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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello and welcome to writer's life where we bring you tips and advice for writers I'm Peter and coming up today avoid these freelance writing jobs when starting as a freelance writer it can be easy and tempting to take on jobs that you shouldn't of course we can't dictate to you what to take on but there is a genuine problem with writers taking on poorly defined unfairly demanding jobs to build up their portfolio which means that the business offering these jobs will continue to think it's okay to treat writers this way it's not just the morning there are also people out there who refuse to give you the right information to get the job done and then complain you did it wrong and those who take far too long to pay you or who try to avoid paying you at all as a freelance writer it's easy to make mistakes and so to make your life's less stressful here are some kind of freelance writing jobs then every writer should avoid first ones that asks you not to play your eyes there are so many jobs out there that patronize writers ones that specifically say no article spinning or will know if you play your eyes are already revealing themselves to have no respect for writers okay we understand that maybe they have had bad experiences in the past but by communicating with their writer asking them about their experience of making sure they are a good fit for the piece of work it will become obvious whether they are a serious credible writer or one who will try to get away with using someone else's work stating this in the job ad suggests inheritant distrust of writers from the outset and spells shovel the head next ones that pay less than the minimum wage when you first start as a freelance writer you might have to wait a while to get the highest paid jobs however that doesn't mean you should work for free or get paid next to nothing for your copy don't let businesses take advantage of writers and refuse to accept jobs that don't pay at least the minimum wage next once it's are too vague and the communication is bad another read fly is a vague Job Description or one that sounds too good to be true or when the poster doesn't communicate well or answer your questions in these instances the job posting might be spam or it just may indicate that the employer isn't willing to give you enough information for you to do the job well and next one's where the employer is rude and demanding no matter how inexperienced you are employers should treat you with respect they are hiring you to do a service and if they are rude or overly demanding from the outset they will probably continue to be this way throughout the project and you've got to ask yourself whether it's worth it next one's that compromised your morals integrity or passions content is needed for all sorts of things so find out what you are most interested in and passionate about and try to find jobs that's aligned with that avoid writing content that you don't agree with that compromises your beliefs in some way all that bores you where's funning that by avoiding the types of job mentioned in this video you can start your freelance writing career with your head I can make sure you are doing honest exciting work that makes you proud and don't forget if it's struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination stay focused get organized find time to write and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now please give us   the thumbs up if you like this video and don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter this has been writers life and I'll be back soon with some more writing tips and advice for writers here on writers life bye for now
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