Comments on: Demand Studios is NOT Evil

By: Mildred

Mildred — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:39:10 +0000

Writers who don’t like Demand shouldn’t write for them and many can’t because the articles on this site are actually geared towards technical writers who already know a great deal about electronics, technology, construction, building industry, the automotive industry, and DIY projects around the home. These writers can make money on Demand. Otherwise move on, because there are thousands of articles technical articles at Demand studios just waiting to be written.

They fill up every category, too. For instance, in the relationship section, what you will find are more articles on electronics, technology, construction, building industry, the automotive industry, or Do it Yourself (DIY ) home projects, rather than topics about family or getting along with others.

Complaining doesn’t help, I agree that good writer should just move on and write for better pay, but you’ve got to work for it. You can’t just sit back and hope a site like Demand studio will change their policies.

If you don’t like it, move on is good advice. Thanks for listening.

By: Tamara V

Tamara V — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:35:55 +0000

I just started writing for DS…this is my second week. And I have to agree–yes, the editors are strict and each one has his or her own quirks of what they like or don’t like. But you will find that anywhere, in any profession or job. Humans are like that…we each have our own peculiarities and preferences and go through life according to what we think about how things are or ought to be. The pay is average for this sort of thing which is kind of hack, bread and butter sort of writing, not I’m going to change the world sort of writing. But that’s OK–they say what it is up front and that’s what you get. If you don’t like it, feel free to write elsewhere. No one is forcing anyone to do this. The payments for what I have done so far have shown up on schedule except for the first one where there was a glitch on our paypal account (our fault not DS!!) and the payment will be added in to the next payday so no problem. Gotta expect to work out little kinks when starting something new. If someone does not like the strictness of the editors or the requests for rewrites, then maybe writing isn’t quite the field for you!! All writers have to deal with editors somewhere along the line and revisions and rewrites are part of the game of writing. I am a homeschool mom, just trying to help out my family a little with financial things and since I have written privately since I was 14 and had good reports on my writing ability from all my professors in college and I love to write, always wanted to write professionally but didn’t know how to get started, not having quite the right degree or experience credentials to show a prospective employer, I am thrilled beyond imagining that I am getting to spend time writing and get paid for it. A wise person once said, “figure out what you would do for free. Then figure out how to get someone to pay you to do it and you’ll never work a day in your life.” There’s only two things I feel that way about (besides being a mom which no one pays for and I wouldn’t expect or want them to!! ) ): teaching and writing. I taught for 9 years in public schools and community colleges and now i homeschool. So I’ve gotten paid for that one, although not while homeschooling of course. Now I get a chance to get paid for my other passion–writing!! You can picture me grinning ear to ear!! If writing doesn’t give you that kind of fulfilled thrill, then neither DS nor any other writing job is going to do the trick for you. Find something you love and do that instead!!

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:13:03 +0000

Well said CTM. I’ve recently been spending my time editing technical documentation from India, and I can tell you that it can be a real challenge to decide when to edit, when to rewrite and when to send something back.

By: CTM

CTM — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:34:02 +0000

I am a CE at Demand Studios and I really wish that every written piece that comes my way only required a two minute touch up that I could fix myself, approve and earn my $3.50 along with making every writer happy. Unfortunately, many writers who struggle to write well slip through the application cracks and their writing inability is apparent immediately. We Copy Editors have to do a lot of rephrasing, I can tell you, but we do not join forums and bash writers in protest like they do us. When a writer lays the blame on others for their own shortcomings, it is the signature of unprofessionalism.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:24:18 +0000

Rosemary. The Social Security is for tax purposes. If you don’t want to give your social security number, you get a tax id# through the IRS.

By: Rosemary Banks

Rosemary Banks — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:48:08 +0000

Ok I’ve read a lot of the different opinions and comments. My question is in order to get paid you have to give them your social security number?

Has anyone had a problem giving up their social security number. That’s my main concern.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:42:10 +0000

I’ve seen similar complaints William, and they are honest complaints (though I think overblown), but they are not evidence of a scam.

By: william

william — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:51:45 +0000

you may want to read this article on demand studios, and then make a call about the company.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Demand-Studios-4-Reasons-Why-It-Sucks

it’s filled with info from people who actually wrote for the company.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:06:21 +0000

I agree with this article. I’ve been writing for Demand Studios since April 2008- earlier if you count my e-how articles. I was writing for them when you only had 3 categories to choose from. I wrote for them when there were only 50 titles to choose from, versus the 150K you can pick today!

The ones I see complain about being underpaid are the ones who take two hours to compose a $15 article. Even at THAT rate, it beats delivering pizza in dark neighborhoods!

They aren’t a scam. Anytime you work for someone, they make more money than what they pay you. I’ve never been hired by a poor person.

If you align your time right and use the proper techniques, you can make $60 an hour without knowing next to nothing about the selected titles. I did it. I had no choice but to find a way to make it happen when the recession hit. Within 6 months I paid off most of my debt, making $1200 a month working 2 hours a night, 5 nights a week. I had a full time job, family, etc. If I didn’t have the Demand Studios opportunity, I definitely would have been delivering pizza in bad neighborhoods. Instead, I DVRed my favorite TV shows and got focused. The only advantage I had over most writers was that I could type more than 50 words per minute. Other than that, I am a Joe Shmo.

So if you don’t like writing for them, stop crying and leave. If you want to write faster, e-mail me and I’ll give you some info. Other than that, Demand Studios is one of the best opportunities out there to make extra money.

Paul Bright

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:31:35 +0000

Can't speak about Demand studios, but I can WW. John, you are the second person to state that writersweekly only wants to cause controversy. I agree with you. They really go to great lengths to cause doubt in peoples minds. Why do you think this is? Could it have something to do with Angela being the owner of Booklocker? .-= Rose´s last blog ..How to make Snowmen Soup- Christmas Crafts =-.