Dear so-called “SEO Experts,” As you may have noticed (since I’m sure you have carefully read through my website before attempting to contact me, rather than heading straight for the “Contact” page), I am a highly competent writer with many years of experience writing specifically for the web. While I appreciate your concern that my …
Category Archives: Writing Scams
When to fire a client, in 6 easy steps
I’ve fired clients before. It’s not something I like doing, but it happens. Sometimes it can be hard to tell whether a particular individual will become a problem before you agree to work for them. Thanks to this great, concise WritersWeekly article, “Getting Pooped Upon… and Six Other Reasons to Reject A Client,” by David …
Suite101 and Demand Studios: Why content mills aren’t worth the effort
Okay, since a bunch of people have been writing to me lately asking for my take on the Suite101/Demand Studios types of writing scams and content mills out there, I just wanted to refer y’all back to my original post on the subject, as the final paragraph links to several articles on Writers Weekly which …
An open letter to media job boards everywhere
Here is the text of an email I just sent to Media Job Search Canada, and which I have forwarded to MediaBistro. It can equally well apply to media job boards everywhere that uphold this offensive policy of posting scam “jobs” meant to trick and/or entrap young, inexperienced writers: Dear Media Job Search Canada, As …




