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I started freelance writing about seven months ago.  Eager to enter the fray and get my feet wet I started with getafreelancer.com.  Slave labor for writers.  I did rewrites of 400 words for $0.80.  The nice thing about that is that I got paid.  Yes my first freelance work ever paid off and the person I worked with was very nice.  

However I got to writing for two others who gave me some deadlines and about 60 articles to write.  At my rates it was about $400.00 dollars total.  They have not paid for them to this day.  Then I found out about Triond, and decided what the heck, I’ll publish my unpaid articles on Triond, I worked hard for them, and it’s a lot better than getting nothing for them at all.

Lo and behold, a large number of my articles were already published either on ezine or other article sites.  I checked them, and they did not change one word or edit what I did.  I guess it was in a way inspirational because it meant that I wrote well enough for them to retain everything as I had written it.  But they had their names on it, and they got it for free.

I had about 30 articles rejected because they said I submitted duplicate content.  Yes, I had the exact same words online already.  I should have thought of publishing on Triond sooner, but I was still hoping to get paid on some of the articles.  I guess being too good and too nice sometimes will get you into trouble.  This was one of those instances.

Now I am more careful about ghostwriting and doing freelance work.  It was a lesson well learned, and something I do not intend to repeat.  For those wanting to try ghostwriting, it is fun, especially if you like to write.  But be careful as there are a lot of unscrupulous people out there, and I was one of their victims.

Thanks again Triond.  Although I just earn a few cents, at least I get the recognition I deserve being published under my own name.