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		<title>Are Freelance Industry Bloggers Stupid? Upwork Seems to Think So</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's days like these I wish I hadn't retired Naked PR. If you don't already know, I used to own a small PR firm, where I was an early specialist in online public relations and social media consulting (before everyone under the sun started thinking they were qualified to call themselves that). Naked PR was my blog where I had a tendency to say things]]></description>
		
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		<title>Moving Beyond Content Mills: Steve Sloane</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This article is part of a follow-up series for Demand Media Studios writers interested in moving past the content mill to find higher paying freelance writing jobs. This series features freelance advice for five writers tailored to their individual needs and goals. First let me apologize for the delay in starting this series. My schedule is a bit wonky these days as we've been moving]]></description>
		
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		<title>Moving Past Demand Media Studios</title>
		<link>https://allfreelancewriting.com/moving-past-demand-media-studios/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As some of you might know, Demand Media recently emailed their DMS writers about pending changes. Here's what it comes down to. This business model was hit hard by Google recently -- a big source of both traffic and income for content mills, farms, networks, or whatever we're calling them this month. Demand realized they have to change things. For example, you can't have repeat]]></description>
		
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		<title>Think Twice About Writing for Revenue Share</title>
		<link>https://allfreelancewriting.com/think-twice-about-writing-for-revenue-share/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Freelance Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Content Mills]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This post is based on a comment I recently left on Lori Widmer's "If it Didn't Work with Huffington...." Writing for ad revenue is usually a bad idea for writers. Some of the big networks have been doing it for years, and the problems have been clear for a long time now. It's easy to justify it though. I've been there myself. I've crunched numbers]]></description>
		
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		<title>Want Google to Get Tough on Mills and Other MFA Sites Spamming Their Rankings? Now You Can!</title>
		<link>https://allfreelancewriting.com/want-google-to-get-tough-on-mills-and-other-mfa-sites-spamming-their-rankings-now-you-can/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You know my thoughts on content mills. You know I'm pissed that Google has so far allowed these MFA (made-for-adsense) sites to spam their rankings using tactics that would have smaller independent publishers penalized in a heartbeat (and that's been the case for years). They didn't pay attention when we brought up the issues in writing communities. But now that the tech segment is on]]></description>
		
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		<title>Writing for Residual Earnings Sites is NOT a Retirement Plan</title>
		<link>https://allfreelancewriting.com/writing-for-residual-earnings-sites-is-not-a-retirement-plan/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Freelance Business]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the things I find through Twitter make me want to cry. "How to Retire on Residual Income from Writing Articles" was one such link (although I can't remember which darling follow felt it was a good idea to share). This is an article about how writing for sites that offer residual income is an option for people who want to retire. In other words,]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demand Media Strikes Back at PBS and Writers Everywhere &#8211; Yawn</title>
		<link>https://allfreelancewriting.com/demand-media-strikes-back-at-pbs-and-writers-yawn/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yo Prinzel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many of you probably caught this post on PBS.org about content farms last week. When I read it, I found it very interesting that Demand Media turned down the opportunity to be interviewed for the piece. Usually, they can't be tamed when it comes to spouting their really cool: Hey, we never said we were journalists... but look at our awesome brand of service journalism]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demand Studios: Beyond the Rate Debate</title>
		<link>https://allfreelancewriting.com/demand-studios-beyond-the-rate-debate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 02:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today I want to take a look at some criticisms of Demand Studios other than the low rate argument. And I'm going to give you facts -- lots of them -- so you can make your own decisions about some of these issues and whether or not writing for Demand Studios is a smart move in your situation. So today I want to follow up on]]></description>
		
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		<title>Associated Content Writers: You Are Trying To Unionize What, Now?</title>
		<link>https://allfreelancewriting.com/associated-content-writers-you-are-trying-to-unionize-what-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yo Prinzel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 10:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Michelle Rafter Tweeted a little gem about the Yahoo-Associated Content deal and AC writers attempting to unionize to have more say post-acquisition. Say what? Associated Content writers are trying to unionize? Yes. According to the pro-union article (which, ironically, is published on AC), AC writers feel as though they have rights that are being ignored. They also think that they should be at the]]></description>
		
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		<title>Another Freelance Marketplace Bites the Dust &#8212; Elance Work View</title>
		<link>https://allfreelancewriting.com/another-freelance-marketplace-bites-the-dust-elance-work-view/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Mattern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You know that here at All Freelance Writing we're incredibly picky about what we will and won't promote. For example, we won't sell out to content mills that exploit writers, and we won't send you to job leads at marketplaces we consider shady. Speaking of freelance marketplaces, there was actually only one we were willing to openly support -- Elance. I'm sad to say that's]]></description>
		
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