Comments on: Blowing The Lid On The $1 Copywriting Racket http://copywriterscrucible.com/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/ A melting pot of copywriting tips, insight and words for hire by freelance copywriter Matt Ambrose. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:31:34 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Matt Ambrose http://copywriterscrucible.com/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-3161 Matt Ambrose Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:47:11 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/#comment-3161 Michael, In the article I read you are referred to as 'an SEO copywriter with many years in the business' - which is where I got the impression from that is what you did for a profession. I apologize if I have caused any offence. Thanks for being able to raise this issue with some evidence to support what many copywriters have suspected for some time. Hopefully Google will start looking at tightening their algorithms before it gets out of hand. Matt. Michael,

In the article I read you are referred to as ‘an SEO copywriter with many years in the business’ – which is where I got the impression from that is what you did for a profession. I apologize if I have caused any offence.

Thanks for being able to raise this issue with some evidence to support what many copywriters have suspected for some time. Hopefully Google will start looking at tightening their algorithms before it gets out of hand.

Matt.

]]> By: Michael Pedone http://copywriterscrucible.com/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-3160 Michael Pedone Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:30:42 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/#comment-3160 For the record, I am NOT a professional copywriter nor have I ever said I was. I am the President and CEO of www.eTrafficJams.com. Our seo blog has many writers who contribute their talents (which they are compensated for it). It seems that there are several sites that are using our RSS feed to re-post our blogs and they are using my face / name / bio as the originator. Sometimes I am, other times I am not. This is strating to create some confusion and I apologize for that. For the record, I am NOT a professional copywriter nor have I ever said I was. I am the President and CEO of http://www.eTrafficJams.com.

Our seo blog has many writers who contribute their talents (which they are compensated for it).

It seems that there are several sites that are using our RSS feed to re-post our blogs and they are using my face / name / bio as the originator. Sometimes I am, other times I am not.

This is strating to create some confusion and I apologize for that.

]]> By: Matt Ambrose http://copywriterscrucible.com/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-3107 Matt Ambrose Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:48:58 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/#comment-3107 Looking at the price wars on sites like getafreelancer.com you certainly would think that copywriting was merely a commodity. The problem with these sites is that project creators will go for the lowest bidder rather than bother to check through anybody's portfolio. Google's algorithms are certainly supposed to be wisening up to the ticking time bomb of duplicated content. I think its now getting to the stage where they can blacklist sites using copied material. Once this occurs it might not improve the standard of some the haphazardly written content some people are prepared to have on their sites. But it might encourage more businesses to make more of an effort to find people who actually spend time writing to a good standard. Then it will no longer be seen as a commodity but receive the recognition it deserves of being a professional service. Looking at the price wars on sites like getafreelancer.com you certainly would think that copywriting was merely a commodity. The problem with these sites is that project creators will go for the lowest bidder rather than bother to check through anybody’s portfolio.

Google’s algorithms are certainly supposed to be wisening up to the ticking time bomb of duplicated content. I think its now getting to the stage where they can blacklist sites using copied material.

Once this occurs it might not improve the standard of some the haphazardly written content some people are prepared to have on their sites. But it might encourage more businesses to make more of an effort to find people who actually spend time writing to a good standard. Then it will no longer be seen as a commodity but receive the recognition it deserves of being a professional service.

]]> By: Rick http://copywriterscrucible.com/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 Rick Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:25:00 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/blowing-the-lid-on-the-1-copywriting-racket/#comment-3106 What's the next step? Hinglish copywriters? There's an old saw that applies here, "It is the cheap man who pays the most." As search engines weed out duplicate content the results of copypaster's articles will diminish. Competing on price means that 'some' see copywriting as a commodity and not a professional service. Do you really want commoditization of your services? What’s the next step? Hinglish copywriters?

There’s an old saw that applies here, “It is the cheap man who pays the most.” As search engines weed out duplicate content the results of copypaster’s articles will diminish.

Competing on price means that ’some’ see copywriting as a commodity and not a professional service. Do you really want commoditization of your services?

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