A former colleague of mine recently went freelance, so I’ve been sending him any info on potentially suitable jobs and assignments that I come across.
A few days ago, I saw one that sounded perfect: The Urban Writers, a company based in his country of Canada, offering a range of freelance writing and editing roles, all with flexible hours and on a remote basis.
Accordingly, he enquired about one of the writing jobs. Unusually, they replied quickly (a downside of freelancing is the constant hustle of pitching/applying and then following up, often to be ignored). But it quickly became apparent why they were so quick to respond.
Amid all of this company’s deliberately sassy and informal prose (lots of exclamation marks! And more than a few grammar and spelling errors!! Even though they offer editorial services!!!) were the specifics of the job, including the pay.
Starting rate: 1c per word. Yes, one US cent. Per word.
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