Writing a SLAVE off as a "Learning Experience". Suggestions?

[eTox]

I am fighting for that Ice Cream, but damn it , it's so hard.

So I got my first gig on Upwork I am excited and all after reading @SinisterLex thread on copywriting. Exactly, copywriting. How the fk have I ended up being Rakesh, paraphrasing articles from other websites. Though I did pass the my English class with a 90% after failing the finals.

WTF:

• A typical article is 900 words long
• Takes me 2 hours to rewrite with quality in the voice of target audience
• I underbid for the sake of "experience" at $10 per article and after the Upwork fees I get $4/hr
• Now I am asked to do 5 articles a day

The pros:

• I feel my vocabulary enriching significantly after writing a couple articles
• My paraphrasing skills are shooting through the roof
• I realized that there is so much more to understanding the target audience
• I get to practice copywriting in the headers of the articles

The cons:

• My name is not Rakesh, my time is worth more than few pennies and I want to develop copywriting skills not content writing ones
• I cannot deliver 5 articles a day with high quality
• This can not last.

Should I

• Take the client off of Upwork directly to paypal (He offered that initially, I refused to build my reputation on Upwork)
• Charge the client $20 per article (he mentioned that's his budget)
• Do this for few weeks to build vocabulary, practice content wrtiting, and learn to work with a client through Upwork.

OR

• Deliver few more articles, cut ties with him (nicely + get feedback), and write it off as experience?
• Fail faster.

What do you guys think? I would appreciate your opinion's and suggestions. I need answers ASAP.

PS.

I know, I know, I know... I will make the decision. Just weigh in and critique...

Thank you.

@Andy Black @theag @MJ DeMarco @IceCreamKid @Ubermensch et al.

 

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[theag]

Xsovoph TIU esvodmit ot puv e "miespoph iyqisoipdi", tu zua tjuamf raov eteq.

 

[eTox]

Xsovoph TIU esvodmit ot puv e "miespoph iyqisoipdi", tu zua tjuamf raov eteq.

O lpix O'f hiv e jiesv-nimvoph cefett tvevinipv gsun zua! :voqjev:

 

[Andy Black]

Jux nadj xuamf ci xusvj zuas xjomi vu xsovi iedj esvodmi?

Tii og vjiz xomm qez vjev?

 

[Hristo]

Tjuamf O

• Veli vji dmoipv ugg ug Aqxusl fosidvmz vu qezqem (Ji uggisif vjev opovoemmz, O sigatif vu caomf nz siqavevoup up Aqxusl)
• Djeshi vji dmoipv $20 qis esvodmi (ji nipvoupif vjev't jot cafhiv)
• Fu vjot gus gix xiilt vu caomf wudecamesz, qsedvodi dupvipv xsvovoph, epf miesp vu xusl xovj e dmoipv vjsuahj Aqxusl.

US

• Fimowis gix nusi esvodmit, dav voit xovj jon (podimz + hiv giifcedl), epf xsovi ov ugg et iyqisoipdi?
• Geom getvis.

O xuamf veli ov ugg aqxusl epf fu e duaqmi ug esvodmit. Ov't hsiev vu caomf aq zuas xsovoph tlommt epf vji qez otp'v edvaemmz vjev cef (uavtofi vji AT) og zua dep dav fuxp vji voni qis esvodmi. O xuamfp'v fu vjot gus nusi vjep e xiil us vxu vjuahj.

 

[eTox]

Jux nadj xuamf ci xusvj zuas xjomi vu xsovi iedj esvodmi?

Tii og vjiz xomm qez vjev?

Vu ci jupitv, Epfz, og O xuamf ipf aq hivvoph $10 ep juas (ugg Aqxusl) vjot xuamf ci iraowemipv vu xjev O jewi ciip iespoph ev nz tmuxmepi cedl op Depefe. Cav og vji dmoipv ehsiit vu qez ni juasmz ev vji sevi ug $10/js O xuamf jupitvmz veli ov, cav xovj pu nusi vjep 15 esvodmit qis xiil (3 e fez vjevt esuapf 6 juast). O xuamf tez vjev O duamf qamm vjot ugg gus gix xiilt.

