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RachelB | Sep 21, 2011 |

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Avoid Online Writing Scams

Steer Clear of Online Con Games

As you may already know, there are all kinds of scams all over the Internet. It’s important for freelance writers to know that writers are frequently targeted in such scams. If you want to avoid scams that target writers, please read these tips.

To avoid scams, before you apply to work for any freelance writing company, it is absolutely essential to read many, many reviews about what it is like to work for that particular company before you even submit your resume. This is simply doing your “due diligence.”

While it is true that no company has a perfect track record, and there are disgruntled ex-employees everywhere, if you discover during the course of your research that the vast majority of people who have worked for a particular freelance writing company report negative experiences, don’t try to rationalize away all these negative reviews, no matter how intrigued you might be by a particular job posting or company. Listen to the advice of those who have been burned by that company in the past and proceed no further with your own application process.

Make note of the fact that there are a lot of freelance writing companies that hire freelancers to write academic papers for college students and graduate students. This is a fundamentally unethical practice. All students are supposed to write their own academic papers, after all. When students hire freelance writers to do their work for them, they are cheating, plain and simple. You don’t want to get paid to help people cheat.

Another way to avoid scams that target writers is always to be aware of your own state of mind before you look at any freelance writing job postings. Scammers realize that aspiring writers dream of receiving payment for their words. Alas, there are some very unscrupulous individuals who are all too willing to take advantage of a writer’s powerful desire to get hired to write. But you can protect yourself against being exploited in this way by reminding yourself to remain skeptical whenever you look at any online or offline job postings for freelance writers, so that the unethical scammers don’t get the chance to take advantage of you.

Consider writing for InfoBarrel if you are currently looking for a steady, enjoyable freelance writing gig. You will not be paid upfront for writing these articles. But if you start writing search engine optimized, high quality articles, you will slowly start earning money for your writing, and your income will keep rising steadily over time.