Worst writer job application ever?

That one's terrible.

There are plenty more, though, of similarly dreadful standards, and some even worse: there's no "quality control" at all. :p

The understandable problem, for many people (and especially for marketers whose first language isn't English), is that they're more or less unable - through no fault of their own - to distinguish between "acceptable quality" and "complete garbage".

But this is really just one aspect of the broader issues involved in "outsourcing": a job you can't do yourself may also be a job whose quality of execution it's going to be difficult for you to assess. It's usually much easier to outsource things you can do yourself than things you can't.

Haha i love it.

I can recommend Articles written and edited by expert writer. he has written many articles, proof read a guide and written a sales page for me.

Lol - sounds as if you are getting the same crop of initial replies that I did a few weeks ago when I advertised for a copywriter. A moan here in the main forum stopped the daft replies and I found someone who wrote me an excellent sales page. (Thanks Tracey)

Annie, you usually do get what you pay for, though I have someone who writes for me who charges .005 a word. Yes, you read that right, .005.

I picked her up through Freelancer. She's (US) college educated and now lives in Pakistan. She writes much better than me, though I sometimes do have to fix her grammar and punctuation. I'm good at grammar, but I'm not good at writing and expressing myself. She's so happy about writing for me and getting paid, that when she was in NY this summer she came to visit me and bought me a gift.

If you know how to look for and find good, cheap writers from abroad, you can find them - they're out there. They're just not so easy to find.

It's funny, because I get so many bids and applications with spelling mistakes and awkward word usage, that it's glaringly obvious the writer doesn't know how to write English well (or English is not their first language), yet they insist on being hired and they can't understand what the problem is.

I am a copywriter myself, I just have a fair bit of work coming in at the moment and I needed to add another writer to my list. He didn't make the cut

Thanks for the advise, but whom is it addressed to? I really hope you didn't feel the NEED to warn warriors to choose wisely, or did ya?:p

Ken

I agree with Alexa. Outsourcing is a job in itself. The better you are at something, the better you'll be at having someone else do it.

I have a background in web design, programming and writing. This really helps me in outsourcing to people in those areas. I can tell when they're talking out of their behind, thinking I don't know any better. Sometimes though it's obvious to almost anyone when someone is REALLY bad, e.g. not even being close to writing in proper English when applying for a writing job!

Lots of people "classify" themselves as professional article writers (just check out some of the threads and signatures here!). However, you're only a true professional if other people "classify" you as a professional article writer - meaning they'd actually be willing to pay you money for your talent. Unfortunately, this person apparently thinks he's great

Sadly, this type of thing isn't limited to the IM world. A few years ago, back when I was still in broadcasting, we had a girl apply to be a news reporter. Like all other news reporter applicants, the first thing she had to do in her job interview was pass a current events test. This girl (who, bear in mind, wanted to be a news reporter) didn't know who the vice-president of the U.S. was. Her answer was, "Oh, that Bush guy." :rolleyes:

I only buy from content creators that offer money back guarantee or have some really good testimonials.

Sorry to hear that!
Referrals, referrals, referrals. Go to fellow IM'er for first-hand referrals and get a list of referrals from the "for hire" prospect before ever launching a project with them or handing over your wallet.

Peace.

Couple things here to note:

- The writer did say, "...who wants ..." instead of "...that wants..." so A+ there for that point

- To a non-native English speaker / writer, this may look fine, and probably earns business.

- This helps bump up the price quality writers can charge

Yea those just come with the territory when placing an ad online. Thankfully for us, you can generally spot who is worth while and who isn't within the first couple of sentences.

As Alexa noted, most probably don't even realize that what they are writing isn't proper.

In the end you get what you pay for, save for maybe the occasional diamond in the rough.

I think its funny, problem is, he was not the worse. People complain at my prices sometimes and I tell them the same thing. If you want a cheaper price go ahead. When you want copy that converts, content that holds interest, and sales pages that sell, come see me.

The UK has millions of immigrants from all over the world so this is not surprising.

There are some schools in the UK that are over 90% immigrant children.

Saying 'you are from the UK' these days is no guarantee of getting anybody capable of writing something decent.

This is actually not THAT bad!

I've had projects on Freelancer, asking for NATIVE english speakers, with people answering me in a hogwash that even I couldn't come up with...

Did he show you one of his webpages?

Cheers,
Rob

That is so funny

What wrong with that application for article writing job?It looking just about prefect tome.I would hire in a heart beating.3years experience good enough for me.What is wrong with u people.This person can help u make lot of sale in marketing.Maybe ur all just mean,and dont want a real professional article writer to give out the best to buyers.

Hmmm...