[HN Gopher] The Textbroker Solution: Gig work as a freelance writer
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       The Textbroker Solution: Gig work as a freelance writer
        
       Author : DoreenMichele
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2020-03-31 02:34 UTC (20 hours ago)
        
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       | DoreenMichele wrote:
       | In case it isn't obvious, I'm the author of the piece. Some of my
       | writing about homelessness and similar does well here, like this
       | piece from about a month ago:
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       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22417487
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       | I'm genuinely baffled that people on HN persist in asserting that
       | Write Pay is content marketing for Textbroker or that I'm a shill
       | for them. This isn't the first time someone here has said
       | something like that.
       | 
       | I've been a member of HN more than a decade. My previous handle
       | was briefly on the leader board. I know there are people here who
       | recognize me.
       | 
       | I'm trying to bring solutions to the table in the face of a
       | pandemic. They're solutions I've field tested, so to speak.
       | 
       | I don't know what I need to do to get this taken as seriously as
       | some of my other writing. If anyone has suggestions, shoot me an
       | email.
        
       | Veen wrote:
       | Textbroker is content mill on the same model as hundreds of
       | content mills before it. They're charging 17 Euros for a 1000
       | words of low-quality content and 70 for "five star" content.
       | Obviously the writer gets considerably less.
       | 
       | Plus, the blog this article is posted on is essentially a content
       | marketing site for Textbroker.
        
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       | bigbird-media wrote:
       | Summary:
       | 
       | Gig work has a really negative reputation overall, but it was
       | nothing short of a miraculous solution for me when I was very ill
       | and homeless. I still do gig work and I still see it as a
       | potential force for good for the world at large, but only if we
       | can start doing a better job of designing platforms with more
       | upside for the workers.
        
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