Plagiarism Peddlers?
I am amazed at what some people will do to increase their web
site content.
Specifically, I have noticed a trend on at least one particular
freelance site whereby someone will say they have a group of
articles that they want to have rewritten. Okay, I haven't seen
the articles but I have wondered if they are someone else's
articles or if they are the employer's material needing an
update?
I belong to this particular freelance site and have been
disappointed -- for the most part -- with many of the employers
posting work. Some are legitimate, but many seem to be looking
for poorly written articles or rewrites of existing articles. In
addition, some proposals want fully researched and fresh
material written for the princely sum of $10 or less per article.
Get real.
Personally, I stay away from these purveyors of plagiarism and
stick with those employers who are looking for more than a quick
fix for their poor performing site. If you want junk, your site
will look and read like junk; there is simply no way of
ethically getting around this point. Furthermore, you get what
you pay for.
If you are a professional writer, I hope you are holding up
conventional copyright standards. If you aren't then you are
simply contributing to much of the regurgitated garbage now
circulating on the internet. End of story.