I wonder how my project employer gets a lot of articles to write for?

Philippines
January 17, 2012 12:13am CST
I am writing for this project provider and he pays me $2 for a 500 word article. I know that she gets projects from another contractor and that she earns higher for the things I've written. She may be the direct contact with the buyer and I am now a ghostwriter. I just wonder how she source for articles to write. I want to discover how I can write directly for owners of sites or blogs instead of working for another contractor.
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@salma07 (639)
• India
19 Jan 12
first up, thanks are lot snow i am new here and i am also new in the writing area as well, but i do agree with u and lucky grey about one thing, that people are smart to win bid and hire a ghost writer to do their work...but u are lucky you know to get some amount and a steady flow of job..i guess u should take your initiative and bid in some of the online freelancing sites...all the best
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• Philippines
20 Jan 12
Most of the projects for bid in Freelancersdotcom and oDesk are for ghostwriting job. If I'm able to get $5 worth of job, maybe I can look for new writers to do the work for me. Most often though, the project provider requires that I be present online to monitor the performance. I think I'll search for direct hiring from bloggers and companies to write for. Thanks for the suggestion.
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• Indonesia
18 Jan 12
I used to be ghost writer, he paid me just $0.70 per 300 word article. Damn, quiet low amount. He was won in bidding on freelancer, and have contact directly to owners. He got a lot of articles project. I think, this kind of man is clever and smart to doing business. You should propose or joining blogger pro to be Article writer, They pay good amount up to $5-20 per article. But their term is strict, you should have working experience in same field for 1-2 years to fulfill the requirement.
• Philippines
18 Jan 12
Thanks for your suggestion luckygrey67. I'll check blogger pro. That pay is much better than what I am currently receiving now. But it is okay too to keep this job for the meantime until I got a much better one. Have a great day!!!
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17 Jan 12
At a guess, she's picking them up from the job sites (either listings or bidding) or by direct application to clients. Since you're writing for such a low price, she can bid at, say $2.50 or $3 an article and make a nice profit on the side - though she's earning it by doing all the "middleman" work.
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• Philippines
18 Jan 12
I think you've figured it right. Or she was able to get a $5 per article job from others. She just have to get good writers and she'll more. But as for my experience with her, she's not an early riser. She comes in online late and sometimes she doesn't have ready work for me. So as to make sure that I have steady flow of work, I keep on applying at Odesk or searching the internet for better providers. Thanks for participating here.
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