Review: Retired and Writing

Friday, September 4th, 2009 at 3:34 am

Author: Haavard Lund

Articles and Article Writing Upon receiving the articles that I ordered from a team of writers, that I finally decided to use, it is time to share my opinion on the team and the quality of their writing efforts. This review is perhaps a bit lengthy, so muster up some patience, grab a cup of coffee and something to nibble on.

Some marketers prefer writing with sizzle, adding colors and juice to their articles, tools to attract attention from the readers. I specifically asked my writer to keep it neutral and unbiased, on the other hand. Whichever style you want your writer to apply, be sure he or she understands it before they start writing.

Unfortunately, I am unable to post links to the articles at this point, as three of them are missing an info box and I am preparing the rest for submitting to EzineArticles. I will post links to the articles if and when they are approved by E.Z.A.

Note:
I am as unbiased as I possibly can be. I am not affiliated with their services, nor do I get paid to write this. Furthermore, I am not an alien and I never really sympathized with Kif Kroker.

Deciding which team to use
Upon reading about the “Retired and Writing” team in this forum thread in the Warrior Forum, having to decide between them and several other teams, that I didn’t feel too comfortable with, I finally decided to take the plunge and placed an order of 10 articles with 500 words each. Three of the articles are review articles with little emphasis on SEO keywords, the rest of the articles moderately utilize SEO keywords.

Payment and project beginning
The current rate for 10 custom articles is $70. Warrior Forum members receive 10 + 1 articles. When nothing happened after two days upon submitting my payment through PayPal, I notified team leader Carl Travis and he promptly apologized, having forgotten to activate my account. With this out of the way, his writer colleague and I had an ongoing and effective communication as the project moved on. The writer was professional and patient, listened to my nagging requests and comments, and edited parts I wanted done differently.

The first article and onward
During the initial phase of the project, I scanned the first article with CopyScape and discovered a bullet list contributing to roughly 1/3 of the article, had been copied from another article already published. My writer apologized for the inconvenience and re-wrote the article, making it 100% CopyScape-proof.

The writer continued with the rest of my articles, and other than that slight bump in the road in the beginning, I was thoroughly satisfied with the overall quality of this team. My writer did an excellent job, writes beautifully and improved any parts I commented on, almost immediately.

Carl Travis offered me custom info boxes included in the price. They are still introducing their services to the public, and I consider it part of their introductory offer campaign.

Is it worth your money?
So, is it worth your money? Yes, most definitely. Carl Travis and his team write beautifully and articulately, and you will immediately recognize the high quality from their efforts upon reading the first article. They communicate effectively with the client, you are given access to their system and can follow the progress all the way. At such low rates, this team over-deliver, plain and simple. Whether they will be able to keep up when their client base grows is a different question entirely, only time can tell. I am at least satisfied for now.

At these rates you will look long and hard to find good writing services. “Retired and Writing” go all the way and give you excellent and affordable articles. I am definitely interested in using their services again.

Click here to visit their website: Retired and Writing

Click here to visit the Warrior Forum thread: High Quality Article Writing and Press Releases

Haavard L. Lund / Splinterbiz

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