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gpsdan Registered user
Posts : 7 Join date : 2010-05-13
| Subject: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 13, 2010 12:16 pm | |
| Hi, We are looking for an expat with excellent English to join us on an iPhone project. The person must meet the following qualifications: * Must have lived in Sofia for at least six months. * Native English speaker with excellent writing skill. Please feel free to send us your writing samples. * Owning an iPhone is a plus, but not required. The person will join us as a freelance contributor to write about the tourist attractions in the city. Please note this is a part time position with flexible work hours. If interested, please please send resume to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] |
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Daisy Super user
Posts : 1121 Join date : 2010-02-11
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 13, 2010 3:34 pm | |
| Hope you don't mind me asking but what is this all about ? |
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gpsdan Registered user
Posts : 7 Join date : 2010-05-13
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 13, 2010 3:44 pm | |
| - Daisy wrote:
- Hope you don't mind me asking but what is this all about ?
Hi Basically we are looking for a native English speaker, living in Sofia, to write some content regarding local tourist attractions. Regards, Dan |
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Admin Administrator
Posts : 6136 Join date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 13, 2010 5:09 pm | |
| - gpsdan wrote:
- Daisy wrote:
- Hope you don't mind me asking but what is this all about ?
Hi
Basically we are looking for a native English speaker, living in Sofia, to write some content regarding local tourist attractions.
Regards, Dan I think what Daisy is asking is what do you need it for? or where will it be printed |
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gpsdan Registered user
Posts : 7 Join date : 2010-05-13
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 13, 2010 5:14 pm | |
| - Admin wrote:
- gpsdan wrote:
- Daisy wrote:
- Hope you don't mind me asking but what is this all about ?
Hi
Basically we are looking for a native English speaker, living in Sofia, to write some content regarding local tourist attractions.
Regards, Dan I think what Daisy is asking is what do you need it for? or where will it be printed
Oh, Im sorry. The content will be used for tourist applications and published via iPhone Apps. Regards, Dan |
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starlite Mega user
Posts : 1784 Join date : 2009-10-11
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 13, 2010 7:54 pm | |
| interesting topic, not absolutely certain of what is being asked of the writer and why only sofia. The tourist industry covers all areas of bulgaria and this appears to be a limited area of work, by which i mean, one the history has been researched ( history does not change) what more can be wrote, other than new and developing tourist attractions, a person living in sofia does not necessarily know of all areas of interest, only their interests. my sincere apologies if i have misread or misunderstood what is being asked. but an interesting offer. |
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scott Super user
Posts : 1053 Join date : 2009-10-30
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Tue May 18, 2010 6:52 pm | |
| This sounds like a spammer to me I don't beleive that there is anything in this other than the op getting a free plug? but I could be wrong? |
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gpsdan Registered user
Posts : 7 Join date : 2010-05-13
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Wed May 19, 2010 1:08 am | |
| - starlite wrote:
- interesting topic, not absolutely certain of what is being asked of the writer and why only sofia. The tourist industry covers all areas of bulgaria and this appears to be a limited area of work, by which i mean, one the history has been researched ( history does not change) what more can be wrote, other than new and developing tourist attractions, a person living in sofia does not necessarily know of all areas of interest, only their interests.
my sincere apologies if i have misread or misunderstood what is being asked. but an interesting offer. Hi What we ask of the author is to gather content, basically pick up the sights, take a photo and write a small description about each. After which our software will format the data into a small iPhone App. We are not covering just Sofia, but we are starting with Sofia. If you have any other questions please do let me know Regards, Dan |
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Chris Moderator
Posts : 2299 Join date : 2009-09-14 Age : 61
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Wed May 19, 2010 2:43 pm | |
| Hi Dan
Please could you respond to the following:
1. How many words per article do you require? 2. Copyright on image/s (transferred to you or stays with photographer)? 3. Copyright on actual article (transferred to you or stays with author)? 4. File formats for submitted copy - text and images (plus size / resolution of images)? 5. Remuneration per article (text + images)? 6. How/when payment will be made? 7. Do you require a VAT invoice? 8. Credits? Is author name included in the iPhone app and article? 9. Copyscape Premium? I suspect the article has to fully pass without plagiarism?
