Demand Media cuts demand for freelance writers
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A week ago, Demand Media emailed its so-called “army of freelancers” to let them know why it was offering fewer writing assignments for its sites, including eHow.com. In the email,…
WANTED: Freelance writer (or best offer)
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Is this what the publishing world has come to that companies in search of freelance writers must resort to Craigslist?
Huffington Post Canada on “content mills”
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Well, this is something. In a post on HuffPo Canada, freelance writer Bob Beaty discusses the value of freelance content sites and asks writers to weigh in on them too….
Demand Media demands quality, attention with new Feature Writer role
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Notorious content farmers Demand Media (read up on them here) issued a press release recently, announcing they are creating new roles for feature writers, through their “content creation studio,” that…
Content farm spoof hits its mark
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Content farming, as a web-based business model, is going through a tough time. Increased scrutiny from media critics and frustrated web users is targeting sites like Mahalo, which had to…
Publishing What the World a Search Engine Wants
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Thrown into the spotlight by Google’s recently declared update targeting the practice of content farming, so-called info factories and their presence online is impossible to ignore. And for freelancers looking…