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Writing For Money - Avoid Writing Scams

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jack mathew
Writing For Money - Avoid Writing Scams

Have you ever been a victim of writing fraud? Don't feel bad. You often need to be burned once or twice before you become alert, so look at the price of experience.


Sometimes I hesitate to write for us guest post more about writing fraud, because it gives new writers wrong ideas.


Please realize that most of your potential clients are honest: they have the project they want to finish and they want them to be finished with the least hassle. They will pay you well and will treat you well.


But a small number of clients is invalid. They cheat and artists fraud and they infiltrate the world of writing because they do the rest of life.


Here are five tips to help you protect yourself:


1. Google is your friend


Google everyone. It's easy to do, just take moments, and if the person or company doesn't exist on Google it becomes very vigilant.


2. You need to write credit and feedback


(Credit writing published the writing you pay.)


Credit and feedback ensures your potential buyers that you are not scammer: they convince your credibility buyers.


Therefore, making getting a credit a priority, and understand that the buyer will be alert before you get it. Don't worry if you receive a little or not pay for some of your first writing work: until you have credit, you are an unknown amount, and your buyer takes risk.


This is why credit and important feedback: Scammers target new writers, they don't bother with experienced pro, because they know they will get a short shrift.


3. Ask questions


Scammers hate questions. Asking questions is a good habit to enter - every time you find a work of writing you might be interested, ask questions even if the brief seems very clear to you. Response - both in tone and in the content, as well as the speed of the response - will tell you what this company will work with it.


4. You live and die with your writing contract


People give you money and you give them writing. Simple transaction, huh? Nine times from 10 it will happen. Tenth time you will bless your contract.


Always use a contract, and attach your brief re-writing version (project description) to the contract. I always advise students to write me to rewrite the Brief. You rewrite the brief so you understand it completely, and that your client knows that you understand it. You are both on the same page, so to speak.


5. Get retainer or deposit


Always get retainer. This is a deposit on the work you will do. Usually retainer will be 50%.


Should the new writer ask for followers? Yes you have to. Getting a deposit allows you to sort the sheep of the goat. Talk is always cheap, but when someone puts their money where their mouths you know that you have original buyers and not scammers.

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