I am looking for someone who can get 3 x 300 word articles done in the next couple of hours. * The rate of pay is $0.005 a word * They must be of decent quality * You must provide me with samples (either links or articles in the pm) * Applications must be made via PM * Payment will be via Paypal
Am I right in thinking that $0.005 is a reasonable way of disguising what is a horrifically bad rate of pay at first glance? So each post you are paying $1.50 per article?!! That's about 80p per article. £2.50 for three articles. Brilliant. where does that fit in with real life? do you buy your pints of milk for 3pence each? Did your house cost you three thousand pounds? Don't worry, I'm sure someone with English as their second or third language will supply you with three 'quality' articles.
It's the rate of pay that the job can sustain. Just because it doesnt suit your criteria doesnt mean that you need to attack it I struggle to see your motivation here. Maybe you are determined to make every job pay what you want by shouting at it? What a wonderful idea... won't the forums be a jolly place then. Take a look around, there are dozens of writers on here at any one time that work at that rate. Will they be as good as a £0.10 a word writer? No - but apparently because you feel you are above them you feel the need to belittle them.
I'm not belittling them - I am belittling you. And saying that it is the rate of pay that the job can sustain is a load of rubbish and we both know that.
So you are belittling someone for a rate of pay, why so? To what end? And as for the idea that it is the rate of pay the job can sustain being a 'load of rubbish'... really? So what job is it for? Have you done research into what this role is and why I am charging the amount I am? Again I ask you to commit to what you are trying to achieve here. I am sure that since you are so vehement about this you must have a specific purpose in mind?
So the pay rate is .005 and there is still an "application" process that you must go through in order to land the gig?
no need for luck, already got the work done by someone I am happy with Appreciate the good luck message though - I've decided to assume it was sincere. Wonder why so many people wish to pass judgement. Anyone care to state outright what their reasons for posting are? I do keep asking...
I often ignore such threads, the pricing is dismal to say the least. But what makes me throw a quick comment in this thread is the replies -- guys, relax! I have been active on this forum for a week now, and I see a lot of OP's trying to find folks who are ready to bend over for a few pennies. With that said, given the OP's location, I've seen writers from UK accepting 500 word task for $10. I do realize he is paying very low, but he will eventually get a writer from some Asian country! Yeah, well, that's all I had to say.
that's just it - to you it is bending over for a few pennies, to other people it's not. I was very aware would will not bring in a UK writer but I am fine with that. Despite the odd comment earlier from someone who thought he knew all about my business it really is all the job can sustain and if I can bring in Asian writers (for example) at that price then I have no problem with that, so long as the writing is legible. The very fact that within a couple of hours I got someone and had the job done suggests people are interested (as does the numerous applications I had) What is happening here is that people come in hoping for a set rate and when it is well under what they want they feel the need to pass judgement on it. I wonder how people here would feel about freelance writers who work to higher rates than them passing judgement? Just because it doesn't match their needs they feel the need to lash out. And of course fail to respond with what they are hoping to achieve, despite my asking repeatedly.