Today's freelance writer jobs are brought to you by Delegate2. I stumbled upon this site and thought I would apply, since I really prefer upfront pay content writing sites that have a regular flow of work rather than submitting articles and hoping they get approved. Here are my experiences with the site so far. The pay varies by assignment but as a general rule, they pay approximately $3 per 250 words. The pay increases from here depending on word count and complexity of the assignment. However, I don't think that pay rate is anything to turn your nose up at. How long could it take to write 250 words? You could easily write 4 or 5 articles an hour to justify the work.
The pay is via PayPal once per month. You'll have to keep up with all the assignments you've written and submit an invoice to be paid. This always puts me off but I did a little digging and Delegate2 does seem to be reputable. (I have never been paid by them so work at your own risk.) Here's a link to a forum post made by one of their writers who seems to be very happy:
The company is based in the UK and does accept International freelance writers. They claim to have more than 700 writers working for them right now. They also claim to have a lot of work available so it's definitely worth checking out.
I'm going to give it a go and see what they have to offer. I'm off to send in my paperwork now. If anyone is interested, I'll be glad to let you know how it goes and post more information as the situation unfolds. Good luck!
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Any news about this one?
Yes, I've been meaning to post about this site. Here's my response to a recent inquiry:
A few days after I applied they sent my first assignment. It was a 25 article project, all on dog breeding - all short, keyword rich articles on various dog breeding subjects. They provided me with 25 keywords and basically said - have at it! Well, I decided to turn it down because the pay was very low. They were only going to pay $75 for the whole batch.
However, if I had the time I could probably knock them all out in a day or two. I'm just too busy with higher paying jobs to do it right now.
Anyway, I can't say for sure if they pay, but they really keep in touch with you after you've applied. So, I would think they are legitimate.
There is no website to claim assignments or anything. They just send you available assignments when they get them, which appears to be often. They require that you turn in at least 10 per week - if you have an order larger than this. I think most of the orders are larger, in the 20-25 article range. I hope this helps.
I'd say if you had some extra time in your work schedule, they could bring in some significant supplemental income. However, if you have better paying gigs, stick with them.
Good luck!
I joined this site and got my first batch of assignments. I haven't been paid by them yet, as I don't turn in my invoice until the 20th of this months. But since the initial set of assignments, I haven't heard tell of them.
Hi, K. I've heard from other writers that the time between assignments vary, depending on how much they have available. They may also be waiting to make sure you turn in your invoice, and that you'll be reliable before they send tons of work your way. Hang in there and let us know if all goes well! Good luck!
I signed up with these people and did 25/500 word articles on Jack the Ripper. They give you 3 sites that have a lot of info for you to use in your articles but I spent probably 2 hours per article and only made $150 ($6/article).
After the articles are finished, and you must submit at least 10 a week until you're done with the set, they must be put into a zip file, plus there are several numbers you have to put on them to identify you. Once they are submitted you have to wait at least a month to be sure they're not going to want them edited and then you can send in your invoice. They say right up front that they never tell you if they're OK or if they're going to need editing so you're just stuck waiting the month to find out by default.
After that they don't pay until the 20th (if I remember right) of the next month. So something you write for example in mid-March won't be paid until mid-May or late May, assuming you don't have to do much editing.
It took over a month and several emails for me to get this assignment and after it was submitted I didn't hear anything more for another couple of months. Then I finally received an email that they were revamping stuff and wanted to know if I was going to continue working for them. I told them I was not!
Another thing is that you not only have to pay the usual PayPal fees but there is another fee (if you're in the US) for them being in the UK (something to do with the exchange rate maybe?). So bottom line, you're not even making the $6 per article.
Thank you for the input, Nickel. This is good information for everyone - if you don't want to wait this long on payment, Delegate2 might not be for you. The good news is, they DO pay. :)
Hi! Just learned that Delegate 2 requires "professional indemnity insurance" while I work there and for 6 years after. I'm assuming this means liability insurance for us Yankees. Anyone know a good place to get a policy that won't cost too much?
Thanks!
Hayden - I'm not even sure what that means. Lol. Why on earth would they require something like that?
Maybe someone with a bit more experience with Delegate or with insurance can chime in and answer your questions.
Anyone? :)
Willow,
Thanks for getting back to me... so that's not a typical request for a writing gig? (I'm a newbie. Can you tell?) I'm guessing they are just covering their bases and it has more to do with attempted plagiarism than anything else. PII sites are abundant in the UK but getting a quote in pounds doesn't help me much.
Those of you who freelance/contract, you haven't been asked to get insurance before?
hayden - I've never been asked for this, and I've never heard of anyone being asked for this. Maybe someone will come along who can help you with this one.
Try visiting the WAHM.com forums and posting there in the "Moms Who Write" section. (Don't worry if you're not a Mom. Lol. They won't run you out!) There are a lot of experienced freelancers there who might be able to give you some more insight. Good luck!
Hi, just thought I'd mention that in reading the information Delagate sends new writers, they say that that insurance thing is for companies who contract out writers to them and individual freelancers can choose not to use it.
Hi, I work at Purecontent (formerly Delegate2) and just wanted to answer some of the questions raised here.
Lastlittlebird is right - the professional indemnity insurance is not applicable to individual freelance writers.
If you are applying to write as an individual, not as a company who contracts the work out to other writers on your behalf, you can completely ignore this.
As far as pay is concerned, Purecontent pays one month in arrears.
Basically, work you do this month (eg. November) you invoice us for by 10th of the following month (December), and we will pay you for it by the end of that month (December). It's a pretty standard way of working in the UK - work you do this month, you get paid for next month.
If you aren't being assigned as many projects as you'd like, or you haven't heard from us in a while, email me at jobs@purecontent.com and I will get back to you asap.
We are looking for more writers and editors at the moment, so do get in touch!
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