Is IWriter Dead - This Is Kind Of Disturbing

Yes, they are.

Check this out if you haven't already:

http://www.warriorforum.com/wanted-m...n-writers.html (no affiliation)
They have a good reputation (do the work and you WILL get paid) and there seems to be a lot of work available.

Otherwise known as Dufus Point. Don't worry about that part. Haven't been there for years and don't even remember it until someone mentions it. (And I wasn't banned.)

Sorry I can't help you with your writing question, but good luck. Hope everything works out.

Sign up with InteractMedia.com (no affiliation). They sometimes don't have the most work available, but they pay better and the people on there tend to be legit.

Just because a requester has an approval rate of 50%, doesn't mean that you have a 50/50 chance of getting an article approved by them. Their rate is 50% because half of the articles they've received were written by HORRIBLE writers, likely because they select the very cheapest article type (i.e. $1.50). Those people that select the higher quality writers from the beginning (i.e. premium and elite) have higher approval ratings. Most people that come to iwriter, start at the standard rate, which leads to a higher rejection rate, in the beginning, for them.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is, if you're not writing complete garbage, you're article is going to get approved almost every time.

Brad

Send me over a sample or two if you're looking for work. My clients pay up front, you never have to worry about getting stiffed and we have a great order management system. Also 75% are repeat biz and I keep same clients with same writers wherever possible.

"Basically, what I'm trying to say is, if you're not writing complete garbage, you're article is going to get approved almost every time."

I wish it was truth but is not. You can write good copy and requester will still make some stupid excuse like "you should use more powerful verbs" etc.


Problem with iWriter is that writers there are defenseless there and nobody cares about

Sent you a PM and I am looking for article writers.

I can tell you from writing on iWriter as part of the challenge I am doing that a lot of the instructions provided are dreadful. I saw one the other day "Write me an article about computers" ... huh? No one in their right mind there is going to touch an article where the instructions are vague because it impacts their rating and ability to earn.

There are quite a few articles that have been there for weeks because no one wants to touch them and there are a lot of rewrites where the original file is corrupted and can't be read.

IWriter is good, but work comes and goes - there seems to be a lot more in the evening UK time but even so, I rarely see more than 5 or maybe 6 pages of work. I am wondering if part of the reason is that some requests for multiple articles are now stacked instead of listed as different jobs. So if someone wants 42 articles on a subject, there aren't 42 jobs listed, just 1 job with 42 articles listed in it.

It's still possible to bring in a decent amount of money from the site providing you are quick to grab the decent articles and are willing to do your research. Most of the articles I've written for the challenge have been approved no problems, but some have been rejected for almost random reasons and little explanation.

Cheers

Jason

I signed up there for a potential case study on my site and was appalled. The content they want produced, that is, the content on request, is garbage. They expect a lot for very little. I think everyone is better off with Yahoo Contributors Network and HubPages, at least you profit from the content that way.

Most of those iWriter like sites (take your pick of them), I use those for one sole purpose: Keeping an eye out for good finds by other people.

Why would I sell my writing to someone when they handed me their target keywords and expectations?

5 articles up for grabs, your keywords, and your research on how it should be presented? You don't say... Okay, thanks for doing my homework for me lol.

Now watch, there will be a WSO within a week about how to get free keyword research by sniping outsource site clients for their needs and using them for yourself. And I won't see one red cent for it

While I think if you are going to write, you should write for yourself. But I also understand sometimes it's all about cashflow. So if you are going to be an article write for these services, you will probably want to sign up for 2-3-4 of them, so if one service is slow, you can get work with another.

Plus with a variety, you may be able pick topics that are easier for you to write.

Also try:
Unique content - Textbroker.com

Maybe you should just stay away of all low rent venues.

Kurt is right, TextBroker has a better selection for writers. You need to prove you are a US citizen by showing your driver's license in a pic or scan, but they have some worthy stuff. Even if all you use it for is to do your own keyword research, it's got more to choose from.

Corey,

If you've got a PayPal account, look around your house and find a couple of items you can list immediately on eBay. Just about everyone can come up with something worth at least twenty bucks. With a buy it now listing, you could have the funds sitting in your account in less time than it takes to churn out another $3 article.

Then set up a free blog with examples of your best work and start advertising.

And by the way, unless you're trying to be funny, you're probably not doing yourself any favors by having this line in your sig file:


Frank

I would second the notion of interact media. Find a client paying 2.5 cents or more per word, do a good job for them, and they'll probably ask you about direct weekly assignments where you can negotiate up to 3.2 cents per word or so.