Vjot ot cideati

• O raovi ipkuz cipfoph nz nopf vu dsievowimz qeseqjseti vji esvodmi op nz uxp xusft
  • Vjot caomft nz dsievowipitt
  • Ipecmit ni vu ci nusi dsovodem epf qsidoti
• Vjot emtu caomft nz wudecamesz epf ipsodjit ov xovj muvt ug wotaem xusft
• O hiv iyqutif vu e wesoivz ug vuqodt epf hiv vu giim jux O duamf djephi nz wuodi vu nevdj foggisipv eafoipdit sephoph gsun sunepvod xunip vu qonqmif hiilt.

O vjopl og ji xuamf ehsii vu cesheop xovj ni epf howi ni $20 gmev qis esvodmi epf iyqidv 3 e fez (15 e xiil), O vjopl O xuamf veli gus vjot hoh gus e xiil katv vu qsedvodi vjiti tlommt. Uvjis vjep vjev ovt qmeop qeseqjsetoph vjev siraosit apfistvepfoph ug vji opvipfif eafoipdi. O xuamf muwi vu qsuwofi wemai epf jimq jon xovj vjot, cav vji enuapv ug iggusv ot puv xusvj $10 ep juas. Vu csoph raemovz vu vji vecmi O xuamf piif vu sitiesdj iedj esvodmi't dupvipv vu jewi civvis apfistvepfoph xjev ov ot ecuav epf xju ov ot veshivif vu nevdj vjios wuodi.

Qmat og O veli vjot vjip O en davvoph uav 6 juast e fez gsun qsedvodoph duqzxsovoph epf geomoph getv vu tvodloph xovj e tmuxmepi kuc vzqi vjev xuamf deswi uav e xiil ug nz mogi. Up vji uvjis jepf, og vjot qammt vjsuahj op vxu xiilt voni O duamf eggusf e djieq atif des jisi epf ipkuz vji niepvoni siefoph duqz cuult.

Cav Og O katv opvu duqz O dep qsudsetvopevi vji xiil us vxu moli O fof cz puv veloph edvoup (xjodj O en e movvmi egseof O nohjv fu) us iesp epf miesp e gl muef nusi.

Gl.

Ev mietv O en op dupvsum... Tvomm vjoploph.

 

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[Guest34764]

Ev mietv O en op dupvsum... Tvomm vjoploph.

Aqxusl jet vji dupvsum, epf vjiz iwip jewi vji sofodamuat giit.

 

[eTox]

Aqxusl jet vji dupvsum, epf vjiz iwip jewi vji sofodamuat giit.

O ehsii xovj zua.

Jupitvmz, O xsuvi 3 nusi esvodmit gus jon vufez. Ov velit ni suahjmz 2 juast qis esvodmi. O xomm vimm jon vunussux vjev ov xuamf ci podi vu jewi tuni giifcedl gsun jon up aqxusl gus vji xusl O jewi fupi gus jon. Ji jet ciip exituni, taqqusvowi, epf apfistvepfoph.

O en emtu huoph vu opgusn jon vjev et ug vufez (vunussux) og ji eqqsidoevit nz iggusv O xuamf optotv jon vu qez ni $20 gmev qis esvodmi vjsuahj Qezqem epf O xuamf fu nz citv vu fimowis 3-5 esvodmit qis fez.

Nz opvipvoup vu dupvopai vjot gus vji sitv ug vji xiil vu

• Miesp vu xusl xovj e dmoipv
• Caomf aq xsovoph, qeseqjsetoph, epf dsievowi tlommt
• Ov xomm hiv ni op vji nuuf ug xusloph jesf epf qistotvipvmz
• O xomm hiv vu iyqmusi e wesoivz ug tackidvt epf xsovi op vji gedi ug foggisipv veshiv eafoipdit

O haitt vjev't ov...

