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Re: Webseed

Diane,

  Of course you are "worth of being paid!" You're a very good writer. As for
paying anyone to publish your work, I say forget that! They are supposed to
pay us.

Tom Ogren
tloallergyfree@earthlink.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Diana Pederson" <gardenwriter@attbi.com>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 6:55 PM
Subject: [GWL]: Webseed


> Dear garden writers:
>
> I have run into a situation on-line that caused me to quickly drop three
> different columns last week.  Webseed is now proposing charging writers to
> publish there.  Somehow, this seems really backwards to me.  THEY want to
> make money from my work but not give me any money in return unless I go
out
> and sign up with a bunch of affiliate programs (limited to 5 per page) and
> put up with their commisioned ads on each page of my site.
>
> I don't know if I am finally undergoing a serious attitude change about
> writing or what.  Maybe, because I now have a bimonthly book review column
> in a print garden magazine, I am starting to see myself as worthy of being
> paid.
>
> What is your take on webseed right now?  I don't care if the charge is
> $25/year or $20/month (both of which are currently proposed).  To me, it
is
> the principle of the thing.  If I become a salesman I might make some
money
> there but they have total control over where the ads are placed.  They
also
> have the courage to post one ad in the middle of our articles to be sure
the
> reader views them.
>
> I am currently the Bella Gardening Host and the suite101 Enabled Gardener
> editor.  I also have my own site, which until this coming week, only
linked
> to the other websites where my writing is posted.  If I have to run
> affiliate programs to make any money online, I may just as well do it with
> my own website (currently costing $32/year for 5 megs space, domain name
> registration, and 10 email boxes) and have TOTAL control over what ads are
> even placed on my pages.
>
> AM I IN THE WRONG HERE?  The overseer of webseed just sent out a
newsletter
> saying something to the effect that the ones complaining loudest about
being
> charged are being the harshest in our criticism.  I AM SORRY but a part of
> me feels like he is USING ME to make money for himself.  I totally
> understand that everyone needs to make money to keep large communities of
> writers running, but there has to be a way where the revenue is shared
with
> the writer without turning us into salesmen too.
>
> I know I am spouting off a bit here but I thought this would be the
> appropriate place to discuss this issue with professional writers.
>
> Diana Pederson, GWAA
> Learn about me at www.enabling-gardens.com
>
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