Writers: Here's how to guarantee you'll never get a decent client

If you are determined to remain a starving writer who can't seem to ever get a steady client, there are at least four things you simply must do:

1. Go to the help wanted section of the forum and apply for a job. However, when doing so, be sure to use the tortured English, bad spelling and horrendous grammar that so many people use there. This will tell everyone that you are not a real writer since you can't even be bothered to edit your pitch (never mind what a previous thread discussed about editing what you write in the general forum).

2. Always offer to go lower than anyone else. You'll eventually find that in order to go lower than someone else you need to start paying people to take your content from you, but hey, we're trying to make sure you remain a starving writer.

3. Always offer to write a free custom sample. Heck, offer to write a free batch of custom samples. There have after all been numerous scams where "clients" asked for free custom samples from a dozen writers and then simply used those custom samples rather than hiring a writer. So if you're determined to remain a starving writer, be sure to offer as many custom samples as you can. Hopefully you'll offer them to lots of people who will realize they don't need to pay for a writer at all and you can remain the poor, starving writer who whines that s/he can't find jobs.

4. Be sure to automatically spin articles you find in article directories. After all, you'll be sure to turn off every potential client you come across when they see the truly horrendous tortured English that comes from automatic spinners.

People, wake up! Writing is a profession and an art form just like any other. If you expect to make a living doing it, then you need to realize that you are always being scrutinized. Don't just throw junk out there (especially when applying for work) and think jobs will fall into your lap.

Eric

P.S. I know there was a thread recently which discussed writers posting tortured English elsewhere in the forum. This particular rant was inspired after seeing the tortured English of some "writers" in the classified section when they make their pitch for a job.