I need 5 writers to do re-writes for me.

Discussion in 'Content Creation' started by adityas, Nov 20, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    I need re-writers!

    Number of Spots to be filled: 5

    Payment: Please name your price!

    Payment will be made upon delivery only. (non-negotiable)

    I would like to conduct a small test before I can fill these spots.

    Please PM me and I will give you a link to an article which I wrote in the past. You are expected to re-write the article without missing any keywords/keyphrases from the article. That being said, you are free to add content as you see fit.

    The re-written article will be pushed through copyscape to check for plagiarism.

    All the selected writers will be named in this very thread. All the samples which are rejected won't be used by me at any time.

    Please include the following in your PM:

    1) Your turn around time for re-writing 2000 words
    2) Country. Name your country and also the difference with GMT, Gender and age are irrelevant to this position.
    3) Please include AIM screen name or MSN or Yahoo ID's
    4) If you have samples, please feel free to include them in your PM

    Preference will be given to writers based in the US, and UK. (My company is an equal opportunity provider, but my target audience is based in these countries, which makes writers based in these countries a first preference)

    Topics are travel, insurance, finance, 401k, law, affiliate marketing and other run of the mill topics your most likely to bump into all over the internet.

    Paypal is the only method of payment...

    Please feel free to include/put forth your terms of working if any. I am open to suggestions and negotiations.

    Payment terms are non-negotiable.

    Regards
     
    adityas, Nov 20, 2008 IP
  2. adityas

    adityas Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Still looking.

    Regards
     
    adityas, Nov 20, 2008 IP
  3. DigitalFrontier

    DigitalFrontier Peon

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    #3
    Well , I will do it but I am from Malaysia can I do it as well or only USA and UK i speak english and no other english i only watch english movies and songs the main point is I am a native english speaker.
     
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  4. isb105

    isb105 Peon

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    #4
    adityas asked me to rewrite an article for free. The original article was here.

    People, I hope you all will read this and let me know if this one is okay or not.

    AUSTRALIAN SUPERANNUATION AS DESIGNED TO HELP AUSSIES SAVE

    It’s a norm that you have to save for that dreadful rainy day, nevertheless studies have shown that Australians have somehow failed to do this and the Australian government has in some way stepped in to help their citizens save via the introduction of Australian Superannuation.

    Not long ago, Australian had to pay tax that some how helped the senior citizens in their golden age with their pension.Nevetheless with science and technology plus the fact that there has been a significant reduction in the average number of children a family has in a household, if this were to continue it will actually put a lot of pressure on the federal budget.

    Thus, to stop matters from getting out of hand and basically leaving the aussies penniless, this superannuation method was introduced whereby it was made mandatory for employers to contribute 9% of their employees wage to the superannuation fund and it must be preserved before the employees reaches his age of retirement for the employee to have access to it.

    The fact is that this superannuation somehow forces and sets the mentality for the citizens in employees to save and impliedly it somehow guides the citizens with the fact that saving is important and it is good to save.

    As an added incentive, contributions to superannuation are only taxed at a marginal rate of 15% and for most Australian this is actually more attractive than the usually high tax rate compared to if their money was not put in superannuation.

    Nevertheless there is a high disadvantage that is Australian who change employers regularly only get a very nominal amount and this may not be motivating at all.

    Whatever said and done it is a mechanism that will encourage Aussies to save, stay with one job. There is always 2 ways of looking at something and this clearly can be viewed in a positive aspect.


    And guess what, adityas said:

    This is bullshit.
     
    isb105, Nov 25, 2008 IP
  5. sb123

    sb123 Active Member

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    #5
    Hi!

    This post is to make some facts clear about good writing techniques. The rewritten article looks absolutely good, no doubt. So it got me interested! It set me thinking... why was such a good rewritten article rejected? I copied the rewritten article and used the styleWriter to analyze it for basic styling, punctuation usage, and other parameters. This is what I got:

    (This is just a case study, so please forgive me, dear friends, if it hurts anyone):
    The adjectives or remarks are suggested by StyleWriter.

    Style Index: 133 (Dreadful)
    Ave. Sentence length: 39 words (Bad)
    Passive sentence arrangement: 75 (Fair)

    The 1st paragraph: A sentence is 46 words long. (If there were shorter sentences, your first para would have become a great read! The para itself is well written, but due to its excess length, the impact is minimized. Generally, to make better impact, a sentence should be 30 or less words.)
    The 2nd paragraph: A sentence is 65 words long.
    The 3rd paragraph: A sentence is 59 words long.
    The 4th paragraph: A sentence is 39 words long.
    The 5th paragraph: A sentence is 41 words long.

    -------

    Long paragraphs (having a single long sentence only) have poor clarity for average readers. They lose interest quickly. The 1st para should generally contain smaller sentences.

    Punctuation checks: There is no space following a full-stop (period). [P.S.: Did I actually used 3 "peroids" in the previous sentence? LOL] Also, there is a spelling mistake: "Nevetheless". The word "aussies" should be "Aussies"... I didn't go through the article with a fine tooth-comb, but the client (and readers too) may not like such errors and mistakes.