I think this would make everything much clearer to our Members.
I also think if you want a native English speaker to do excellent research (without plagiarism), provide text that passes Copyscape Premium, with copyright free images, then the remuneration should reflect this
Chris |
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gpsdan Registered user
Posts : 7 Join date : 2010-05-13
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Wed May 19, 2010 3:39 pm | |
| - ChrisQBG wrote:
- Hi Dan
Please could you respond to the following:
1. How many words per article do you require? 2. Copyright on image/s (transferred to you or stays with photographer)? 3. Copyright on actual article (transferred to you or stays with author)? 4. File formats for submitted copy - text and images (plus size / resolution of images)? 5. Remuneration per article (text + images)? 6. How/when payment will be made? 7. Do you require a VAT invoice? 8. Credits? Is author name included in the iPhone app and article? 9. Copyscape Premium? I suspect the article has to fully pass without plagiarism?
I think this would make everything much clearer to our Members.
I also think if you want a native English speaker to do excellent research (without plagiarism), provide text that passes Copyscape Premium, with copyright free images, then the remuneration should reflect this
Chris Dear Chris, We ask interested parties to submit their resume and writing samples to the email address provided, and we prefer to address these questions in private if applicant meets our qualification criteria. Regards, Dan |
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Daisy Super user
Posts : 1121 Join date : 2010-02-11
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Wed May 19, 2010 4:25 pm | |
| Hi Dan can't you answer some of the questions raised by Chris? I think you might get a better response if you do ? |
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mickhev Super user
Posts : 962 Join date : 2010-01-10
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 20, 2010 6:26 am | |
| - gpsdan wrote:
- ChrisQBG wrote:
- Hi Dan
Please could you respond to the following:
1. How many words per article do you require? 2. Copyright on image/s (transferred to you or stays with photographer)? 3. Copyright on actual article (transferred to you or stays with author)? 4. File formats for submitted copy - text and images (plus size / resolution of images)? 5. Remuneration per article (text + images)? 6. How/when payment will be made? 7. Do you require a VAT invoice? 8. Credits? Is author name included in the iPhone app and article? 9. Copyscape Premium? I suspect the article has to fully pass without plagiarism?
I think this would make everything much clearer to our Members.
I also think if you want a native English speaker to do excellent research (without plagiarism), provide text that passes Copyscape Premium, with copyright free images, then the remuneration should reflect this
Chris Dear Chris,
We ask interested parties to submit their resume and writing samples to the email address provided, and we prefer to address these questions in private if applicant meets our qualification criteria.
Regards, Dan I think what Chris as asked above is very good,i dont see why any of it should be answered in private,unless its not an above board ad,but people can make their own minds up about that |
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gpsdan Registered user
Posts : 7 Join date : 2010-05-13
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 20, 2010 10:44 am | |
| Just want to clarify something here. The writer's relationship with us will be similar to that between a book author and a publisher, with the writer being the author and us being the publisher. This means that the intellectual property rights and remuneration will be handled in a simialr way as in the booking publishing business. One can find standard publishing agreements on the internet if one wants to learn more about them. However our lawyer has adviced us not to disclose the terms in a public forum so we ask the interested party to send us resume and writing sample(s).
Thank you. |
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Chris Moderator
Posts : 2299 Join date : 2009-09-14 Age : 61
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 20, 2010 12:59 pm | |
| I have been in publishing, design and print (like my late Father before me) since graduating from Leeds College of Technology with a degree in the field over 25 years ago.
I have also, never heard such nonsense in my life! The questions I asked were common 'journalist' questions that any serious copywriter would ask.
Frequently, I use various 'Freelance Journalism' sites for copywriters or contributors. I would NEVER post an ad without stating number of words required, remuneration for the article and the copyright/Copyscape requirements of said article.
However, if you are unable or unwilling to disclose such basic information due to the 'advice' of your lawyers, then I wish you luck, as no serious journalist I know would bother contacting you. |
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mickhev Super user
Posts : 962 Join date : 2010-01-10
| Subject: Re: English Content Writer Needed Thu May 20, 2010 9:00 pm | |
| Well done Chris,maybe its just spam,time will tell,lets see what interest it has |
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