Contests and Promotions from ResearchWritingCenter.com Hurry Up, Guys! Submissions Accepted Until March 7th! Don’t Waste Any Time!

Essay Writing Contest Hey, guys!

Just a reminder for you – our essay writing contest is still in progress!

But you only have a couple of days to submit your essay! Last day when the submissions are going to be accepted – March 7th!

The feedback from the contestants is massive: we’ve received hundreds of submissions and yours can be one of them!

The rules and requirements for the essay are pretty easy! Write a simple 200 word essay on one of the following topics:

  • What is your attitude towards freelancing as a career?
  • What does it take to be a freelance writer?
  • The world of 2012: how do you see it?
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    Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics Seasonal Update for Freelance Writers

    Freelance Wriitng Updates from RWCAs the “high season” is coming up, the Quality Assurance Department has voiced a number of concerns regarding the way some of our freelancers handle business.

    They appreciated the fact that, in a previous article, I highlighted their concerns about how writers conduct their communications. Just consider this article a follow-up, to get you ready and “in shape” for the upcoming high-season “ordering madness”.

    A major concern for the QA folks is that many writers who have experienced a high season now consider themselves fully prepared to take on more orders than usual. So do many new writers – they see a plethora of available orders pouring in faster than they can apply or complete them!

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    Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics Admin Panel Madness – Communicate More Efficiently with ResearchWritingCenter

    ResearchWritingCenter - Communication IssuesMany of you request jobs through the admin panel, and get the assignment. However, a lot more of you are not assigned, in spite of your repeated requests. You probably wonder, what’s up with that? Are the Support and QA folks acting in a prejudiced and unfair fashion? I’ll try to clear some of these questions up for you.

    Situation #1: You are a new writer and asked for a number of orders, but you were not assigned to any.

    Reason:

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    Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics Newsletter for Applicants

    Information for Freelance Writing ApplicantsAre you applying for a freelance writing position with ResearchWritingCenter.com? READ THIS FIRST! Otherwise I’m writing it in vain=)

    As a follow-up to the article highlighting interviews with the QA Department, I have some additional information for those applying for writing positions with our company. The folks over in QA generously shared with me the extent of work involved in processing applications and dealing with new applicants.

    “Yes, the test assignment, and how applicants treat it, is definitely top of the list!” – That’s how Nina Richmond from QA responded to my question about their most frustrating challenges.

    As an applicant you have to complete a qualifying test assignment. Once this is turned in, the stuff “hits the fan”. That is a mildly phrased description of the way things happen, from a QA staffer. (I’m trying to keep it family-friendly here, folks!) =)

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    Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics QA Revelations: Food for Thought

    Some thoughts about your work from our QA Dpt. Working online can feel anonymous and dehumanizing at times. This new blog is meant to offset that. We want it to be an important communication channel, establishing a more personal relationship between our far-flung writers and the company’s in-house staff.

    That’s why we conducted a series of interviews with the QA Department, seeking to personalize their work, and share, with you, what issues frustrate them daily. Look for upcoming articles here, taking the perspective of the hard-working folks who help us all stay in line with the company’s standards and procedures.

    When I first got the brain wave to interview our own in-house employees, I didn’t know where to start. So, I just sauntered over to QA, and made myself incredibly annoying; wandering around, staring over their shoulders at their monitor screens, and asking dumb questions.

    And, voila! It worked! They were so eager to get rid of me that they abandoned their computers to answer my questions=) Of course, I’m joking! These folks always help writers, which included me as the blog writer. Their reflex responses kicked in and they extended themselves graciously to answer all my inquiries (Thanks, by the way).

    So, let us cut to the chase – many issues bother the QA Department!

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