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For $10/Hour, You Should Write “Perfect” Copy, and Lots Of It

While they’re only paying $10/hour, this MediaBistro ad tells us Mahalo’s looking for writers who:
Candidates must be excellent writers capable of writing perfect copy at a fast pace. Familiarity with online research, journalism, and wiki markup language are all definite pluses.
It’s always heartwarming to see an American tech company attempting to pay offshore prices for [...]

Posted 12 June 2008 † Tom Chandler § Business of Freelancing § Copywriting § Writing ‡ Comments (18) ° Also tagged: , ,

Pay The Damned Writer (A “Getting What Your Worth” Primer With Harlan Ellison)

Done any free work lately? Or seen that work used in multiple places — without ever receiving a dime for the additional uses?
The never-demur Harlan Ellison — a successful, outspoken and abrasive writer — tells it like it is in this short interview. Great stuff — I would have laughed more if so much of [...]

Posted 21 November 2007 † Tom Chandler § Business of Freelancing § Writing ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,