“Original Content” at $2 an Article
We’ve all seen the ads - write original articles for a buck or two for every 500, or 1,000 words. Lee Gomes at the Wall Street Journal Online decided to see what was true about these ads.
It’s more or less as expected, but he reveals what’s really going on - an attempt to create income with Google adwords.
I’ve noticed pages that probably come from such scams - Google is going to have to figure out how to eleminate these from search. That’s not going to be easy, but I’ll bet they figure it out.
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2 opinions for “Original Content” at $2 an Article
The Article Writer » Blog Archive » Junk Web Content
Mar 7, 2006 at 1:39 pm
[…] As someone who makes a living writing articles, I certainly know first hand the type of “employer” seeking someone to produce this type of rubbish. As Anne pointed out, it will probably take the search engines — such as Google — to stop the flow. Unfortunately, the tie-in between content and Google AdSense revenue makes this event an unlikely occurrence. « The Article Writer Mailbag […]
razib
Mar 8, 2006 at 3:06 am
I am from Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world and even for me 2$ for an article is way too low and I would rather do another work than waste my time for changing an article at to the extent that Google would not understand. I really cannot comprehend how people in USA can spend their valuable time for such a crazy thing. Is it worth it? $2 is far lower than the minimum hourly wage rate in USA.
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