    Preferable comma usage after "The fact is that", "Nevertheless", "Whatever said and done", etc.
    Either there should be a full-stop after "Aussie to save", or there should be "and" after the following comma.

    Most of the clients are very particular about the writing style, grammar, and punctuation usage. They may lose their readers quickly if the presentation or the article lacks them singularly or collectively.

    I have personally liked your article very much and it does full justice as a rewrite. Grammar too is good. But, I feel the overall sentence lengths failed to impress the buyer. I would suggest that please rewrite that article with smaller sentences and other suggestions, and submit again. I think he will reconsider. The rewritten article looks very good. But, has it lost the uniqueness because it is published here? Well....

    Sorry again to have interjected, but I feel that the buyer may also have his reservations. Of course, no software can substitute a good writer, but it can surely help to write better.

    Thank you, and God Bless!

    Keep Smiling! :)
     
    sb123, Nov 25, 2008 IP
  6. Sarika.surana9

    Sarika.surana9 Peon

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    #6
    Hi

    I am willing to work on this project. Following are the details your requested.


    1) turn around time for re-writing 2000 words - 2 days(maximum)
    2) Country - India
    3) Yahoo Id - sarika_ns@yahoo.com, mostly available and use sarika.surana9@gmail.com


    Looking forward to hear from you.

    Regards

    Sarika S
     
    Sarika.surana9, Nov 26, 2008 IP
  7. ThisIsOli

    ThisIsOli Active Member

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    #7
    ISB105 - That article is atrocious, I would have rejected that myself if I had asked for fluent English writing.
     
    ThisIsOli, Dec 4, 2008 IP
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    tajo Peon

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    #8
    I would have also rejected the rewritten article. It is OK, yet it is quite clear that the OP's request was not met. A rewritten article which is shorter than the original, and fails to convey the detail that is evident in the original, is a poor substitute.

    As an aside, I tend to prefer longer sentences with plenty of commas and other punctuation where needed. A shorter sentence may appeal to the widest possible audience, but the writer or buyer of articles may want to appeal to a certain type of person with the education and sophistication to understand and process a longer sentence, and in my opinion this is one of the flaws of relying on software to determine the merit of an author's work.
     
    tajo, Dec 4, 2008 IP
  9. reviewer

    reviewer Peon

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    #9
    Agreed. As a native speaker, the article has glaring grammar and style problems that I would not have accepted. I understand it can be difficult for people abroad to understand all of the rules (my German is terrible) but this is why native speakers are in such demand.
     
    reviewer, Dec 4, 2008 IP
  10. adityas

    adityas Well-Known Member

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    #10
    Hi,

    I'm sorry I missed the entire conversation as I was busy with something else.

    So let me start by saying "sore loser" isb105 can't write if his life depended on it.

    I was trying to be polite and say 'NO' in a good way, but unfortunately some fools like you fail to undertstand!

    Anyway, stay away from this guy!

    Aditya

     
    adityas, Dec 4, 2008 IP
  11. adityas

    adityas Well-Known Member

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    #11

    I love what you have managed to put out there.

    But here's my concern though. Lack of consistency, singular-plural seems to be same for the writer. He displays no clarity in his writing.

    A re-writer is expected to re-phrase sentences, change the first person to third and so on. Really simple rules. Long sentences add to the chaos. But this writers problems seem to be far deeper.

    Let me run you through this Jack ass of a writer we're talking about.


    My first post clearly states
    Still this Joker comes back with a PM saying, I will take money upfront and I will charge so and so....that really got me...


    PM #2:
    I couldn't find the PM, so I was wondering if he had sent it to me, so I PM him asking if he had replied.

    So I ask him, where was the test article and that I had not received it.

    So this guy says:

    and goes on to paste his article.

    I realised that I am dealing with a psychizophrenic and that's when I decide not to pursue this any further....

    And BlueIce08 thanks for commenting without even thinking for a second.

    The world knows a moron when they see one....Thanks!


    Anyway, I am still looking for writers to re-write pieces of content, and also write some fresh content for me....

    Regards,
    Aditya
     
    adityas, Dec 4, 2008 IP
  12. luna.love

    luna.love Peon

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    #12
    Hey,
    If you want me to do it, let me know. You might just like it.
    Regards,
    Luna.
     
    luna.love, Dec 4, 2008 IP
  13. adityas

    adityas Well-Known Member

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    #13
    Hi Luna,

    Could I see some past work please, can you share some samples with me?

    Regards,
    Aditya
     
    adityas, Dec 4, 2008 IP
  14. pallavi21

    pallavi21 Well-Known Member

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    #14
    hello aditya, I wud love to work for you and my rates are very reasonable ..its 50 cents for 100 words..let me know if u are interested.. thanx
    pallavi
     
    pallavi21, Dec 5, 2008 IP