Re: the end as we know it

**J* L* <h*@yahoo.com>**

Thanks, Doug, for that link. Very interesting. It also illustrates that many of the online "opportunities" that are basically like magazines or newspapers -- in that someone else has come up with the idea or publication and runs the show -- don't pay well at all.

That's not to say they should always be avoided, of course. They can be opportunities that lead to bigger and better-paying jobs. 

But if you spend too much time on them, you'll never get to where you're supporting yourself by writing. (And for years I made my living from garden writing.)

I don't know about others but As a Web searcher, I avoid sites like Demand because I can't assess the writer's credentials for answering the question/writing the how-to. 

Anyway I agree with all the remarks about continually reinventing ourselves. It's essential. And I appreciate Doug keeping us on our toes about it.

Judy Lowe

Sent from my iPhone so please forgive typos.

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Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:38:30 -0500
From: Doug Green <gardeningemail@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GWL] Fwd: The End As We Know It
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Here's a followup to the Techcrunch initial story from a writer who is
actually writing for Demand Media (and loving it)
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_its_like_to_write_for_demand_media.php
?

Interesting demographic comparison to Wikipedia. :-)

-- 
Doug Green
Editor-in-Chief,
SGF Publishing
http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com

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