@freelancer Employer @raj_ballu Uses #ArticleSpinning Accusation To Get Out Of Paying #Writers #Freelancing

Wow. I certainly didn't expect this, but it's part of my experience where shit gets thrown at me no matter what I do!

In a recent post I talked about how I took on another writing job via Freelancer. It was from a person who at the very least had been verified on the site to show that they did have money to pay but a profile that's practically empty.

I just sent them the articles he wanted me to write, only to come back with:

I need unique content not spun contents.. These all are spun things.

The thing that irks me here is that he's pretty sure my content is spun! I started writing these posts right when he assigned them and completed them within the deadline as agreed. Here's the conversation from the time he assigned me the project:

1. 
   

   12 March 2015 · 10:14 am

   Hi
2. hello.
3. What are the details of your project?
4. tell me something about your writing experience and your talanet
5. talent*
6. Well, I first started writing on freelancer with some projects back in late 2012. A lot of it was article content with SEO, where I've mostly been given free reign to research the information, create the content; which I do extensive research for, I try to edit and fix all issues with grammar and spelling.
7. Ok
8. I'm looking for something that isn't too overwhelming as far as long-term.
9. And do you have any team or working individually?
10. I'm solo. No team.
11. Ok
12. and what's your offer per 500 words long and quality content?
13. I'm looking at $2 but no less than 1.50.
14. Ok
15. Can i have some samples of yours?
16. Sure. What are you sample requirements?
17. ANything on fashion, health, tech niche
18. Okay. I'll send you something shortly.
19. Sure
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21. I'm on a tablet so I just copied and pasted the text as you can see.
22. i see at least one grammatical error already, which I can fix but, I think you get the point?
23. Hey
24. Can we start with the order of 10 x 500 words?
25. How long will it take?
26. Do you accept the payment via paypal?
27. See, this is regular and long term jobs as you are looking for
28. replies
29. I'm not sure how long it would take. I imagine I would have them ready by this evening. What's your time line?
30. I want them within 24 hours
31. Do you rewrite from origial source? How do you write contents?
32. Also, I need to let you know that I also do graphic design, book bands and do stand up comedy.What is the daily minimum? Is that something you can work with?
33. I can do 24 hours, no problem.
34. Sending you 5 articles
35. do them first
36. Yes, all of the content is my original wording.
37. once i get 5, I will make the payment for the entire batch
38. ok
39. What's your email id?
40. And do you accept the money via paypal?
41. I can as long as it's prompt and there are no delays, of course within reason.
42. Ok
43. I am also hoping for the same things
44. Although, the last time i  entered an email address in here, I got "pinged" by the admins.
45. Understood.
46. 
    

    12 March 2015 · 11:09 am

    email me your id atwebmaster6699@gmail.com
47. What settlement do we have per word?
48. Hello
49. $2 per 500 words
50. 
    

    13 March 2015 · 10:19 am

    I've sent you the files, within the deadline as the confirmation email you sent was at 11:13 am yesterday, it is 10:18 am right now.
51. Just got you return email. Am adding titles to those posts.
52. Hello
53. Ok
54. I will check them tody
55. Going to offline for dinner
56. :)
57. Okay.
58. :)
59. Let me know what dinner is, I'm curious as to what they're serving in that part of the world.

It was during this time that I received his accusation to which I responded:

!!! They're not spun! I wrote those out myself.

Just to make sure he got the message immediately, I also hit him up through freelancer's chat messenger.

1. 
   

   13 March 2015 · 1:03 pm

   Received your email almost thirty minutes ago, that content is not spun. It's all original and I wrote it myself.

The user is offline. Messages you send will be delivered when they come online.

Theory

I think this dude is swindling me and trying to get out of paying. What better way than to take a stance that I'm spinning content to do so? 

Post by Raj Ballu.

I ran a check on his email which lead me to his Facebook profile. He's obviously young but he also comes across as cocky. Let's see what this dude does.

SOURCE:
1. https://www.freelancer.com/u/Nidhi4545.html?ref_project_id=7292926

"First Post, Long Warm Ups And Dreaming Of Stipends"

As usual, I'm greatly disappointed with my lack of writing progress. It's something I think about all the time. At the end of the day, I feel like shit for not getting things done and emotionally batter myself until I pass out from sleep; but as my first post of the day, I reveal some of my fears to kind of figure out why I'm failing. (First Post, Long Warm Ups And Dreaming Of Stipends)

I'm Okay With Not Writing Today

This is important because I'm usually frantic about not writing anything on a daily basis. I could just lie around and do nothing but I'm actually doing other things that are important too. All going in the same direction of making me some money.

