Another Outlet for Freelance Writing: Www.uvocorp.com

From my experience, there are very few good outlets for writing freelance on the Internet. There's Associated Content, which I still believe to be the best because it's almost hassle-free. As an Associated Content writer, I feel the need to report on my outside involvement with other freelance writing websites.

Recently, I came across an advertisement on craigslist.org in regards to writing positions. I was thrilled. Not only did the site require that you have a college degree, which I'd recently obtained, but it actually required you to apply. "Oh man, I hope I get the job!" I thought.

Within 3 hours of applying, I got a call from some woman calling from SOMEWHERE. Her accent was like nothing I'd ever heard before and her inflection of words' sounds made absolutely no sense. It sounded like she was talking backwards. Little did I know the company she represented, uvocorp, was almost entirely backwards itself.

Check it out: www.uvocorp.com.

Pretty clean looking site, right?

Wrong!

Uvocorp.com is a plagiarism-selling service in which you, the new uvocorp.com 'employee' bid on writing assignments for students.

But what's the most backward thing, aside from the bidding, is that some of the writing assignments-which are sometimes clearly defined as reports, etc.-can be extremely simple. I've written 2 page high school papers for $25.

Then again, some of the orders simply aren't worth it. $80 for a 10 page Master's level paper? Give me a break.

I've even seen people theses up for bid! Is that really acceptable?

After all, none of the customers pay enough. Period. Some little assignments can be a quick $10, but dealing with the site and other restrictions make it simply too much trouble.

For instance: the damn administrators. If you, the writer, have any grammatical errors, they will take money out of your bid. Other restrictions include lateness, plagiarism, and not being an 'advanced' member. In order to be an 'advanced' member, you have to write more than 20 pages a month for uvocorp.com-which is nearly impossible considering the small amount of orders that trickle in.

But back to the uvocorp.com administrators-their English is simply terrible.

Here is a transcript of a conversation I had with one uvocorp.com administrator regarding my bid for an assignment. The price was listed at $24, so naturally I had to bid in with $29. I specifically wrote that I wouldn't do the assignment for any less to both the customer and the administrator. With no feedback whatsoever, I was assigned the paper-at the price of $24.

Unfortunately, the transcript is backwards.

From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 3:01 AM
Please, just aplogize and we will over this conversation
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 2:54 AM
It's a figure of speech really and, yes, by the tone you've adopted, you do
need to be reminded of the standards of your company. Unless you simply
have low standards.
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 2:42 AM
I know my responsibilities, and I know the standards of our company, and
you don't have to remind me about this.And by the way , i haven't answered
your questions right away, because it wasn't my shift yet and I haven't
worked at that moment yet. And I have answered your request as soon as I
came to work. So there is nothing "funny" about this. You have offensed me
for no reason, funny...huh?
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 2:30 AM
It doesn't surprise me that you would miss out on the duplicity of the
statement. In fact, it's partly your responsibility, as well as the red
tape of the site's bidding system, for this comment. Funny that you would
respond to this petty conversation within minutes, while valid questions
took hours to answer.
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 2:21 AM
"Well, that's too bad because he will see this entire conversation,
knowing
that his grade was sold out by some two-bit scallywag administrator
because of a $2 difference."

This was a direct offense!
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 2:12 AM
It was hypothetical, never directed toward you. You're not a scallywag,
now are you? You came through and, more importantly, you allowed me to
come through for the customer.
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 2:03 AM
Mark,

I expect you to aplogize for using of offensive words, otherwise I will
talk to our supervisor regarding the issue of disrespectful behaviour.
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:51 AM
That's what I like to hear.
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:48 AM
Dear Mark,

Please Watch your language. Ok, I will increase the price by $2, but you
should know, that we had another writers who wanted to complete this
order, but we have assigned it to you, becuase we hoped that you are
responsible writers. COMPLETE ORDER ASAP
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:45 AM
Well, that's too bad because he will see this entire conversation, knowing
that his grade was sold out by some two-bit scallywag administrator
because of a $2 difference. After all, it's not my reputation that's at
risk here. Raise the price and I'll have it done in twenty minutes.
That's what good writing costs.
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:43 AM
Please just compelte the whole paper and than we will discuss all the
financila issues
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:43 AM
Theorder has to be completed in 20 minutes. If it will be not completed on
time you will get lateness penalty. Also, in future, we will consider the
fact that you are not able to complete simple high school level paper on
time.
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:41 AM
Mark, we are not gonna send to the customer only the half of the order. The
price of $12 per page is thje highest. Please upload the howle order ASAP.
Other wqise you will take all the financial responsibility in case if the
customer will request refund.
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:35 AM
And if you want that, just let me know if the customer needs the second
half or the first half so I can get started on it.
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:30 AM
I.e., if you can't afford $26, I can always sell you half of the assignment
for $13.
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:27 AM
Right. I put my bid in: $29. Take it or leave it; it's just a matter of
reviewing the bid, then denying or accepting it. I've already lowered my
price to $26.
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:24 AM
What are you talking about? What do you mean by "I'll sell half of the
assignment for $13. Let me know." YOu have to compelte the whole order
ASAP. you have seen the price for the order when you have applied for it,.
If you didn't like it, you should've not apply at all. And now when the
order is assigned to you , you should complete it. I have already
increased the price higher than our standards. iT'S ONLY 2 PAGE PAPER,
COMPLETE IT AND UPLOAD IT ASAP.

thanks
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 1:18 AM
I am still waiting for your reply. Does your customer need the entire
assignment in one hour?
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 20 Aug - 12:41 AM
You were a bit late on the feedback, and the order never changed color.
After all, why should a desperate high schooler be forced to wait three
hours for some administrator to respond to a few simple questions? I
would have done the paper for $29, now I'm forced to lower my price?
Perhaps I should lower the standards, because I'm at a loss for time?

There is a significant difference in the english language for the words
'apply' and 'accept.' Especially when it comes to money.

I'll sell half of the assignment for $13. Let me know.
From: Admin
To: Me
Date↓: 20 Aug - 12:22 AM
Mark, this is unacceptable. You have applied for the price of $19. And now
you say that you haven't even started to work on it. This order has to be
compelted on time. Also we cannot increase the price higher than $24 This
is only a high school level paper.

After you have applied for order you have taked all the responsibility for
it, so please upload it on time.

Thank you, we appreciate your help.
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 19 Aug - 11:57 PM
Will I be paid $29 for completion of this order? I would like to get
started on it.
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 19 Aug - 9:48 PM
Please let me know if the $29 bid is accepted, I would like to get started
on this paper ASAP.
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 19 Aug - 9:33 PM
Please let me know when this $29 bid is accepted.
From: Me
To: Customer
Date↓: 19 Aug - 9:24 PM
I will not do this order for less than $29, as it is an urgent order.
From: Me
To: Admin
Date↓: 19 Aug - 9:24 PM
I will not do this order for less than $29, as it is an urgent order.

Can you believe it? Overall, uvocorp.com is one of the worst companies to write for, so all freelance writers looking for online work should steer clear of this bogged-down, sketchy, hooligan organization.