Comments on: Random Wastes of Time https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html a freelance writing resource. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:50:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kirk Petersen https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html#comment-3159 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:50:10 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html/#comment-3159 I monitor something like eleventy-seven job boards, and have yet to make a dollar off of any ad. (I probably could have made "a dollar," but as a loyal Words on the Page reader I'm holding out for something less insulting.)

Lori, would you mind sharing which job boards you've found to be the best of the lot? I'm not quite ready to abandon all of them, but I definitely want to abandon some of them — life is too short.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html#comment-3149 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:31:06 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html/#comment-3149 Exactly, Chantal! Isn't that nuts? I try to look on those jobs as proof that going forward with them would've been difficult. If they skip important details so easily, what will they skip in our project and how many rewrites before they remember it all?

]]> By: Chantal https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html#comment-3148 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:10:57 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html/#comment-3148 Same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Applied to be an expat blogger and then was told after the fact they only wanted people living in South America. Well ok, then SAY that in your ad and stop wasting my time!

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html#comment-3142 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:43:44 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html/#comment-3142 Exactly, Katharine. I didn't invent the idea. I may have even adopted it from you! 🙂 It just makes sense, and frankly, the employers don't seem to notice or care. It keeps THEM on track, too.

]]> By: Katharine Swan https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html#comment-3141 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:02:06 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html/#comment-3141 when I send out a query to an ad, I always paste that ad at the bottom of my query so I know what I'm looking for later

Lori, I do that too. All too often, I get some random response back that gives absolutely no indication of which job they are, so I've discovered that pasting the ad into my original email is absolutely necessary if I'm going to avoid the "which job was this?" questions.

]]> By: Jesaka Long https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html#comment-3140 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:01:15 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html/#comment-3140 Like you, I've become extremely skeptical of ads, which is a bummer because they have previously netted some good work. Between ridiculously low-paying gigs and situations like the one you just experienced, it's really frustrating. Thanks again for sharing your experience!

]]> By: Ruthibelle https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html#comment-3139 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:49:16 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html/#comment-3139 That BLT check is worth adopting. thanx for that.

]]> By: devonellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html#comment-3138 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:55:46 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2009/06/random-wastes-of-time.html/#comment-3138 Mostly the ads. They're writing them more carefully, so they can do bait-and-switch once you've responded.

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