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Old 03-07-2010, 09:50 PM
Scattered86 Scattered86 is offline
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I was doing some searches on the Human ReWriter, just to learn a little more about the company, and I can across this site. I am a mommy at home, who was looking for some extra income.
For those of you interested in the Human Rewriter job, I have been doing rewrites for a few weeks. After I applied, my application was accepted almost immediately. About three weeks later, I heard back from my rewriting samples I submitted and was 'hired' to do rewrites.
I don't have much professional writing experience, other than writing through school and college, master thesis, etc, but I am a perfectionist and have a knack for writing well. I'm at home with my little boy right now, and was just looking for a way to supplement my husband's income a little until the economy picks up and I can find a job in my field.
Pretty much everything they say is truthful: Roughly .09 cents per sentence, depending on the length, and you definitely get faster the more you do it. An average rewrite is about 2.50- 3.00, and it takes me about 20-25 minutes. I am personally much faster with the article rewrites (as opposed to sentences), which pay more (about $4, for 20-25 minutes of work).
As I stated, I'm not a professional writer, and I would bet I actually overdo the minimal that is needed-- but if I do something, I like to do it well. That being said, I am probably making roughly minimum wage, maybe sometimes under. On the other hand, it's not a job that I am focusing 100% attention on. I'm either writing while my little guy is playing next to me, or at night when husband and baby are making a lot of noise. I earned about $30 the first week (just a few days); $50 the next; $60 the next; on target for probably $75-$100 this week.
Will you get rich? No way. Can you support yourself? Maybe if you worked 8 hours a day every day, you could pay a portion of your bills. (I don't have that luxury of time). Can you earn enough to pay a few utilities or pay for your groceries, or extras each month-- certainly. Pay is made every Friday night. I have yet to have a problem with pay, or acceptance, but again, I haven't been doing it terribly long.
The only real con I see is that I think the service is underpaid (by the clients, which effects a low pay for the writers). But I also wonder to, if I'm just doing way to much work than is actually needed. If I didn't try to make the best sentence possible, on top of rewriting the content, I would probably be making much more per hour.
At first I had a little issue with just being a someone that helps others out of plagiarism, but who am I to judge-- it's some income for me, and I have no idea whether it's their content or not. Plus, the more I have seen, it appears that many of the clients just need various ideas, and the service is just so cheap-- who wouldn't take advantage of it?
Hope this helps any of you thinking about trying it!
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