Should I quit or go back at the right time?
By utakgaga
@utakgaga (17)
Philippines
June 23, 2010 11:01pm CST
For the past month, I wrote for an online writing hub. But because I was not used to writing an average of 8 articles per day, I kind of flunked and got terminated. However, they told me that I can re-apply whenever I want to.
Do you think I still have that chance in the writing world or move on and find another full time job instead? :o
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3 responses
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
24 Jun 10
Hello, and welcome to MyLot. 8 articles is a lot to write, so I'm not surprised you couldn't manage it. I can manage 6 on a good day, and I've been writing for years. Most days I write between 2 and 4. I'd suggest you apply to join Helium. There's a lot of support there, and you can build up your online portfolio and your writing skills.
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
25 Jun 10
Here's a link to my home page on Helium. Take a look around and see what you think. There's no pressure there - you can write as many or as few articles as you wish.
: http://www.helium.com/users/303964 :
@AnythngArt (3302)
• United States
24 Jun 10
Only you know what you want to do, but speaking for myself, I know I could not write 8 articles a day. There are a lot of places to write online and make money, although I am not sure you could make a full-time living unless you were an accomplished writer. Why don't you find a site to write that doesn't have such a demanding amount of articles, and try that for awhile. If you are successful in writing a lot, maybe you can reapply.
I would have to work up to that number, not expect that I could just start writing 8 articles without prior experience. Good luck in whatever decision you make.
@utakgaga (17)
• Philippines
25 Jun 10
I really took the challenge from there because I'm a Journalism graduate. But I was not really used to making 8 articles per day.. In fact, before I went to online writing, I was only writing one article per week for that newspaper I was writing for. You're right, I must practice more so that I'd be able to write a lot in the future.
I'm also trying some writing sites out there. Thank you for your advice! :)
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
25 Jun 10
Hi Utakgaga, those who are doing article marketing are used to writing 20 articles per day.
It is a matter of using different keywords, and rewrite the main points in different ways.
I think you can work on the same method for the online writing hub.
This method works as long as the site does not demand perfect English, and well-researched articles.
