Calls For Content Feature

United States
October 17, 2007 6:10pm CST
Has anyone else noticed the new Calls for Content feature on the My Account page of AC? It looks pretty neat, but I am not sure how easy it is going to be to get work from it since we are submitting bids for the projects. I guess we will have to see. What do you think?
4 responses
• United States
19 Oct 07
Considering that the only call for content that is always available has to do with China, I kind of don't really care to much for it. I am not into reality television shows and this seems to be the only one that isn't taken up all the time. I thought that it would be a good idea but they don't come out with very many offers. We will see....
• United States
25 Oct 07
well.... It improved over the last few days. I started seeing more offers and have done about five of them also. Two were for $9 and the rest where around $4-$6. It is much easier to write something when you know what they want. I change my mind and kind of like it now. I just hope that we don't end up having any more glitches like we did on the performance bonus.
• United States
19 Oct 07
I have gotten five of the Calls for Content so far, two were on boating, one was on ski resorts, and two were on where to get flu shots in certain areas.
• United States
17 Oct 07
I noticed it but I find it a tad irksome. I mean, other people actually can claim the topic, so even if you have a perfect idea, and someone else beats you to it, you kind of lose that and have to find other things to write about. I've pretty much given up writing for them. It's gotten too terrible and overdone lately, where they'll take some things and completely skip over all the other great ideas. I think it's sad really. And the calls for content box is kind of annoying too. So I'm not too sure how I feel about it just yet.
• United States
18 Oct 07
After closer inspection, I noticed that you claim the topic too, you don't bid on it. So basically it is going to be first come, first serve. We'll have to see how it works though.
@ArsonCuff (3114)
• United States
19 Oct 07
Yeah, I was one of the peoples getting to test the beta version...must have bene a lot of testers though...seconds after I got the e-mail I checked and all of the topics in the test were taken...ha ha...I did manage to nab up the $20 thank you one though
@babostwick (2036)
• United States
17 Oct 07
I just noticed that as well. I will try this at one point and see what happens with it. I'm also going to continue writing some pieces on sports if there's something interesting going on. As far as how easy, it's probably as difficult as getting any freelance job. I would know from experience as I've only won 4 jobs total out of 60+ tries. Some just get cancelled and I'm like geez. That part is another story for another time. I think it could work out though. Maybe I'll get lucky and try it out and see how it works.
• United States
18 Oct 07
I just checked it out, and they have a lot of basketball topics available now. You might want to check it out!