An Almost Review of ContentCurrent.com
I came across a site called ContentCurrent.com. What attracted me to it was that it touted that it paid weekly by PayPal.
Writing for Content Current
The signup was easy enough. Simply inserting my name, email address, PayPal info and selecting a password. They didn’t request a social security number so I assumed this is an opportunity for international writers too. Once I signed up I had to agree to their terms of service.
The interface was pleasant enough so I decided to see what it was all about. In order to write for them you have to prove your writing ability writing a sample article. That’s when I decided I didn’t want to write for them.
Below is a description of what they want in the sample. It’s a 500 word piece for which I would not get paid. RED FLAG!
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If you really want to see how I write, ask for a sample of previously written work or request a small 200 to 250 word sample on something that is not an obvious requirement for a website on which they will place my ‘sample’ article and for which I’m not getting paid.
Sherlock Holmes Investigates Content Current
Being the internet sleuth that I am, I did a little research and came across this thread . The posters to this thread did not give Content Current favorable reviews. One even threatened to take them to small claims court for payment. I couldn’t find too much else aside from the fact that it’s a new company and launched in November of 2008.
Maybe over time the company will grow and improve, but at this point in time, I’m not going to bother with Content Current.
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Comment by Max (1 comments.) on 15 June 2009:
This website is owned by the admin of ForumBooster.org, which is a lame website. I’ve been writing about them on my blog and got 80% of negative feedbacks. I guess that test posts are being used for their own websites.
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Comment by Kelly on 17 June 2009:
Thanks for the post about this sight. I applied and wrote the sample. I haven’t heard anything back yet. I, too, was attracted to the weekly pay. Now, I’m going to be a bit more careful about posting a sample of that length.
Comment by crunch play (1 comments.) on 19 June 2009:
Although in this case the site does seem pretty sketchy, going by negative reviews posted by former users isn’t always the most reliable way of finding out if something is legit.
People often can’t be bothered to read the terms and feel they should be paid for everything they do whether it qualifies or not. I think the scam flag is thrown around way too much on the web by newbie writers and bloggers making it hard to tell if sites will be any good or not.
Comment by Felicia on 19 June 2009:
Thanks for your comment, crunch play. I re-read my post and the comments that I received, and I don’t think anyone called Content Current a scam.
I did say that the “company may grow over time, but at this point in time, I’m not going to bother with Content Current.” Every site goes through growing pains and I choose at this point in my freelance writing career not to go through the growing pains with them.
Upon doing further research I found the following less than glowing reports for Content Current:
Freelance Writer Jobs – Upfront Pay at Content Current: The majority of the comments are not favorable.
What All Those Freelance Writing Job Ads Really Mean: In all fairness to Content Current, the few comments on Content Current talked about the ‘free’ writing sample and finding out after writing the sample that the pay rate was $6/500 words (lesson: never write a sample until after you find out how much its worth).
I couldn’t find much info on the site, but the information I found was not positive. I’m not calling them a scam, what I am doing is recommending that freelance writers stay away from them until they iron out the problems they’re having.
During these tough economic times, many anxious writers often are not cautious enough about reviewing the sites they sign up for. I think it’s better to err on the side of safety rather than spend time and effort writing and not getting paid.
Comment by bigdan201 on 25 December 2009:
I signed up to contentcurrent. They accepted my application and sample, and ive done a few articles for them. So far everything seems ok.. my only complaints are that there arent always new jobs available, and theyre not adding any paid forum posters. The site is legit, though, and you can get paid.
Comment by Katina Diep (1 comments.) on 16 January 2010:
Thank you for your insight on Content Current. I was about to begin the 500 word essay and I decided I was goin to double check if the Web site was for real.
I read your post and it’s true, the other Websites, here in Canada and in the US as well, all you have to do is sent an already published post or article. You just saved me hours of hard work !
Best Regards,
Katina Diep
katina_diep@yahoo.ca
Montreal, Canada
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