Because I copywrite full time, I don't use them anymore, but I used to and still get direct assignments from past clients to this day.

Corey, forget eBay, you get hit for fees. Most towns / cities have Facebook groups for selling stuff and it's a lot easier than eBay. There are no fees, you get cash in hand and it's often gone within the same day.

We pulled a lot of stuff out of the garage and converted it into several hundred pounds within the space of a couple of days!

Cheers

Jason

There are good iWriter alternatives at Fiverr. Some providers grew up in the US and have college degrees--and charge only $5 for 1000 words

If you have writing skills, why would you want to write for iWriter?

Too much B.S. and hoops to jump through over there. Both for the writers and buyers.

Start your own writing service.

Make sure you have your own site so you have a place to send traffic to.

Then you can freelance yourself out on some of the freelance sites and drive traffic to your own site from forums and any other methods of traffic.

From the latest iWriter highlight.

Two articles were rejected because:
"Not written to brief"

this is exactly what requester wrote to me so...

Same guy have a record of 1 out of 8 accepted articles and all writers were premium writers. Isn't it wired?

Not sure a 3 month old thread needed a bump.

Since starting this thread a lot has changed. It really has been a 180 type transformation. I've talked to Brad a bit and he usually answers all of my questions when I have them. I haven't touched the site in a while because writing is a side project and I work on other things as my main focus. Writing is merely a distraction from say playing World of Warcraft or general boredom. I'm currently living in a small town so I gotta do something to keep myself occupied.

I've thought about moving but i'm not sure where yet, never really got to travel a lot of the country so a lot of it is a thought process right now at best.

As of writing, I do still write, but I don't do it at a $.50c or $1.00 rate. I'm doing at $3.00 at a bare minimum and like I said, it's merely an off-time thing I do.

Writing in general has opened up my eyes to the world of freelancing a lot.

I have been contacted by people who want me to write for .50c per 100 words.. yep..

I've been contacted by people who one week later turn into "PLEASE JOINT VENTURE WITH ME" type people. AKA: They want you to write for free because they're out of money.

I get contacted by people who take days/weeks to respond (that's the majority of the people I meet).

I mean, sure, it's an interesting story to have to meet all of these "characters". I would personally fire someone if I told them I wanted content written and they just went off the grid for 3 days. It's not too bad though when you meet some cool clients. Writing isn't my main means of income anymore, but I've met some interesting people and I've gained some good contacts to have on my Skype. If anything, I give them advice on their page, their sales letter, their marketing, etc.

If you're absolutely desperate and can wait a few days to get paid, IWriter's not a bad place. If you get a bogus BS rejection because someone clearly had no idea what they want, send an e-mail to the help desk adn Brad will more than likely clear it off your record. It happens.. I never get complaints from the people who request me from here but I've had more than my fair share of complaints from cheap people They're usually the hardest to please.

Not sure why this thread got bumped after 3 months, but just thought I'd comment in here.

EDIT: I want to include this.

I talked to a girl from here recently that said she couldn't raise her rates because someone told her she wasn't good enough.

Let me tell you what some of the clients I've had have told me.

$3 Clients: Thanks! You're awesome!
$.50c Clients: I can't use this. Terrible. Didn't follow instructions

If I would have listened to the people paying .50c, I would have never left DP and would have never been able to start writing for a little more ($1.00) which gave me enough to start a business from the get go and I certainly wouldn't be here right now. I'd be living in some random person's basement or on the street. If you have great Native English and can follow instructions, don't let cheap clients control you or tell you you're not good enough.

Also: If you ever contact a major or large corporation, do NOT sell yourself for $3.00 or even $10.00 per 100 words, they will laugh at you. (Had my first experience talking to a corporation and told them $5.00 per 100 words). He laughed and said my quality must be terrible. Also, they don't charge per 100 words, they charge per article. They also don't give out samples, they give out portfolios/resumes. Not sure who's going to read down this far but it might help someone.

I'm giving it a try, because a good friend of mine had great experiences with them.

You should go to iWriter instead.

I have only had experience as a buyer on iWriter and have had pretty poor results. I guess you get what you pay for! I do however have a great team of writers that work for me but its taken me a while to build up quality.

I think the problem with iWriter is that a lot of the writers there are very poor quality thats perhaps why you are struggling to get work there.

My suggestions drop your prices a litte $25 per article? Thats VERY expensive for online work.

Otherwise go to oDesk of Elance you may have more luck there getting more specialized work. Hope this helps