Is it easier to get work on iWriter or Warrior for Hire?

The good things about iWriter from a writers standpoint:
You can just grab an article and write it-no bidding no samples.

The bad things:
Pay is too low.
Minimum $20 payout
Only one payout per week.
Must have Paypal.
Can't filter out listings from people who have rejected your past articles.

Most of the customers don't know how to write decent instructions. Still a good writer will get 90% or better approved.
The sweet spot is the Premium Category. The Elite Category has a lot of people who reject nearly everything or request things so wierd (ex. write a job application in the form of a press release) that none of us will risk our time writing them. They also sometimes want images, which the system is not set up for.

To succeed in the warrior for hire section, pay attention to which ads receive the most views and the most responses. Pattern your ads after these and I know you will have more clients than you know what to do with. Another thing - Charge what you are worth and make no excuses. Guaranteed a client exists for every type of writer, just decide what type of writer you are.

It is certainly easier to get writing gigs on iwriter.com -in fact iwriter.com is the perfect freelance writing system. All the article assignments are lined up nice and pretty and you are free to write as many or as little as you like. It is the perfect income source for any writer but the problem of course are the abysmal rates. Admittedly back in the hood (Freelancer.com) I was paid a lot less than 2.43 but after three years of writing experience, I think that my time is worth more. Even then, I would not mind using iwriter to pass the time and eventually I got to the Premiere ranking and was paid a whole lot more. My problem was with how little a writer's interests were protected. Clients would give vague and sometimes incorrect instructions and when they would reject my article, I would be the one getting screwed.

So if you are interested in making it as a writer, i know how it makes a lot sense to post an ad in the Warrior forum but if you think that it is all that it takes........well...........you're in hot soup. Try to develop your business sense because at the end of the day even freelance writers are businessmen. The post where you are offering your services is likely to be bombarded by an avalanche of other posts; often by other writers who are equally if not more qualified than you are. So just a $20 post is not going to cut it. neither is offering articles at low rates because let's face it............there are tons of other people doing just that. You need to offer something more, something that sets your service apart.

If you want to get paid decent rates (I charge minimum $10 per 500), my advise is to market and to promote your services.
You can offer a free report or a free consult. You can contribute and share your writing skills with the rest of the WF community. Posting on other IM forums is not going to make a difference in my opinion- a change of scenery is not going to change the problems you are facing. Save some money or clench you teeth and write at a content mill of your choice for a week or two; save around $50. Use that money to buy solo ads or to buy access to the War room. Solo ads can be extremely effective if you can rise above the usual boring copy.

Ironically, I spent so much time working on my thread and email copy, I got more interested in copy writing instead of content writing. Writers usually do not specialize in both so I am in a sort of cross roads. But I think my marketing strategy is more efficient now; something that will enable me to get more quality clients in the long run.

Take care; Spike your hair
~Shadab.