The Truth About Why I Write For A Content Mill

First I tell you all that I use Upwork to find work and now I’m confessing to writing for a content mill! Am I a naive, exploited fool? Worse than Hitler? The Antichrist? You be the judge.

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As you’ll know from my recent piece about Upwork I’m a new writer. You’ll probably guess without reading it from the beginner quality of my work. I’m trying though. With each piece and each job I’m getting a tiny bit better. I’m combining practical experience with the many wonderful articles on how to be a better writer here on Medium. If I keep plugging away I know I’ll get there in the end.

What do freelancers say about content mills?

I am a researcher at heart. If I’m going to do anything in life I always research it to death first. New tv? Research. Picking a new restaurant to try? Research. Starting a writing career? Research, Research, Research! I read all about the pros and cons of Upwork before I started using it and I did the same about content mills. Well, I say pros and cons but few writers have anything good to say about them. They are compared to Chinese sweatshops or Dickensian workhouses. Content mills take naive writers and lure them with the promise of regular…