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iWriter Help/Question

by Seatbelt99
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I just started on iWriter and I've gotten 4 rejected, 1 approved and 1 still in review.

Now, I don't think I'm some master writer but on fiver I've got hundreds of positive reviews and almost no negative. Is it common for people on iWriter to just reject because they don't want to pay for it, even though it is good?

One person even left the comment, "Excellent article, but it's not what I'm looking for". Well, in their instructions they just said they wanted an article about 'how to teach swimming lessons' with a keyword. I wrote about that and used the keyword.

Basically I just want to know if it's worth it to write on iWriter at all. It pays horribly at first but if I can be the elite or even professional ranked writer it pays enough to be a decent 'filler' site for me when I'm between assignments from my regular clients.

Thanks for any information or advice.
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  • Profile picture of the author Warrior X
    I buy content there- had providers tell me that the successful writer mostly work with buyers that they have a relationship with already. You can always try messaging them before-hand. I've had writers do that, and as a buyer I actually appreciate that they take the time to do it. Think long term relationships, over one-off projects.

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    • Profile picture of the author Seatbelt99
      Originally Posted by TrustedCopy View Post

      I buy content there- had providers tell me that the successful writer mostly work with buyers that they have a relationship with already. You can always try messaging them before-hand. I've had writers do that, and as a buyer I actually appreciate that they take the time to do it. Think long term relationships, over one-off projects.

      Jeremy
      Yeah, that's what I want to build it into but I think I have to first get a decent reputation there or prove myself. That's what I've done on fiverr and I've since gotten two or three good clients which I write for regularly (at much higher rates than fiverr can offer).

      I'll try messaging buyers directly and see how it goes.

      Thanks for the advice!
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  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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    As stated, relationship building is your best bet for getting anything out of that place. As you can see, there is a serious loophole in the system, where buyers can reject a sellers article, and then still take it for free. What's worse is that many writers won't even think to go after those buyers with a DMCA should their work get published without payment/permission.

    You can avoid that a lot of times though by reading the buyer reviews before taking a job. Writers are quick to call out scammers. You can also just not use the site lol.
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    • Profile picture of the author fin
      Dude,

      Grab a domain name and throw something up, with a few examples thrown in.

      Here you go: writingbyseabelt.com

      Now just add it to your sig here and make sure you write well.

      You can also put an advert in the for hire section.
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  • Profile picture of the author dreamtoreality
    To be honest, I think the quality of your articles aren't high enough, or perhaps you are just an unlucky person.

    I joined a couple of weeks ago and out of 75 articles, I have only had 2 rejections. Both rejections were my fault for not following instructions, so I don't think you are being scammed.

    It's a good way to make money; at the moment, I'm earning $75 a day and with a bit more effort on my part, hopefully this will increase to $100. Therefore, I advise you to stick with it.

    Most of the articles I write are for people I haven't written for before. The key is to choose a topic that is easy to research and write about. Choosing a requester with an approval rating of 60% or greater doesn't hurt either.

    Edit: I have a feeling that the requester who said, " "Excellent article, but it's not what I'm looking for" is called something along the lines of "shaun sheep." I remember looking at his ratings and thinking something seemed off.
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    • Profile picture of the author Brad Callen
      Originally Posted by dreamtoreality View Post

      To be honest, I think the quality of your articles aren't high enough, or perhaps you are just an unlucky person.

      I joined a couple of weeks ago and out of 75 articles, I have only had 2 rejections. Both rejections were my fault for not following instructions, so I don't think you are being scammed.

      It's a good way to make money; at the moment, I'm earning $75 a day and with a bit more effort on my part, hopefully this will increase to $100. Therefore, I advise you to stick with it.

      Most of the articles I write are for people I haven't written for before. The key is to choose a topic that is easy to research and write about. Choosing a requester with an approval rating of 60% or greater doesn't hurt either.

      Edit: I have a feeling that the requester who said, " "Excellent article, but it's not what I'm looking for" is called something along the lines of "shaun sheep." I remember looking at his ratings and thinking something seemed off.
      I have to agree to everything mentioned here. We keep stats of total rejections and the overall rejection rate keeps declining. There are far fewer rejections on iWriter today than there were a month ago, and a month before that, and a month before that, etc. The overall rejection rate is very very low.

      If I were you, if you're not already, I would definitely pay VERY close attention to the approval percentage (i.e. rejection rate) of buyers. Don't write for buyers that look like their reject more than approve. If you do, you're setting yourself up to fail before you even write anything.

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      • Profile picture of the author goosefrabah
        I have been working on iwriter myself. The key is to find people with a good acceptance to rejection ratio. There are some scum out there who do decline everything, but the majority are very good.

        P.S. Brad I sent you a ticket about a bug in the rating average.

        Originally Posted by Brad Callen View Post

        I have to agree to everything mentioned here. We keep stats of total rejections and the overall rejection rate keeps declining. There are far fewer rejections on iWriter today than there were a month ago, and a month before that, and a month before that, etc. The overall rejection rate is very very low.

        If I were you, if you're not already, I would definitely pay VERY close attention to the approval percentage (i.e. rejection rate) of buyers. Don't write for buyers that look like their reject more than approve. If you do, you're setting yourself up to fail before you even write anything.

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  • Profile picture of the author Seatbelt99
    Excellent. Thank you all for the advice. I'll keep going and try to find writers with higher approval percentages. I just got another approval overnight so maybe I was just unlucky for the first few.

    I'm glad to hear the site is not a scam.
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  • Profile picture of the author waldorfTM
    Just wait, OP.

    I qualified for elite level rank on iWriter today, but have not received the rank upgrade at all. If I want to earn money from that site at the moment, I am stuck picking between the absolute crap wage standard articles.

    If I miss a days worth of earning at least a reasonable rate I will be very upset.

    Still no response from the ticket I created.
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    • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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      Originally Posted by waldorfTM View Post

      Just wait, OP.

      I qualified for elite level rank on iWriter today, but have not received the rank upgrade at all. If I want to earn money from that site at the moment, I am stuck picking between the absolute crap wage standard articles.

      If I miss a days worth of earning at least a reasonable rate I will be very upset.

      Still no response from the ticket I created.
      Something stopping you from writing in the meantime? You had no problem writing the 30 articles at chump change needed for that "elite" level. If you lose your earnings potential today it is no one's fault but your own :rolleyes:.

      Heck, you could have skipped the whole process by offering a thread on here or throwing up your own website.
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      • Profile picture of the author waldorfTM
        Originally Posted by Joe Robinson View Post

        Something stopping you from writing in the meantime? You had no problem writing the 30 articles at chump change needed for that "elite" level. If you lose your earnings potential today it is no one's fault but your own :rolleyes:.

        Heck, you could have skipped the whole process by offering a thread on here or throwing up your own website.
        Oh look, a smartass...

        I am doing other things as well, not that it is really any of your business, Mr Bossy.

        Edit: Update here, Brad has identified and resolved a bug that was holding up my rank increase. Everything appears to be resolved now.
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