Freelance writing
Comments Off I love writing and I’ve been looking at ways to expand my audience, so I’ve been looking into freelance writing. But, man, there are a ton of freelance writing scams out there!
Some of the sites I found require an “application” or “registration” fee (e.g., freelancehomewriters.com). Really? Shouldn’t the site be making money from me writing for them? Then I found a lot of blogs and posts (e.g., freelancedaily.net, Scams, Warnings, Deadbeats) that actually document the scams as well as the deadbeats who just don’t pay for the work.
I found a pretty good eHow article about avoiding freelance writing scams; step 7 was pretty much number 1 for me:
If they ask you for money, then writer beware. The basic principle of any job is that the employer pays the employee, not the other way around.
Searching for information about freelance writing scams led me to Men with Pens and essentially an admonishment to save my money. Generally, if someone’s willing to share their “get rich quick” system with you for a “low-low price!”, it’s a scam: they’re getting rich by stealing your money!
My top 3:
What are yours?
