Get Paid To Write Online. Or Not.

There are a lot of editors looking for writers to submit pieces for exposure. There are a lot of reasons why this is exposure is a good idea, and lots of great writers who got their first clips this way, but I still think it's a bit of a scam. Try offering the electric company an online byline instead of pay and see how long your lights stay on.

Here's a clip from a list of writers' guidelines:

5. I do not pay for guest posts, but you will get credit for your work. Add a two sentence bio with one link at the end of the post.

This one is hilarious to me because it's on a site called Get Paid To Write Online, which usually helps writers to find markets and offers advice to on how to make money writing online. But not here on Get Paid To Write Online, of course.

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