Yes, the urge to make money hasn't left me. I still want that on a daily basis so I've been trying to be smarter about how I do that. If you don't already know this, I also fill out online surveys for extra rewards on the side. These are definitely not ways to make a living, but they've helped me out and very recently, I checked on one of those accounts and found that I had earned enough points for an amazon gift card.

I redeemed it right away and used it to buy some eBooks that showed me how to market myself appropriately using twitter. I think I might have picked the wrong book because it doesn't show me how to do it without using other services to do it. So, it is cheating, but I need that more than ever so it's on!

Another book that I got with the card was about stand-up comedy because I'm going for that tomorrow at one of my shows. I've decided along the way that doing stand up will relieve me of some pressure of life's bullshit but also help me get my foot in the door with the right techniques.

These are all important steps for me in the other direction where I have more reasons to write about them. What is this blog about than the reported, daily (weekly perhaps, sometimes monthly) fight with me against the traditional work environment I was raised around? Well, it's me and my venting.

I'm still gonna right though.

Let's Polish These Turds! #1

I'm always thinking about why I'm still doing what I do with completing surveys, writing internet content, commenting on forums for pay, etc. Why do I do that rather than go get an easy paycheck for some work for someone else?

Because what I do means I don't answer to anyone but myself. That's entirely the reason why I do it. These are real struggles that and I have to work my way through, with each scenario, each and every day. I have a compulsion and a passion that I need to follow. 

When I think about how this could help other people, it's not something I would go around preaching, not without starting with:

• Adjusting To Uncertainty
• Becoming A Hardened Debater
• Be More Than Willing To Be A Hobo

The latter hasn't happened yet. It could have though. 

Were I in that situation and had the technical problems I'm having now, It would have tested me far more than how I'm being tested now. 

"The WriteNow Experiment: Introduction"

Just so you know that the WriteNow Experiment was something that I used to do with some of my internet writing, when I had a wild hair up my ass and wanted to write on impulse. And lately when I was thinking about the clean slate, I decided that since I had already self-published an eBook that I can start writing another one using live posts. 

This post in particular is appropriate because it's the first one of the day, filters everything I'm thinking about at the moment and would make the perfect introduction to that book. (The WriteNow Experiment: Introduction)

"Busting My Balls For A Dollar A Day"

I've been trying to put my work from home writing schedule together by just doing it, which takes me through the real-time process of what it's like to know what it's like. This is that experience through Bubblews, which is pretty disheartening. (Busting My Balls For A Dollar A Day)

"Reviewing My Self-Publishing Experience"

In trying to get back to where I was at in December, I figured I would review the beginning of my journey into self-publishing. This is where I got over the hump that I was afraid to get over for about a year.  But the final push was worth it. That was then and this is now! (Reviewing My Self-Publishing Experience)

"Why Do Something If It Doesn't Make You any Money?"

I'm always walking a fine line (sometimes no line) between the personal and the business end of any of these things. Today, this is more of a personal thing where I'm constantly being asked to produce results as the other person sees it. Then, I'm constantly having to explain to them how all of these things work and why results can't be produced when they want them. I swear to fucking god, the struggle between who run's who's life around here is a daily battle (Why Do Something If It Doesn't Make You any Money?)

"What Were My eBook Marketing Challenges?"

I was going through some of my older posts; one of the problems I've had with Bubblews is that they select only up to 100 posts to review and then, unless you have the links for the others, you won't find them. So, this is where I stepped back in time to see where I was at with marketing my first eBook (I'm such a slut) and give my hindsight review. (What Were My eBook Marketing Challenges?)

