I was just checking my e-mail when I noticed a confirmation from MyLot on a task I finished a while ago. I then studied the current tasks available for a brief moment, to see if there was anything worth my time, when one task in particular attracted my attention:

“Only for Serious Writers – 1.6$ for joining a site and writing an Article”

I thought to myself, while picking my jaw off the floor: “this ought to be some kind of joke”. I then proceeded to click the link for more information and entered a forum. I won’t post the URL here, because I don’t want you to waste your time on this particular task. Read the rest of this entry

Good news for article writers!

Andy Black’s popular free online tool for article writers, “Easy Article Writer“, will soon be available as a standalone version in addition to his existing free version. In order to use the current, free version of “Easy Article Writer” you must sign up for a free membership and work online, whereas with the new version you can work offline.

In other words, you will no longer need to stay online and logged in for using this excellent article re-writing tool. It ought to make life a bit easier for busy travelers and those who can’t stay online for long at a time, i.e. Internet users connected via dial-up, on vacation, out of town e.t.c.

I have no information so far indicating whether the new and improved version Read the rest of this entry

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

I promised to keep you updated on my outsourcing efforts, and as I have received the first article of the first batch from my chosen ghost writer team, it is time for a small update.

Even though I still prefer to keep the name of this particular team to myself, and I suspect they already have enough customers anyway, I will provide a link if I am satisfied with the results when everything’s done.

The first article is a review covering a popular affiliate program. I noticed a few grammar mistakes, although my text editor did not yield any errors in that regard. The communication with the team is excellent and they have asked me questions whenever they were not certain how I wanted it done.

I ordered two or three review-type of articles covering this particular affiliate program, and I will applaud the writers if EzineArticles let it through and publish it in their directory, as it is difficult to write a review on a feature-rich affiliate program and not make it sound like advertising.

I asked them to write as un-biased as possible, and they accomplished this very well with the first article. I look forward to see how the rest comes out, and I will update you on any further progress. I especially look forward to see how many of the articles will be accepted by EzineArticles.

On a side note:
Due to an increase in article submissions, do not expect a quick review by EzineArticles when you submit a new article. My first article that I wrote myself and submitted on August 16. has still not been reviewed (the progress bar is at 3/5). I will continue writing and submitting articles to GoArticles in addition to EzineArticles, as they do not require manual reviews. EzineArticles is still one of the best directories, though it comes at a price.

Internet Marketing can be a brutal game with many casualties. Fortunately, there are ways to learn and earn at the same time, and it doesn’t even have to be that difficult. I committed several mistakes while learning the basics, I also learned more about what works and what doesn’t. There is no reason why you should repeat my mistakes, though. Keep reading to find out how, by combining the power of two and Internet Marketing, you can start earning money almost immediately.

When I joined my first affiliate programs, I did everything wrong: I joined under lazy uplines, I used Traffic Exchange websites and free safe-lists to promote it, yielding poor results. One of the lessons I learned from the start, was to find the right sponsor or mentor. I found mine and signed up under her. I did mistakes still, especially one that a lot of fresh marketers still do …

My biggest mistake was promoting GDI (Global Domains International). Even though it is a solid affiliate company rewarding their users for their efforts, you have to both work smart and hard to achieve good results with it. With no results and no sign-ups, other than those from my sponsor, my frustration was mounting. I was told that, writing articles works well for traffic, and as my endeavor into the minefields of PPC advertising left me flat broke, I wrote my first article ever, on ACME People Search and GDI, and submitted it to a directory. With the help of a few back-links, my article climbed to the top-three positions on Google’s first page in few days and pulled in several new referrals in my ACME People Search account, one of whom also signed up in my GDI downline. I realized by then that, submitting articles to promote ACME People Search works much better than promoting GDI alone.

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People Search is free to join and has multiple income streams. Tissa Godavitarne, the creator of the People Search engine, adds $125 to your People Search affiliate account when you complete the three steps in your account. To avoid any misunderstandings: Tissa’s money is a reward for those with a genuine desire to earn money with ACME People Search, and it requires that you sign up for a paid affiliate program in step two. Those who are not serious about making money online should not bother in the first place, but it is perfect for those who are. I recommend that you choose GDI in step Two, because at only $10/mo for a membership it is affordable, and it is much easier to build your GDI downline using ACME People Search. Setting up your People Search engine is an easy and straight-forward process.

Tissa is a strong believer in teaching others how to educate themselves, and ACME People Search together with GDI, is one of the most rewarding affiliate programs today, with its multiple income streams. Both have their own support forums. Tissa’s ACME forum offers a nice bonus for the most helpful members, and he puts emphasis on helping others. With ACME People Search and GDI, or as I like to call it: “The power of two and Internet Marketing”, you can learn and earn from the beginning and at no risk. Watch the video below for an introduction by Tissa:

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