Taking writing orders through Craiglist?

How to take writing orders through craiglist? i proposed the clients through mails for past two months but not even a single reply can any one help me? craiglist is a good resource.

The more errors in your ad copy, the fewer responses you will receive. Your ad copy should be flawless, but, at the same time, the level of writing should be representative of the level of writing that the client will actually receive.

Hi writers beware,

Thank you for the response. Actually i didnt published any ads, i just replied to the employer ads with my samples and experience.Please suggest me whether i have to publish ads?

The mail id's i replied are like gigs-sgfch-1119794834@craigslist. Is this the reason i am not receiving any response? because no mail ids are available in the ad other than id like this. I am writing for living please help me to get the resources. Waiting for your reply.

Ah, I thought you were posting ads yourself. Do you mean that you are responding to ads in which a person is looking to hire an essay writer?

Probably i apply to the person searching for bloggers and SEO article writers,because i have experience in writing articles to webmasters.

The same rule applies. The more errors in your sales pitch and initial communications, the fewer jobs you will get. Your written communications should be flawless, but, at the same time, the level of writing in your communications should be representative of the final product that the client will actually receive from you.

I am an exceptional writer in the English language, but I couldn't write in Polish or Chinese to save my life. I certainly wouldn't take people's money under false pretenses while trying, either. The moral? Always be honest and up-front about your qualifications. If you're not getting hired, that's a sign that you are simply not yet ready to write, professionally, for American consumers. Write for customers in your native language, while honing your English skills in your spare time.

Please verify this attachment and forward your suggestion to rectify my mistakes. My another doubt is risk of scam, due to my continues proposal is there any chance for my mails to be in scam list.

oh not able to attach files.So i pasted here.

Hello,

My name is Lakshmi Rekha and I am writing in response to your advertisement in newyork.craigslist/mnh/wrg/1121669403.html for freelance work. I possess one year of experience as a SEO Executive and Content Writer.

Work Nature:

- Content Writing
- Niche Marketing
- Link Building
- Keyword analyst
- Web Researching
- Rewriting
- Editing
- Review Writing
- SEO article writing
- Blogging

Sample Articles :

Here i use to give my current samples at least four

Recent blogs under my work:
bollywoodvogue
petsinyourhome

Online Samples:
- /?Indian-Clothes-Online&id=1858567
- /?The-Big-Colorful-Indian-Wedding!&id=189055
- /Classics/Challenges-of-Country-Doctor.420175.
- /?Print-Flyers-and-Flyer-Printing,-What-Are-They? &id=2202949
- /?Why-You-Should-Buy-a-Right-Hand-Drive-Jeep&id=2 202695
- /?What-to-Consider-Before-Paying-For-Cheap-Laptop s&id=2202655
- /?Print-Flyers-and-Flyer-Printing,-What-Are-They? &id=2202949

Let me know if you need more samples. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely
Rekha

It's passed midnight and I've had a long day. I will take a look tomorrow.

ok WB thank You. Good night. But i will wait for you suggestion before my next step.

Rekha, I have read your samples and, unfortunately, I do not bring good news. I suspect that the reason you are not winning any American clients is because your writing skills in the English language are very flawed. That's the honest truth.

I advise you to read the following quote and put my suggestion into action.

Hmm! that's a good idea. Also try to do some article marketing. As I have mentioned in one of my other post if you post article in ezinearticles you may get some good targeted visitors. Yahoo answer is another good way.

Thanks
Dave

Remember, even on Craigs List, when someone requests a service you solicite and you commit to that service, you are obligated to complete the job. If you are not able to, then advise so another option can be pursued.

I was "teased," after paying 50% in advance, until the 23rd hour...a buyers faith weakens very quickly in these cirumstances. As this forum proves, bad news travels faster than good.

Sparks, could you tell me which service of craigslist did you use? I'm thinking of hiring one, but I don't want to have a bad experience like you did.

Thanks!

1. That's against the rules of this forum.

2. I suggest that you read this: https://essayscam.org/forum/es/one-heard-chris-webber-using-houressay-googlemail-996/

Craig's List as a way to find clients?

For the independent writers and small companies out there, wondered if Craig's List has been a reliable place to find clients? I tried it and it didn't turn up much.

Same here (you'd do better spamming here).

