narayanan86
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- Aug 29, 2009
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Service providers usually fall for those sh*tty scammers when they desperately need some money to pay bills & those scammers promise to pay after the work.
Article Writing - SERIOUS Question
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Service providers usually fall for those sh*tty scammers when they desperately need some money to pay bills & those scammers promise to pay after the work.
narayanan86
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- Aug 29, 2009
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Lol exactly.. Charging to write an article after an indepth offline research would be way too high & unfortunately I haven't come across any of such clients
Good advice from the posters 
I would add, don't accept work from anyone unless they have a few references (not foolproof but it might discourage the quick scam artists)
Have them agree in advance, that if your article passes copyscape, you get paid, no ifs, ands or buts. Or at least not be able to accuse you of spinning or copying as an excuse for non-payment.
If they don't pay, "out" the bastard on the forums!
Not foolproof of course but every little safeguard helps!
I would add, don't accept work from anyone unless they have a few references (not foolproof but it might discourage the quick scam artists)
Have them agree in advance, that if your article passes copyscape, you get paid, no ifs, ands or buts. Or at least not be able to accuse you of spinning or copying as an excuse for non-payment.
If they don't pay, "out" the bastard on the forums!
Not foolproof of course but every little safeguard helps!
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narayanan86
Junior Member
- Aug 29, 2009
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Good advice from the posters
I would add, don't accept work from anyone unless they have a few references (not foolproof but it might discourage the quick scam artists)
Have them agree in advance, that if your article passes copyscape, you get paid, no ifs, ands or buts. Or at least not be able to accuse you of spinning or copying as an excuse for non-payment.
If they don't pay, "out" the bastard on the forums!
Not foolproof of course but every little safeguard helps!
Straight to the point. Thanks for your input, my friend
conniefuller
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- May 22, 2011
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Hay dude..
I think he doesn't wont to pay you.next time be carefull...........
never trust anyone.
I think he doesn't wont to pay you.next time be carefull...........
never trust anyone.
narayanan86
Junior Member
- Aug 29, 2009
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Of course he won't.. I managed to get paid for the last work & took my flight
Atleast you managed to get paid this time, take it as experience , something learned.
zebrahat
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- Aug 6, 2008
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As painful as it will be to your business, try to take at least partial upfront payment as a standard practice, or wherever possible as a freelancer. Don't play bill collector on top of content researcher and writer. It's painful because some business will go the other way, but it's peace of mind knowing you have a real deal, and some fragment of the compensation in place. Most services provided online are completely paid for upfront, but for some reason, writing is supposed to be an exception. It shouldn't be, to head off non-payment double crosses like that which the OP experienced.
I agree with what the others here have said, next time ask for half upfront.If they are legit, they'll pay it. Nobody wants to work for free. I personally would not go through Craigslist, I have heard a lot of scammers post ads there. There are better places to look for work. Sign up with a few of the freelancer sites like eLance, oDesk and freelancer. You can bid on writing jobs that interest you. There are still people who will try to get away with paying as little as possible just avoid those offers.
cwscontentwriter
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- Aug 14, 2011
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hi narayan
no suggestions just one thing this guy has actually bluffed you, took your contents and now does not want to pay you thats it
do one thing before he can post this content without his knowledge you post it and then once he posts it he will get caught for plagiarism issue.
Make account in ezine and some other article submission site and submit those articles.
Make a blog in WP not a free blog ok nad post all the articles one by one in your blog ASAP.
this kinda guys are nothing but sub vendors and big time cheaters and scammers, if you got this guy from this forum also report it to the admin about the same and see if you can block his id.
if he is from your country then try to get in touch with him via phone or if you have his address then trace him there.
but the first options I gave is always better.
if you do not have a forum in Word Press then PM me your details and will send a mail to you send me the articles and will post it in my blog that I have to fukc people like this.
If you like my suggestions do send me a thanks in the thanks meter and PM me
no suggestions just one thing this guy has actually bluffed you, took your contents and now does not want to pay you thats it
do one thing before he can post this content without his knowledge you post it and then once he posts it he will get caught for plagiarism issue.
Make account in ezine and some other article submission site and submit those articles.
Make a blog in WP not a free blog ok nad post all the articles one by one in your blog ASAP.
this kinda guys are nothing but sub vendors and big time cheaters and scammers, if you got this guy from this forum also report it to the admin about the same and see if you can block his id.
if he is from your country then try to get in touch with him via phone or if you have his address then trace him there.
but the first options I gave is always better.
if you do not have a forum in Word Press then PM me your details and will send a mail to you send me the articles and will post it in my blog that I have to fukc people like this.
If you like my suggestions do send me a thanks in the thanks meter and PM me
giocastagno
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- Jul 11, 2011
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Sorry, but not sure I agree with this.
The guy said that his articles had passed copyscape and he had read a few writeups on a piece of software and compiled his own report.
Besides, asking an article writer to write about a piece of software he has never used, the client should have known that there was no way he was going to get something 100% unique. Sounds like the client's a muppet to me.
You know what some people are stupid like that. Just forget him and let him keep his money. It sucks but it's part of business. Some people just don't get it. I had a boss who bought quickbooks on ebay and in the auction it clearly stated that the software could not be registered. Yet this dumba** decided to call quickbooks and try to register and acts suprised when he can't. Then he freaking complains to ebay to get a refund from the guy who he bought it from.
Don't lose hair over stupid people. move on as quickly as you can.
Don't lose hair over stupid people. move on as quickly as you can.
I haven't had this issue come up yet, but I appreciate everybody's comments and advice and, even though I hope I won't have to put it into practice, I hope I'll be better equipped to deal with a situation like this if and when it does come up.
Onward and upward, as they say.
Onward and upward, as they say.
uncguy4321
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- Jul 10, 2011
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I have not had an issue yet...but I give plenty of samples, and I also like to write one for him after hes seen my samples. He buys that copy, and if he likes it, we proceed. I also try to get the tone he needs with the article.
Ive also never dealt with anyone outside of here or textbroker, so theres always been a venue for exposing them if they screw you.
Ive also never dealt with anyone outside of here or textbroker, so theres always been a venue for exposing them if they screw you.
jayabraham
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- Apr 13, 2011
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That's absolute rubbish. I got a similar client once who complained about the content being re-written. Seriously, in the ball park of $1/100 words, what do you expect?? If the future, do what I do - Charge in advance. I am ok with spending some time and talking to each client before taking on their work and answering all their questions. I am frank about our past work and expertise. But I only do the work once the payment has been made.