, do a search of ALL content sites such as Associated Content, eHow, Constant Content, and more. REPORT if you find your STOLEN WORK.
***We are a new start up that specialize in providing niche content to online publishers and webmasters. We are seeking candidates that are well versed writers who can write flexibly and on many unique subjects. We are looking to acquire content that is not time sensitive, so we will generally prefer writers who are best at creating guides and how to articles. We pay very competitive rates that are around the $10 to $15 per article range. We also compensate by the hour if so desired and will take care of the telecommunication required. Articles that you write must have proper grammar and syntax and should also be more than 400 words in length.
If you wish to be considered or wish to show interest please reply with resume attached. ALSO, as a quality sample please write and attach an article on the any of the subjects specified below. 400 Words MINIMUM:
Subjects:
Airsoft (Equipment and Sport)
Investing
Guitar playing
Household Cleaning methods
Study habits and time management
A niche and unique subject of your choosing will also be accepted as long as it displays flexibility and wide general knowledge and research skills. This means no weight loss/ pet care content or content on subjects already widely available on the internet, we focus on building a unique library of high value content.
REPLIES WITHOUT A RESUME AND AN ARTICLE THAT IS NOT PRE-WRITTEN WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED***
2 comments:
That SUCKS. I'm an advocate of NOT taking "tests" and not providing any detailed "How would you fix this?" summaries until there's a contract and a down payment in place.
A-holes.
I don't do project-specific samples anyway. If someone wants a sample, we can negotiate a rate.
If the client can't tell from my clips if I'm the right fit, he either doesn't know what he wants (and that's a red flag) or is a scammer,in my experience.
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