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It's getting worse

Discussion in 'Copywriting' started by Senobia, Nov 4, 2010.

  1. #1
    Some of us have been discussing the offers/lack thereof for qualified and experienced writers here on DP forums for quite some time.

    I'm saddened to report....it's only gotten worse.

    *sighs and wonders if anyone else has noticed it, too*
     
    Senobia, Nov 4, 2010 IP
  2. parsibagan

    parsibagan Active Member

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    The copywriting forum has really gone bonkers :/
     
    parsibagan, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    linkexchange99 Peon

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    Yea it has gotton worse...
     
    linkexchange99, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    harvester Well-Known Member

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    You're right. By coincidence I was looking around the content ie. articles for sale forum after an absence from D.P of about two months, and I noticed a shortage of buyers.
     
    harvester, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    Yeah I agree, it has gotten much worse....
     
    JackDavies, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    Sweely Well-Known Member

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    I must agree with you. It's been terrible.

    No matter how much you pay - you don't seem to get any good articles. Too bad...
     
    Sweely, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    dddougal Well-Known Member

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    To be quite honest it has always been quite bad on this forum, cheap and nasty. You get what you pay for, pay peanuts expect monkeys thats what I say!
     
    dddougal, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    If it's not people trying to get me to work for less than a penny a word, it's people like in this video. I'm positive any of you doing design work, web development, or freelance writing for a long time will get this video.
     
    CaseySenz, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    It's pretty appalling, yeah. There needs to be much better moderation and quality control on these forums for good writers to use them as a reliable place to meet clients. The amount of nonsensical broken-English pitches I see is really irritating - why doesn't someone delete this stuff?
     
    premiumwriting, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    If not here, where does one find good writers at a fair price?
     
    etdman, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    Mystique Well-Known Member

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    Depends on what "fair price" means to you, because your post seems to shout "if not here, where does one can find writers that write for peanuts."

    That is part of what made things worsened around here :\
     
    Mystique, Nov 4, 2010 IP
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    Copywriting forum :)
    That is part of what made things worse around here
    or
    That is part of what made things worsen around here
     
    contentboss, Nov 5, 2010 IP
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    parsibagan Active Member

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    I recall replying back to someone in this forum via PM. I quoted him $10 per block of 500 words, non-technical articles. No prizes for guessing whether I secured the order or not.
     
    parsibagan, Nov 5, 2010 IP
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    I use warrior forum for content now.
     
    laxman363, Nov 5, 2010 IP
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    AidanKay Well-Known Member

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    I think you should call it WF, we don't really want the spammers and what-not who are, perhaps, (somehow) oblivious to its existance - migrating over there.
     
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    Lulz you want money for writing shit? Almost all of these articles are generally worthless and pathetic way to make your living. You just flood the internet with useless shit what no1 needs. The visitors who get to your sites are probably going to waste their time reading the copied articles as well.
     
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    Funny video reminds me of some clients. :-/
     
    averyz, Nov 5, 2010 IP
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    #18
    What is fair price? Maybe I should ask a different question.

    I know you get what you pay for IE..
    $3 article probably = plr rewrite.
    $50 article probably = someone who actually researched your keyword.

    So how do tell who writes the plr from the unique?
     
    etdman, Nov 5, 2010 IP
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    Haha, thanks for the video. Sooo true.
     
    ryanjm, Nov 5, 2010 IP
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    I'm saddened to report that you keep going over there.
     
    Perry Rose, Nov 5, 2010 IP