Comments on: Airing My Frustration with Demand Studios

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:59:14 +0000

I know this is an old post, and that you don’t write for Demand Studios anymore, but just wanted to say wow that editor was way off. You have to write to the title. If anyone has a similar thing happen to them definitely send a note to the help desk. This was a case of the editor not knowing what they were doing.
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By: Astralwolf

Astralwolf — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:06:49 +0000

Here’s something better: I just got fired from them for “poor performance” despite having no rejected articles, average/rising scores and a low rewrite percentage. Now after being fired, I’m still getting spammed by their stupid “demand deals” emails even after I sent messages to the unsubscribe email.

This company is a joke. You all can do better.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:50:10 +0000

AG, Welcome to the frustrating world of Demand Media Studios.

By: AG

AG — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:46:17 +0000

I have to laugh at that fun fact. They rejected my first saying it needed to be humorous. So I changed it and it was rejected saying it needed to be personal. I resubmitted what I had in the first place and it was approved. I took that as a sign of things to come.

I wrote my first article and it was sent back for rewrites saying a specific breed of dog needed to be added to the list of easy to train dogs. The dog the editor told me to add was in no way easy to train. All of the books I own say it is a difficult breed, very stubborn in fact.

My next article has been sent back stating I need to explain to the reader how to use a phone. Seriously? If the reader needs step by step instructions on using a phone, I’m betting they wouldn’t be online. Given that, I’m stuck on how to proceed and think it’s likely not worth my time anymore.

By: wildwoodwaitress

wildwoodwaitress — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:11:32 +0000

So glad I found your site. I appreciate reading all of these comments about working for DS. Seems like the more seasoned a pro you are the more problems you have with DS CEs.

I have more than 25 years of freelance and corporate writing experience plus two nonfiction books to my credit. Now I can’t get past the “Fun Fact” part of the bio. The first ed. who reviewed my bio asked for me to include my education credentials and said nothing about the one sentence description where I briefly mentioned career in poetry. It was pretty straightforward and simple.

Next editor tells me not to mention current projects and I need a “more compelling fun fact.” What?! And then proceed to list a half dozen of these nonsensical, dippy descriptions of previous writing experiences. Condescending to say the least.

What happened to providing a decent, dignified response when asked something personal about oneself?

I don’t need the grief. Thanks all for saving me future aggravation with these people