And yes, I’m often delighted and sometimes horrified by those who want to be or say they want to be writers.

I have been a writer for 15 years. I often go through your jobs when I am looking to fill in the gaps I know that I have coming in my writing assignments. I have also recently started a ghostwriting company, so that I have my own work… and work for the company that is done through the writers we hire there.

I say this because in the last year of running this company and dealing with writers I have learned alot… I am sure many that give you grief have some how found there way to try to work for me.

Over the years I would always laugh when clients would share their “writer experiences” with me. I couldn’t believe anyone that decided to be a writer and have that as a profession would act the way I was being told other writers had. That was, until I started my own company.

I have noticed that there are plenty of people out there that like the title of writer, but have no idea what it takes to be a successful writer. As a matter of fact it floors me when I fire a writer for plagiarism… and the writer’s response is, “I didn’t know I couldn’t do that.”

I have a number of writers that also can’t seem to do research for an article. The look at the topic and if the research doesn’t jump right out at them, then they tell me they can’t write it.

I guess my point is this. Those that are truly writers know how to make a living at writing. They understand that it does require work and effort. Then there are those that want to call themselves writers because they like the title and want everything handed to them on a silver platter… and if they don’t get it want to cause us grief.

I think you do an excellent job! I have found a number of small jobs through your website over the last year that has helped fill in my gaps.

Keep your head up… and I highly recommend learning the virtual strangle. Makes you feel better and no one really gets hurt.

I’ve always believed that people should be allowed to make the choices they want to make. If someone wants to work at McDonalds that’s their prerogative. I’m not going to say yea or nay. Just as much as I’m never going to look at another writer and say “you are wasting your talent working for Site X, when you should be working for Site Y. In fact, unless you are working for Site Y then I’m not going to consider you a real writer because I don’t consider Site X to be a real market”.

The danger for many of the so-called Freelance Writing professionals in the market today is they are far too opinionated, far too preachy, and they haven’t yet learned how to grasp the simple etiquette of communication. It’s ok to suggest. It’s ok to promote. It’s even ok to guide. But it’s never ok to judge or tell someone what they are doing is a “waste of their time”, because until you’ve stood in their shoes it’s impossible to know.

There are some places I’ll read and others I won’t, simply by the way the owner communicates to the people. I’ve written off several dozen of the so-called professionals in the field in 2009 as a direct result of their condescending attitudes and their “my way or the highway” mentality.

What works for one person doesn’t necessarily mean it will work for someone else. The beauty of the freelance market is that it’s a global market with opportunities for millions of people just so long as they take the time to look and find something that fits within their niche and required salary.
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And I’m sure he’ll have it under control. He seems pretty determined to weed out the garbage, and he hasn’t let me down in any other way yet on the blog. I’ll warn him that you’ll be watching though….
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