Comments on: Writers Worth: This Job, Not That Job

By: Jake Poinier

Jake Poinier — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:01:22 +0000

"Room for advancement!"

"Boy howdy! Sounds great! This is my BIG BREAK! Where do I sign?!"

As a followup on Jenn's comment...I'm thinking we could compile a March Madness-style bracket to determine the WORST FREELANCE JOB PITCH EVER. This one is definitely Final Four material.

Have a great weekend, y'all.

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:18:38 +0000

Gabriella, welcome to my head. :) I started this blog because I found myself right where you are -- over it.

I've worked with those types, too. I remember one client screeching at me because I started my sentence with a preposition. That's been acceptable for how many decades now? It's when they pull out the high-school English rules and use them as hammers that makes me scream. Either trust me to get it right or ask cordially why I wrote something the way I did.

By: Gabriella F.

Gabriella F. — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:56:09 +0000

These things make me mad because some idiot responds to them--or these people wouldn't advertise, right?

I'm so over the misunderstanding of writers' worth. I'm working with a client team right now where one guy on the team--a young marketing guy, not a writer--is telling me my phrase placement is wrong.

Dude, it's grammatically correct. If you don't like it, I get it. But don't tell me it's wrong.

OY!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:07:14 +0000

And it would cost less to hurl, Paula. 🙂

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:54:23 +0000

Here's my favorite line: "Each article you write and that gets accepted pays anywhere from $2.25 to $5.50 PER article , so how much you make is SOLELY dependent on how much you work/write."

SOLELY dependent on how much you work/write. So I could write something as bad as, or worse than, their ad and still be paid?

Oh, wait. They said, "...and that gets accepted" (elegant wording, huh?), so they expect people to work on spec, too.

As much as I hate puking, it would be better than working for those bozos. (No offense to any clowns out there.)

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:52:20 +0000

'Tis the season. Kids are back in school and scammers are out in force trying to lure in struggling writers.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:01:48 +0000

Sent you another doozy this morning (though admittedly not as bad as this one — how could it be?). Crappy gigs are certainly in heavy supply over at CL these days.