Writer Wrangler

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Writing Content and Eating Lamb

by Carson Brackney

I hate lamb.  I don’t like it with mint jelly (double my displeasure).  I don’t like the lamb ribs at Jackstack’s.  I’d rather spend my life choking down NJ diner scrapple or San Antonio street fair tripe tacos than to force another spoonful of mutton past my tongue.

Obviously, lamb isn’t for everyone.

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Worth Reading–Content Mills, Google and More

I’m not interested in jumping into the ongoing war about content mills and pricing for freelance writing today, but I will point you toward a blog post on the topic.

Carson Brackney’s post about content mills and those who hate them is worth reading.  Even if you don’t agree with him 100%, I think you’d have to admit he makes a few good points.

If nothing else, he gets bonus points for mentioning Denny’s, West Side Story, endongo lyre music and Tiger Woods in a single post!

Read it here:  Content Mills, Angela Hoy, Search Engines and the Quality of Online Writing

~Corena

Why Freelance Writers Shouldn’t Waste Much Time with Craigslist

By Lil’ Herbert Fuchida

craigslist_casual_encounters1I’m sure someone out there in Writerland is doing a wonderful job of finding good jobs on Craigslist. If you’re that person, you’re the exception to the rule.

Overall, Craigslist has become one of the worst possible places to go gig hunting. Somewhere along the way, the soulless scammers and thieves and the self-righteous elitists of the online content world all decided to make a stand on the free classified site.

The Evil Forces

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Fine-Tuning Your Freelance Writing Scam Sensors

By Lil’ Herbert Fuchida

If you know me, you know I’m on a one man mission to blow up all of those nasty freelance writing scams.  Every once in awhile, I spend a little time here detailing the latest and/or not-so-greatest techniques being used to rip off writers.  In the spirit of “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, I thought we could talk a little bit about fine-tuning your freelance writing scam sensors.

Those baddies are always cooking up new ways to use and abuse writers.  If you want to advance through the online freelance writing world without getting ripped off, you simply must develop the ability to see a scam coming.

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