Writers, Do You Respond to These Ads?

Jobs for writers are placed all over the world wide web today and there are still many who fall for the scams. Knowing the difference between genuine and fake offers can help you get actual freelance projects and give you the ability to earn a substantial income without becoming prey to faceless crooks.

Many who seek freelance writing jobs online come across advertisements saying "freelance writers wanted." Some are genuine ads, but the majority are not. How do you distinguish the difference between actual paying opportunities and scam offers? Here are a few details to check out in the process of filtering out fake jobs for writers.

Pay To Get Jobs

This one's easy. If freelance writing jobs are only available at a cost to the writer, they are most probably scams. Jobs for writers are posted all over the internet and in most cases, genuine buyers or sites don't ask for a payment from the writer! Also, if the website placing the freelance writers wanted ad refers to the asking fees as "membership", check out if they have a free option too.

Any website with genuine freelance writing jobs have several membership options, usually as free and different levels of paid membership. The website will also define the differences in each membership and provide you with valid reasons for these varied levels.

Physical Location

Generally, jobs for writers are advertised online, with different websites picking up data from other websites and publishing them as if the vacancies are directly offered by them. Some websites contact the buyers directly before getting the vacancy for their own publication purposes, but most don't. So, you might be applying for freelance writers wanted ads which the website has no power to grant to you. It's important to find out the website ownership details. Sites offering genuine freelance jobs for writers will always provide their own physical address and customer support contact numbers.

Project Assignment Process

If you do a general search for jobs for writers, you'll find over 600,000 search engine results. Out of these, you can be assured only around 20% are genuine. Since most scammers are now wise to the fact that genuine offers are usually available through websites offering free membership, they are beginning to follow that method too.

So, how would you recognize the scam then? By examining their project assignment process. A genuine freelancing site will provide details about how they publish, allocate and pay for projects. Most often, they even define their commission structure. If you come across a freelancing site without such information readily available for your scrutiny, be wary of it.

Shanki de Silva is a professional freelance copywriter specializing in web content, articles, blogs, brochures and PR material. Visit NetProductsReview, a review site for work-at-home and freelancing products and services, for more information and resources.

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