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Read more…The legendary U.S. travel journalist and entrepreneur Arthur Frommer passed away November 18 at the age of 95. Born in Virginia and with an early boyhood in a small town in Missouri, Arthur was a lawyer who became a pioneering and great travel journalist, and who will be remembered as having helped open the joys of travel to the masses. While serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s, he got the travel bug, came out with a travel guide for servicemen, and followed up in 1957 with…
Read more…My editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica has asked me to extend this offer to all my journalist colleagues. You are invited to enjoy free access to all its factchecked resources, and if you do link to a Britannica story in your articles, none of the content linked to will be paywalled. Your readers in turn will have full and free access to Britannica's content. To get your free, personal subscription, just go to britannica.com/journalists and enter the code: EXPERT-CONTENT.
Read more…Seven Magic Mountains is an art installation located in the Nevada desert, and the weather can be quite hot and dry. Therefore, it is recommended to wear comfortable and breathable clothing, such as shorts, t-shirts, and sandals or sneakers. You may also want to bring a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun. It's also a good idea to bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated. While there is no strict dress code, it's important to dress appropriately for the weather and…
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You don't think orange makes my ass look fat?
LOL! I'd think you'd look much more dashing in your orange suit, Allan.
Seriously, my sister has just undergone mindbending training to write and post for About.com, for which I understand she'll make about $700/mo. for (I believe) one article and two blog posts per week. Anybody have experience writing for About.com?
I started writing for Examiner more than two years ago, before the phrase 'content mill' was invented, when I was writer number #1995 to be 'hired'. I was -- and am still -- a National, not a local, writer, with a slightly higher pay scale than newer and/or locals like Linda. Was making decent -- never great -- money. The operating word is 'was'.
Now they have 40thou-plus writers, at least 50 of whom are covering the same subject as I do, and have lowered the payment per PV for everybody. Plus, they changed the CMS recently, so in addition to the new system being more complicated and time consuming, I can no longer cross-link to any of my 200 plus articles posted under the 'old' system, which the new system does not recognize. That further reduces PVs, and income.
More -- I just got an email that there is yet another new pay scale being introduced, which now will be based on an obtuse algorithm combining the number of postings per week with PVs, subscribers and trackable 'marketing" to everything from FB to Farq. Enough said.
I do Outdoor Days in L.A. on Examiner to help raise my visibility as a writer. I am also in Real Estate and my days are a good community outreach. I view the Examiner site as a springboard and free advertising not a source of revenue per se.It would be nice to get paid more for my efforts, but I have not been pressured by the site to produce more content than feels comfortable for me, so I am okay with it for now!
Cheers
LindaOutdoor Days in L.A.
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