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SuchASlot	Post subject: "Batches" of "articles" sought Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:23 pm
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 1189	Company: Conjecture Position: Nine Smart Freelance Writers Needed Location: All Locations, Telecommute Website: http://www.conjecture.com (See full ad here.) We're looking for nine smart writers to grow our network of websites. This gig is a great, flexible way to supplement your income. Topics. We are currently looking for writers that are comfortable writing articles in at least one of the following topics: 1. Business 2. Computers 3. Economy 4. Engineering 5. Finance 6. Industry 7. Investing 8. Manufacturing 9. Science10. Technology You'll be able to choose the topics you write on by selecting articles from an open pool that is kept at approximately 500 titles. If you are not comfortable writing in at least one of the topics listed above, then this is probably not the right gig for you. ... Quantity. We prefer at least five articles a week, but many of our writers produce 15-40+ articles a week. We will not be able to keep accepting articles from you if you submit less than ten articles per month. One-on-one Editor Relationship. You'll work one-on-one with an editor, submitting your articles and receiving feedback through an online system. Pay. Pay is $10 per article. Minimum average article length is 400 words. Byline. Articles include a byline, offering writers, especially those that are just starting out, the opportunity to build their portfolio. Copyright. Your submissions will become our property. You are of course welcome to cite or link to the articles that you submitted. ... Testing Process. Qualified candidates will be asked to proceed through a writing test before being formally accepted to write for us. The testing process will consist of three batches of three articles each. Editors will provide you with feedback between batches that you will need to apply in your subsequent test batch(es) in order to continue on in the testing process. You will be paid the normal rate for the test articles, assuming they represent a good faith effort and do not contain any plagiarism. How to Apply. If you're interested, email jj -at- conjecture -dot- com with the following information. Be sure to include the information inline or as links, as opposed to as attachments.
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onceahack	Post subject: Re: "Batches" of "articles" sought Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:45 pm
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:39 pm Posts: 731 Location: Central Texas	Quote: Nine Smart Freelance Writers Needed Pay is $10 per article. Perhaps it's an intelligence test: Anybody who applies for this job is automatically ineligible for the real openings, which will be announced later. Quote: If you're interested, email jj -at- conjecture -dot- com ... Otherwise, please tell me that's not our jj.
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jjmoney62	Post subject: Re: "Batches" of "articles" sought Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:44 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 3135 Location: Albuquerque, N.M. USA	I have a nearly identical posting at jj - at - wild-speculation - dot - com, and really the only difference is mine is worded thusly: We will not be able to keep accepting articles from you if you submit fewer than ten articles per month.
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: "Batches" of "articles" sought Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:52 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	Quote: Pay is $10 per article. I figure these clowns owe me $10 a word just for reading that ad.
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copynomad	Post subject: Re: "Batches" of "articles" sought Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:09 am
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:07 am Posts: 623	Ten bucks a story. Wow, that's a pretty good living in parts of the undeveloped world. Good thing you can telecommute.
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Nessie3	Post subject: Re: "Batches" of "articles" sought Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:46 am
Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:03 am Posts: 1224 Location: Japan	You have to buy your own copy of the Mad Libs template, though.
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