Comments on: Craigslist Ad of the Day: The No ByLine, No Pay… No Dice Ad http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/craigslist-ad-of-the-day-the-no-byline-no-pay-no-dice-ad/ ...to help you sharpen the skills you need to succeed online Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:48:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: robertas http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/craigslist-ad-of-the-day-the-no-byline-no-pay-no-dice-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-19 robertas Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:11:33 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/?p=35#comment-19 Deb - precisely, I know when I was just starting out and popped here often (which I still do by the way) I kept thinking surely it cannot be possible. It can be a bit of a hit and miss, well a lot of hit and miss but some gems can be found. I don't know about you, but what irks me the most about these non-paying gigs or the low paying ones is their list of things they expect you to know/have/do is longer then the International Monetary Fund stipulations for assistance... seriously! Someone mentioned that travel community ad the other day, I mean you are supposed to promote them and build their community virtually from scratch and you should do it from the goodness of your heart. All I will say is tsssssss Deb – precisely, I know when I was just starting out and popped here often (which I still do by the way) I kept thinking surely it cannot be possible. It can be a bit of a hit and miss, well a lot of hit and miss but some gems can be found.

I don’t know about you, but what irks me the most about these non-paying gigs or the low paying ones is their list of things they expect you to know/have/do is longer then the International Monetary Fund stipulations for assistance… seriously!

Someone mentioned that travel community ad the other day, I mean you are supposed to promote them and build their community virtually from scratch and you should do it from the goodness of your heart.

All I will say is tsssssss

]]> By: Deb http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/craigslist-ad-of-the-day-the-no-byline-no-pay-no-dice-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Deb Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:43:45 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/?p=35#comment-17 @RAchel - Yeah, the no pay thing is usually the deal breaker for me. Heidi - Exactly. I wouldn't work for no pay, but if I did I'd at least expect a byline. @Roberta - I joke about Craigslist but I found my best jobs through that site. @RAchel – Yeah, the no pay thing is usually the deal breaker for me.

Heidi – Exactly. I wouldn’t work for no pay, but if I did I’d at least expect a byline.

@Roberta – I joke about Craigslist but I found my best jobs through that site.

]]> By: robertas http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/craigslist-ad-of-the-day-the-no-byline-no-pay-no-dice-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-15 robertas Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:38:09 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/?p=35#comment-15 Some of my favorites (that I can remember): Compensation: Perhaps Compensation: Possibly, in the very distant future And one said - we are willing to pay 1$ (!!!!!) for 500 words and do not bother asking for more, you are not going to get more anywhere else. You know when I'm in a good mood it makes me giggle, but when I'm in a bad mood I go from wanting to pull my hair to slapping someone silly to sobbing in a pitiful heap on the floor. Ah the life of a writer :) For the record (in case anyone is thinking about pulling their hair out, I know we all have those days) - I got 150$ for 500 words (from Craigslist ad believe it or not), so it is possible. Some of my favorites (that I can remember):

Compensation: Perhaps

Compensation: Possibly, in the very distant future

And one said – we are willing to pay 1$ (!!!!!) for 500 words and do not bother asking for more, you are not going to get more anywhere else.

You know when I’m in a good mood it makes me giggle, but when I’m in a bad mood I go from wanting to pull my hair to slapping someone silly to sobbing in a pitiful heap on the floor. Ah the life of a writer :)

For the record (in case anyone is thinking about pulling their hair out, I know we all have those days) – I got 150$ for 500 words (from Craigslist ad believe it or not), so it is possible.

]]> By: Heidi http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/craigslist-ad-of-the-day-the-no-byline-no-pay-no-dice-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Heidi Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:32:06 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/?p=35#comment-13 Also, "Your name will not appear" is not the best way to get people involved... a lot of freelance writers who are starting out (like myself) would like something that they can put on their resume. Also, “Your name will not appear” is not the best way to get people involved… a lot of freelance writers who are starting out (like myself) would like something that they can put on their resume.

]]> By: Rachel http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/craigslist-ad-of-the-day-the-no-byline-no-pay-no-dice-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Rachel Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:46:49 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/goodstuff/?p=35#comment-8 This does sound fishy, but I do have to say: I responded to a similar post last year that turned out to be for New York Magazine (not HUGE, but a pretty big deal). The no-byline was actually a blessing that allowed me to list personal details without feeling like someone was going to Google me and know my behind-closed-doors life. Plus, I can now count the editor with whom I worked as a professional contact. The no pay wasn't so great though :) This does sound fishy, but I do have to say: I responded to a similar post last year that turned out to be for New York Magazine (not HUGE, but a pretty big deal). The no-byline was actually a blessing that allowed me to list personal details without feeling like someone was going to Google me and know my behind-closed-doors life. Plus, I can now count the editor with whom I worked as a professional contact. The no pay wasn’t so great though :)

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