jswindell10

@jswindell10 (417)

United States • Age 56

Joined myLot 15 years ago

Being a Woman is a Job By Itself but Somebody's Gotta Do It!

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jswindell10's Discussions

Financial Aid Blues

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 7 Dec 12

A couple of days ago, my school contacted me to let me know that I was ineligible to receive any more financial aid due to my name issues. My birth name and working name are slightly different but both are unusual so I don't see...

money

school

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Honor Your Mother or Father Because of their Title or Treat them as Human

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 4 Dec 12

Now, I don't have kids and maybe never will but one thing got stuck in my head recently. If your parent has less-than-perfect traits and you grow up to accept this trait in your future relationships (which may be unhealthy and...

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Which web content websites offer incentives for their contributors?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 3 Dec 12

I used to belong to Examiner as a food writer but for me, the incentives were better than the pay. There was a shopper club I joined through them that offered discounts at Target and gourmet food items (they had other stuff...

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Did you stop smoking this year?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 2 Dec 12

My New year's resolution was to cut back and I did. I went from smoking 3 Newport Kings to 1-2 Newport 100s. In less than a week, I could feel the difference in my breathing. Even though I never got up to a pack or more a day,...

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Has Another Person's Misfortune Caused You to Give Up a Vice

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 2 Mar 12

I have smoked Newport cigarettes on and off since I was 15. In the past 12 years, I have found myself in some pretty stressful situations and as a ritual, I would smoke 2-3 cigs per night after a long day of work, with a cocktail...

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Has anyone used Clipix or Pinterest?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 20 Feb 12

As much as I love to show off my pictures, I signed up for Pinterest but was placed on a waiting list. Huh? Then once I was "approved" and filled out my profile information, I didn't see kwhat the big deal was. My writing/small...

internet

photos

social media

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Is Cable TV that serious to you?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 4 Feb 12

For the past year, I have had to go full time with my business. This means taking on work I don't want to and dodging bad situations before I really lose money. Anyway, around this time I told my roommate that we were going to...

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Would a "Smart" woman or man writer fall for this?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 7 Dec 11

Taking a break from content mills and I got this in my box yesterday. It is an "offer" to be an contributing author for a book called 2012 Transitions (really long title) by the "Smart Women Institute". I just found it funny...

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Sayonara TextBroker

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 17 Sep 11

I gave notice the other day after nearly 3 yrs of service. Truthfully, I was overdue to leave when I began to receive more work from private clients, which is more money. Then I began getting their little blog excerpts in my box...

web writing content online company textbroker

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My "Favorite" Writing Blogger Enlightens the People About Demand Studios.

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 27 Jul 11

I can't criticize how people choose to write because they don't pay my bills. However, Miss "Don't Get An Attitude because I Don't Pay Subcontractors on Time" now talks about surviving Demand Studios. After that last rant, I'm...

demand studios

money

writing

Help w/Browsers

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 23 Jul 11

I like FireFox and have used it with no problem for about 2 yrs until I set up a Blogger account for another party recently. Until this client, I also used Google Apps/Blogger with no problems. After this incident, I used...

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For Writers Who Have Been Stiffed...

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 14 Jul 11

or the client got an attitude about paying. Allena Tapia is the Freelance Writing blogger for About.com. She also teaches and is highly regarded in the field. However, this post rubbed me the wrong...

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Giving Up Your Social Security Number For Employment

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 12 Jul 11

I'm not talking about when you actually get the job but during the application process. There used to be a time when an applicant could just use the last four digits of the SSN/TIN. Yesterday, I went to take a written exam for a...

employment

job

social security

taxpayer identification number

work

Break Studios

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 31 May 11

Looks like these people are cleaning house as well. I haven't gotten official notification but just like eCopywriters, I may only contribute an article a month average. So if you're looking for a new opportunity or write for...

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Do You Write About Things You Know Nothing About?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 27 May 11

Yesterday, I got a generic message from a content company that I was being dropped a notch. Like anyone, I don't like rejection but with age, I've learned to look at things from a broader angle. I've been with them for nearly...

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eHow/Demand Buyout

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 25 May 11

These people claim (and maaaybe they did, LOL) to have sent a buyout offer on 5/5 for most of the articles published via the old eHow format. Guess how much they want to pay for 8 popular how-to's? 12 Let's see, I can get...

content

writing

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EHow Substitute

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 18 Apr 11

I like the idea of residual payments and work with someone else outside of my blog. I still write for AC/Yahoo but finding a replacement for eHow has been a bit of a challenge. Some people like Infobarrel or HowHub but I liked the...

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What Do You Think About eHow Now?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 20 Mar 11

Recently, I got an e-notice saying that one of my articles was being deleted from system because of many similar pieces found in the Demand library. Since I was never a regular Demand Studios writer, I didn't stress because my...

online

writer

writing

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Does anyone write for the Examiner?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 1 Mar 11

The Examiner now has a partnership with Facebook. Funny because I just got a Facebook account and was considering using it to promote some of my articles. I think Examiner also has something going with Reuters but I haven't...

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Antivira AV..how to get rid of it?

jswindell10 @jswindell10 (417) • United States 18 Feb 11

Earlier this week, I was on a government site and next thing you know, windows are popping up every which way and yes, I do have a pop-up blocker. After a few tries, I can surf in Normal mode but I have to change LAN settings...

computer

malware

virus

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