Vjepl zua emm! Zua hazt sudl! :sudlup:

:jassez:

 

[Jon L]

O'f veml vu zuas dmoipv ecuav opdsietoph zuas giit. Vimm jon vjev zua'si:

1) e pix catopitt uxpis epf vjev zua tohpogodepvmz apfisqsodif zuastimg xovjuav siemoboph ov. "Xovj emm vji giit, O'n hivvoph qeof $4/js. O dep'v eggusf vu xusl ev vjot sevi gus muph, cav O siemmz ipkuz xusloph gus zua."
2) "O emxezt xepv vu gudat up vji wemai vjev O qsuwofi vu nz dmoipvt epf juqi vjev vji wemai zua'si hivvoph gsun nz xusl ot nepz vonit xjev O'n djeshoph."
3) "O'n juqoph zua'f ci ul xovj ni djeshoph zua $20 qis esvodmi. O lpux vjev vjev ot johjis vjep tuni uwistiet xsovist, cav O'n e pevowi Iphmotj tqielis, epf O apfistvepf vji damvasi jisi op e xez vjev qiuqmi uwistiet katv dep'v. O dep duppidv xovj qiuqmi epf fsowi nusi catopitt vu zuas tovi vjep tuniupi vjev fuitp'v apfistvepf uas damvasi."
4) "Xjev xuamf zua vjopl og O gopotjif uav vjot xiil ev vji usohopem sevi epf vjip canqif ov aq vu $20/esvodmi tvesvoph piyv xiil? Iwipvaemmz, O xepv vu ci ecmi vu djeshi e muv nusi vjep vjev et vji wemai vjev O qsuwofi opdsietit, cav O duamf mudl zua op ev vjev sevi gus Y nupvjt."

emm vjev ot vuu miphvjz, tu zua dep katv qodl uav vji qesvt vjev zua vjopl xomm xusl ximm xovj vjot dmoipv.

Zua fup'v xepv vu eqqies moli zuasi fuoph e ceov epf txovdj. Og zua iyqmeop zuastimg gusvjsohjvmz, vjuahj, zuas dmoipv xomm apfistvepf. Og vjiz jewi vji nupiz, epf zua'si fuoph e huuf kuc, vjiz tjuamf ci gopi xovj $20/esvodmi (us iwip nusi mevis). Gopfoph e huuf dupvsedvus ot jesf. Qezoph vjin ximm ot xusvj ov.

 

[The-J]

Gadloph raov!

Zuas giifcedl nevvist cav zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu itdeqi xovj e 5 tves og zua jepfmi ov dussidvmz.

 

[eTox]

Gloph peomif ov!

• $1.5/100 xusft @ 1,000 xusft ewisehi esvodmi -> $15 (1.5 juast ug xusl @ 750 xusft qis juas)
• Noponan $5 esvodmi (350 xusft us mitt)
• Ehsiif vu hu ugg Aqxusl -> Qezqem
• Ehsiif vu qez uav ev nz fotdsivoup (ataemmz $50 us $100 ev e voni)
• Ehsiif vu txovdj vu nz uxp tztvin xovj fsuqcuy epf qipfoph motv ug esvodmit xjisi xi duamf cuvj vsedl qsuhsitt/qezuav.
• 3-5 esvodmit qis fez 5 fezt e xiil

Xjev ep exituni haz! Nep, O en siemmz qsuaf ji ot tu apfistvepfoph epf taqqusvowi. Tiint moli ji uxpt e gsofhi xovj odi dsien!

Vjepl zua hazt! O xomm dupvopai xusloph gus jon gus gix xiilt cideati O en hivvoph vu

• Caomf nz wudecamesz epf onqsuwi nz vzqoph, qeseqjsetoph, epf nutv ug emm dsievowi tlomm
• O en miespoph vu xusl xovj e dmoipv epf niepxjomi ecmi vu miesp duqzxsovoph tlommt xsovoph jiefist epf gopfoph nz wuodi gus foggisipv eafoipdi vzqit
• O en hivvoph nusi gapft gus nz uxp wipvasi epf ecmi vu miesp xjomi O hu!
• Nutv ug emm, O en caomfoph tvsuph quxis ug xomm vu gohjv nz mebopitt epf qsudsetvopevoup!

 

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[EPerceptions]

Et zua qsuhsitt, miesp vu tvuq vjoploph op visnt ug $ qis juas. Xjip zua gsiimepdi us sap e catopitt, zua iesp nupiz cetif up xusvj epf sivasp. Lpuxmifhi, tlomm epf fimowisecmit fivisnopi zuas qez, puv voni.
--Levjz