I have been thinking about spamming some sites where I know there are lot of the type of students I want to target. But the sites have strict rules about no commercial posts. How do you guys get around that?

Spamming is NEVER a good idea anywhere. Craigs sometimes may be really good but just make sure that you are getting a good deal. I always ask for paypal downpayment before starting things up.

It is never a good idea for sure but we are talking about an industry in which it is not possible to advertise on Google. If I had a site, I think I would spam because it is generally hard to reach clients. It is actually not hard but it will take you an insane amount of money plus a lot of time.

Craig's List is more of a site for selling physical items and other services. Since there are a number of horrific tales about the site, it has gained a degree of negative and scary publicity which has affected its effectivity as a service for hire site. I strongly doubt that students, who are usually the target of the negative listings on the site would be inclined to hire a writer from there. There are too many unknown factors and too many crazies that exist on that site for it to be a safe place to hire anyone for any service. There are other, far more reputable service sites that a student can use to hire a writer. Go with the safe online places like UpWork for instance. There are several writers from there whom I know personally who became successful in retaining legacy clients because of the safety protocols in place which left both the writer and the student feeling comfortable in dealing with one another. It's better to be safe than sorry in this instance.

I never bothered updating my Elance account when they became Upwork, but most of the inquiries from students on that platform were just ridiculous low-ball offers from people who found me here first, anyway. Their TOS prohibit academic writing for hire and they often deleted those jobs before I even had a chance to decline them. I did find a corporate client (a veterinarian) through Elance who paid me very well for about a dozen projects over two years.

During all my time active in the academic writing business, I never found a need to go online to promote my work nor to seek out clients. The reason is that I always found the online dealing system to be highly problematic between the writer and the client. As evidenced by the clear misunderstanding between writer and client in various discussion threads here, I am of the opinion that I made the right decision for myself.

Rather than going online and advertising myself, I always made sure to create a continuous downline of student agents at various nearby universities. The downline gives the students a commission for every successful referral plus a small bonus at the end of every academic year if their referral turns into a regular client. This method has been working very well for me for more than 2 decades now. The business is regular and I even get referrals from other universities and countries all based upon my "student agents". Sure I have to take a hiatus when they go on vacation but I welcome the rest period since I am able to work hard during most of the year in preparation for the slow seasons.

So I think that the best way to find clients is not to go online on Craig's List or wherever. At least for myself, I found that not being online advertising myself worked better for me, businesswise.

Consider yourself very lucky then, that you don't need to go online to advertise an online service


You have a point, but this "misunderstanding" you refer to represents a very small fraction of the whole set of problems the industry faces. Actually it is so small as to be negligible in the grand scheme of things


This is not a very sustainable model, and its scalability is limited to some extent, IMO. This is especially given that there are other less complex and already proven methods

Craigslist, like many other ad sites, has become notorious for scams and fraudsters. It will be hard to get anyone to take a listing seriously and those that do, beware. You are putting yourself at risk of being the one scammed. It would be better for you to network in your area. Reach out to students at nearby universities and possible some high schools as many juniors and seniors are prepping admissions essays and such. Otherwise, you can continue to apply with the online companies, but be forewarned that the majority pay poorly and have even worse scruples!

Edited to add: Craigslist has recently implemented pricing for many of the categories, including services which used to be 100% free to post. That has helped weed out some (not all) of the scammers.

Some scammer will weigh the benefits of paying to keep their scam going or to get it started against how much they assume they can make. If the price events out in their mind, then the fact that Craigslist charges for posting will not be a problem for them. They won't think twice about it. Considering that Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites charge to advertise companies, including academic writing companies or freelance writers, having to pay a fee to post just isn't something these con artists would think twice about. They will just consider it an investment. So, I really doubt Craigslist will be able to get rid of the bad eggs just because they charge to post these days.

While Craigslist still exists as a website, I would not consider it a reliable source of writers or clients for writers. There are still too many gray areas when it comes to their job postings and qualifications for anyone to consider this a reliable website or source of services. The UI has not even been updated to a more modern vibe. I really do not understand why people would still go to that site to look for services unless they plan on running a con on the person that is hired or if the person hired plans to do something negative to the client. It isn't a service I would recommend as a hiring site for a writer or any sort of employment.