"Caught In A Web Of Paytrayl"

A combination of things happened to me recently that made it pretty clear that, while PayPal is pretty easy compared to other ways of having and distributing money, it's still a pain in the bitch when you still have to resort to old school ways of depositing when dealing with cash. The main problem here though is also that a lot of people still refuse to use PayPal to get shit done. So, it's still not very easy for merchants. (Caught In A Web Of Paytrayl)

"Prioritizing A Sure Thing"

As I say at the beginning in the intro of this series, as a freelancer, I have to prioritize certain things in order for me to make some money immediately. Currently, it's something that might pay me before the end of the week if I really bust my nuts to get it done. In the end, is it a sure thing? This is all about taking chances, unfortunately, a new way of me hoping I can get something done! (Prioritizing A Sure Thing)

Well. I'm not sure what to call this little series here but hopefully I'll be able to do more of them by the bulk. Leave some feedback here (as you won't be able to on Bubblews unless you have an account... wouldn't recommend getting one though) and let me know if I've gone far enough or not with some of these things or if you can relate to any of them? I don't think I've established the writing from home for pay crowd just yet.

But in any case, read and share these posts if you can, on your blogs or wherever so that I get a little money in my pocket, for drugs and booze. 

#TheWriteNowExperiment: Introduction

I like this picture. It's Old Bookshop - Cuidad Vieja - Montev and a morgueFile free photo by Alvimann. The English version of the yellow book in this image is available through Amazon for cheap!

Impulsive writing isn't natural. It can't be because it's hard to maintain without going through some hurdles such as caffeine or throwing the distractions out of the room. What's on my mind right now? How can I form that into an idea you too can use? I have to stick to it, give it more than just surface attention to turn it into something. So, welcome to the first idea I had when I sat down to write this thing. (Bubblews)

#Bubblews Can't Be Bothered.

I woke up this morning thinking about how I'm going to tackle today's writing activities. It's part of my daily routine along with questioning whether Bubblews is worth writing on anymore or not. I'm leaning more towards not since I haven't seen any changes in the amount of earnings from any of my posts. 

In actuality I really don't see anything because there's no way to check the analytics on the site for views or anything. We're pretty much writing blind, which is a break big change from where it used to be. It might be something they'll put up in the future but that's doubtful.

It's doubtful because there's no indication, like before, that they're at least moving through a phase toward improvement for the users of their service. Basically, they're simply improving things for themselves, which they're free to do as it's their company after all. But they've already erased pending redemption amounts along with the disputes to basically start over. 

The admins posted about this and stated that they did it because there had been too much fraudulent activity. The fact is that they couldn't be bothered to investigate legitimate claims versus illegitimate ones and give out what was owed, which is where the core of the problem is. It's part of our nature to let go of things when we can't hold onto them anymore. Did we really expect them to act any differently?

Those who were writing on the site bought it for a while though because that's how they were pitching themselves to social media, to people who were writing on their services. Now, there's no hint of that with their new approach to their business model. They've become just like any other content creation platform, only just a bit worse.

As a content creation platform, they were at a good point back before late 2014 when they extended the time it would take to get paid up to two months. On top of that, they placed limits to redeem once a month. Again, this is putting them on the same level as other services which pay out monthly. Problem is that at this point, the users of the site have to do more hurdles than before to make it worth while. 

Why I'm Bidding On @Freelancer For #Writing and #Graphics Projects

Hmmm. Due to the fact that I need money for this weekend, I went to Freelancer to check the boards for some bids to bid on because I've gotten work from there before. All of the projects I've ever bid on through that service are related to some kind of writing project. But today, I muster up some confidence and checked on photo editing and graphic design. And in one particular bid, I even started working on some of the images they posted that they wanted editing on and detailed to the client that I was already working on it.

The problem is however, that I can only bid on the project and hope that they read and respond to my request there because I need reviews on my profile to even directly send them a message and I don't have those reviews yet.

A few days ago though, I created a service to rough draft and write fiction for anyone who's looking for it. Because I want to indulge in creative writing to see if I can sell people on the idea. It's part of the process where I force myself into that market and with cool illustrations, I don't know why anyone wouldn't be down with that?

I guess fiction is looked at as something that isn't worth spending money on if it isn't well-written. That's pretty fair to say. But they're probably in the same boat where spending a little more than a dollar is too much of a risk. I know I can't do it right now. I'll go hit up the free book downloads myself, so it's totally understandable.

Yes. This is more of a personal post than something that's going to help you out. If it makes up for it, at least you can kind of see yourself trying to get a gig from that site. No?

It's because I'm stuck in this project that's just soooo boring, that I can't see myself doing anything else like, having the energy to write a book or write anything on other sites. Not even blogging. Also the money sucks!