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Comment on OMG I got fired from Demand Studios by Jay

Jay — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:53:54 +0000

I was “fired” for a similar reason.

My scores were very high, I was selected as one of Demand’s best writers in a contest, won $250 in that contest, etc. I had virtually no rewrites or rejections.

Then, I had trouble submitting an article. The article was done several hours before deadline, but the system did not work. I sent several e-mails to Demand and also sent a copy of the article.

Eventually, the deadline passed and I received “your article has expired” e-mail. I tried to reclaim it, but it wasn’t there.

Trying to send an article roughly 50 times in a few hours and failing because of DEMAND infuriated me. The e-mail I received said something like “do not respond to this e-mail. The e-mail will not be read and will be sent to an unmonitored website.”

Believing what I read, I just wrote “F— y” and hit the Send button.

The next day I was fired for using profanity in a communication to Demand that Demand clearly said was NOT a communication to Demand.

Unprofessional company. Supervised by morons.

Comment on OMG I got fired from Demand Studios by Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:12:08 +0000

I used to be a Demand Studios writer. As a matter of fact,I was recently a writer for them. I rarely received rewrite requests although I slowly came to the realization that most of the DS copy editors are on a power trip. They would send back articles for a rewrite based on their own dislikes rather than actual mistakes made. After completing several articles within a week’s time and averaging out at about $1200 for the week (my highest earned week) I was dropped as a writer. I was extremely confused because out of the 80 articles that I had submitted that week,only 1 came back for a review. The rest of my articles were praised by the copy editors. I was told that they were “professional”,“informative”,and “experienced”. Imagine my surprise when they all of a sudden send me an email letting me know that the quality of my writing was not up to par with their expectations. I looked at my scorecard and was confused. I had a 5 out of 5 rating for research and a 5 out of 5 rating for grammar. If that was not up to their expectations then I am truly shocked and appalled. They should be ashamed for their behavior,treating writers that way and not even having the decency of giving them a legitimate reason for letting them go. I am now considering signing up for Break Studios. However,I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for any other sites that offer pay for professional writers? I have a degree in journalism and over 8 years of professional writing experience (publications such as newspapers and small time magazine companies). Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ahead of time!

Comment on Break Studios Review by Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:06:57 +0000

I used to be a Demand Studios writer. As a matter of fact, I was recently a writer for them. I rarely received rewrite requests although I slowly came to the realization that most of the DS copy editors are on a power trip. They would send back articles for a rewrite based on their own dislikes rather than actual mistakes made. After completing several articles within a week’s time and averaging out at about $1200 for the week (my highest earned week) I was dropped as a writer. I was extremely confused because out of the 80 articles that I had submitted that week, only 1 came back for a review. The rest of my articles were praised by the copy editors. I was told that they were “professional”, “informative”, and “experienced”. Imagine my surprise when they all of a sudden send me an email letting me know that the quality of my writing was not up to par with their expectations. I looked at my scorecard and was confused. I had a 5 out of 5 rating for research and a 5 out of 5 rating for grammar. If that was not up to their expectations then I am truly shocked and appalled. They should be ashamed for their behavior, treating writers that way and not even having the decency of giving them a legitimate reason for letting them go. I am now considering signing up for Break Studios. However, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for any other sites that offer pay for professional writers? I have a degree in journalism and over 8 years of professional writing experience (publications such as newspapers and small time magazine companies). Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ahead of time!

Comment on OMG I got fired from Demand Studios by Mike

Mike — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:59:40 +0000

Funny this because I JUST got fired from there too! My reason is a little less serious than yours but oh so much more ridiculous. I wrote an article which was ~100 words too long. The CE rejected it, I appealed stating ‘the extra words are justified’ (it was an instructional article) and, then, I got fired. No response regarding the article or anything. Simply an email stating ‘we are removing your writing priveleges’. I never wrote for them much, but I enjoyed it as I’m not a writer and I learned a lot from them. Its also a shame for them as I am actually an ‘expert’ in my field, something that I feel they lack.

Comment on OMG I got fired from Demand Studios by Trish

Trish — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:08:14 +0000

I’ve been with DS for a while now and found that sometimes you just have to breath and do what the editor says. If you have SERIOUS ethical issues kick it in for an editing review. Thus far only 1% of my work has been rejected but I read every single acceptance looking for ideas that I can re-apply later.

I find that many of us over-think the writing forgetting that our audience is pretty much 7th grade level. I respect that but it also slows your work. Most pieces take me about 45 minutes now, which is cool for the pay. But there many days when I still find DS challenging, yet I’m grateful to be able to support my family like you. Best wishes going forward!

Comment on Suite101 Scam by mrshannigan

mrshannigan — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:32:43 +0000

I disagree- there can be style and personality without using 1st person, but it’s irrelevant because their rules have changed anyway. Wikipedia is set up like an encyclopedia, Suite had an entirely different style, so duplicating Wikipedia would have been lame. I don’t think Suite ever officially said that articles should be written in an hour, but that’s how long it took me (except in the beginning) and most other Suite writers allow an hour for gathering research, photos & putting it together. You’re right, that you should definitely be writing about things you’re well-versed in already, rather than entirely new topics.

Good luck to you, I hope whichever route you chose led you to great success Suite isn’t going anywhere, they’ve been in business for over 12 years and their plan is flexible and allows for occasional downturns.

Comment on Suite101 Scam by Nomdepumber

Nomdepumber — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:09:51 +0000

I found the overall gyst of Suite101 to be not my style. Their “no first person” rule made all their material look flat and brought no personality for the reader to cling to anymore than the articles one would pull out of Wikipedia. If that was the intention, then I would have suggested a better organizational pattern to cover more bases and get more search engine hits.

Worse still is the philosophy that articles can be written up in an hour. Unless the person writing the article is genuinely proficient in the matter, a well-written article will take more than an hour based on finding research alone. If it took an hour to construct, then chances are the article was on disposable advice to begin with and is probably best left to gather dust in their servers.