Constant Content

... and the client who requested the content in American History either hasn't returned or hasn't found anything he/she liked.

Chris - any way you can see if we either blew it content-wise or if she/he was a dud?

*grumbles*

true - the client really needs to give more specific details or else the writers are just bouncing around the field, not sure what exactly is being asked for. myself, I get nervous when I see any blank fields... if the client can't fill out a form I wonder if he/she can build a webpage! ... or pay. ...

a "due by" date would be wonderful.

that way we could know if a client didn't find the articles acceptable for any reason and either rework them for more general usage.

a great idea!!!

I don't believe there is - usually I give it a week or two and assume that either the client has passed my article over or has disappeared from the scene without making any purchases.

*shrug*

c'est la vie.

thanks for the update - for me, if an article written directly to a request sits there for more than a few days and I see *NO* sales going out to that client I get rather suspicious...

ah - can you list the ones that we know were fakes?

thanks!

I was wondering if we could put a section aside or post when requests go "dead" - I just noticed the one asking for women's self-defence articles has disappeared from the requested content area and the client didn't buy a single article. Can we put up some sort of note when they're pulled ...

we've seen this problem before - if you check other entries by this person you'll see names down at the BOTTOM of the article giving credit at some times... this is a client, I believe, who's purchased articles in order to drive traffic to his/her site. BUT the website doesn't allow "submitted ...

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ditto!

*begins to dance*

Hallelujah!

I'd probably feel more comfortable removing the exclusive option as well - just in case the client doesn't notice that it's been downloaded already.

It's the accomodating Canuck in me.



thanks!

just a quickie here - if an article has been sold as a regular, shouldn't the exclusive option be taken out? After all, why would I purchase exclusive rights after I know someone's already bought the article and placed it up on their site? They can't be forced to take it down and leave the exclusive...

I would say you have to resubmit it - I did this with the Italy articles...

the client may not search in the right spot, doncha know...

good luck!!!

that's so far out of my area of expertise that I dare not even try...