Five years ago, I was doing regular work for a content farm. They paid well enough for a relative newcomer to the industry and had a variety of jobs available, though most fell into the “write about auto insurance” or “create sales copy for this new vacuum” categories. But then an interesting piece appeared. At… Read more
Brand New Bag: Content Goes Upscale
In 2011, “content farms” were Internet magic in the United States. Legions of freelancers wrote for pennies on the dollar, with companies hoping quantity would win out over quality. For a few years, it absolutely did; one of the biggest content providers in America, Demand Media, was once worth more than the New York Times…. Read more