And that point has been reached in this ad by the estimable Joey Cheng:
Description
20 New York Traveling articles are needed, min 500 words for each article, all articles need to be SEO friendly. This project should be completed within 5 days. You only will be pay total of $60USD upon completion of all articles.
PLEASE SEND ME A SAMPLE ARTICLE TO BE CONSIDERED
And that point has been reached in this ad by the estimable Joey Cheng:
Description
20 New York Traveling articles are needed, min 500 words for each article, all articles need to be SEO friendly. This project should be completed within 5 days. You only will be pay total of $60USD upon completion of all articles.
PLEASE SEND ME A SAMPLE ARTICLE TO BE CONSIDERED
Job Description:
- New York traveling knowledge is a must.
- Have experience in using WordPress. * if you have a wordpress blog or any blog, show me.
- Write articles (20 articles within 5 days)
-Need to submit at least 4 articles daily
- Good communication (at least 1 post at the message board to communicate a day)
- Follow all requirements
Job Requirements:
- Articles must be completed on time
- Articles need to be put into WordPress site. * I will create a WordPress account for you to put in articles.
- English should be your first language. Please do not attempt to apply for this job if English is not your first language (US English)
- All external sources must be referenced!
Article Requirements:
- Minimum 500 words per article
Excellent written English (proper sentence structure and vocabulary use and perfect grammar)
- Each articles must be well research
- Articles must be at least 100% original
- Articles must pass copyscape and other duplication test, no plagiarism
- 100% correct punctuation and grammar!
- Individual keyword density must be between 2% to 2.5% (keywords will be provided)
TIP: To increase article acceptance writer should try to add your own experience talk to the article.
Payment Details:
- writers will be paid $60 USD via Paypal upon completion of all articles.
- If articles do not pass test they will be rejected and you will need to rewrite it.
- Payment will be send via PayPal within 48 hours after the whole project (all articles) have been accepted.
Copyright:
We retain full ownership of all the articles with complete copyright to use, publish, etc. on any of our web sites of all work purchased from you.
*Please check with me if you have any doubts.
I am a sincere service buyer. Please send me any information about you that you
think will qualify you to complete this job on time and with quality work.
Please contact me at [e-mail redacted]
OK, Joey, I’ll contact you.
So, Dear Joey:
I’m writing to let you know that you’re a douche. After "Each articles must be well research," how could I not?
I looked at the above-linked job ad and did the math. Odd, I know; I was an English major. But work with me.
I calculated that you’re asking the writers you hire to produce 10,000 words of copy in five days for three-fifths of a penny per word.
Let me introduce you to the real world. That would be the world in which reputable publications have been paying freelancers roughly a buck a word for my entire adult life (I’m 50). That would be the world in which freelancers sell only first North American serial rights, retaining all others. That would be the world in which 10,000 words is approaching one-quarter of a novel. And assuming that those 10,000 words were produced in five eight-hour days, that would be the world in which you’re paying the equivalent of $1.50 an hour. The minimum wage passed that level a few years ago — 42 years ago, to be exact. And $1.50 in 1968 would be worth roughly $9.18 today.
The sad part is, you’ll probably find plenty of poor, uninformed suckers who will jump at this. But some of us who do this for a living know better. And those of us who know better and have blogs are gonna let the whole world know what a douche you are.
Cheers,
Lex