How do you know the article is original ?

There are a lot of clients who do that, but there are still those who know what it takes to produce quality content and pay accordingly. It's just a matter of weeding through the slums trying to find them

 

Well, when they get sick of trying to recreate visitors every single day and working extra hard to build up instead of building retention, they will be back. If they don't quit first.

 

It's a shame that leaves so little time for actual writing, though. I work 6 pm until around 6am 6 days a week, and I find I spend half my time looking for work, 4 hours standing in my garden smoking and about 20 minutes banging the keyboard. Maybe I need to hire someone to do the legwork for me.

Exactly. And hopefully, when you do a great job for them, they'll come back again and again.

 

Oh dear, 666 and working all night. I wonder if it means anything

 

Heh heh heh, only if you're superstitious

You know, that's pretty much my day. Especially now during the summer months. Is it just me, or is summer slow as far as work goes?

In any case, I spend half my day looking for work, part of my day actually working and then the rest of the day is spent taking smoke breaks and caring for my mom. Although the mom part will be eliminated after another couple of weeks.

 

You're not gonna drive her out to the desert, are you? 'Cause she would not be cool with that.

The summer's been good to me. I've stumbled into a few jobs by dumb luck. Just fell into a gig writing descriptions for 100 Hawaiian holiday resorts that'll pay the bills for the next few weeks. Never been to Hawaii, don't have a clue what I'm doing - but the client seems happy with the product

 

Haha, no. She'll just be well enough to care for herself by then (hopefully, fingers crossed.)

Well, that's good. I can't tell you how many jobs I've had to research and research until I was numb because I knew absolutely nothing about the topic. Those jobs are... less than fun, but like you said it pays the bills.

 

I'm quite enjoying it, actually. Coming off a few dull jobs I get to sit here and write flowery descriptions of Kauai. Better than adult diapers

 

God, I look so upset in my avatar. It's as if someone just off-camera mooned me, and I'm not quite sure what to do about it

 

Granted, that assignment sounds much more exciting than writing 25 articles on fertilizer... I mean, there's only so much you can say about the topic before it all begins to be meaningless.

 

I'd probably have to give up after 5 on fertiliser. I had to write 2000 words on web conferencing yesterday. I can't take any more boredom for a few days.

 

I hear you. Tomorrow is my last day on a 50 article series on vitamins/anti aging skin care, blah blah blah. I swear, I've become a verifiable expert in that field.

 

Oh, I'm so sorry. Nobody should have to become an expert on anti aging skin care. They used to use that as a torture technique during the Spanish Inquisition. They'd strap you down and yell for three hours about the wrinkle reversing properties of pentapeptides. It's true. My grandad told me.

 

Hahaha, you crack me up boy. But yes, I am a self-proclaimed "expert" on the topic. I've written about it on several occasions.

 

I'm just shocked I know what pentapeptides are. That's what you get for watching too many late night infomercials.

Nah, to be honest I'm 75 years old. As you can see from my picture I just take really good care of my skin

What else are you an "expert" in from writing too many articles?

 

Hmmm... that's a good question. Celebrities and their crazy exploits, for one.

 

Huh. Never really been offered anything like that. Should be easy enough to write, though.

With me I seem to get a lot of gambling jobs. There's only so much you can write about spread betting on the NCAA before you have to start punching the walls, though.

 

Try writing 50 articles on basketball betting for one client. Weeee

Actually, it's pretty simple given my experience in the field.

My worst assignment was a client that wanted articles relevant to their product. All 20 articles had to be about political yard signs. The articles could not be stories or anything. They needed a deep impact on the custom political signs offered. Also each article needed a different feel and not simply a rehash of info used in previous articles.

Worst part was I did such a good job they rewarded me with 20 articles on custom handicapped signs.

Oh yea, their website had a grand total of about 100 words on the subject. Ah, good times.

 

As a former compulsive gambler I have a little experience in that field, too. Unfortunately the articles I'm contracted to write about gambling have to be positive, while I would prefer to be writing along the lines of 'gambling ruins lives - for God's sake, don't get into it!'

 

Gambling can ruin lives, that's for sure. I can't tell you the number of people in my family who are addicted to gambling. My father freaks out anytime I head to a casino ( I go like once a year, IF that) because he thinks I'm going to end up broke and alone living on a street corner somewhere.