Free Sample, what’s that?

Sometimes, clients contact me and ask for ‘free’ sample before they offer the actual project. Now, asking for samples that I have written exclusively for the purpose of showcasing my writing skills is one thing, but when clients ask me to write 300-400 words on a topic of their choice, its fishy, you know.

If I were to write free sample for every client, I will end up writing free samples all my life. Sometimes it so happens that a particular person requests a write up from different providers on topic provided by the former and he is lucky enough to get all his work done for ‘free’.

So esteemed clients, kindly understand my dilemma. As a content writer I want to provide original, well researched SEO articles, and each of these article takes at least 2.5 hours. Now, to write a 400 word article by investing my precious energy and time and not get paid for it, is kicking me where it hurts the most.

That doesn’t mean I don’t want to provide samples of my work. You bet I WANT TO. That’s why I post my articles on Ezine Articles, Blogger and others, so prospective customers can have a good idea about my writing skills and what it can do for their business.

I am also planning to post an online portfolio with links to all my published work and even buyer feedback, whenever available. And lastly, I am always available on Yahoo chat (vimlaksh@yaahoo.com) so we can deliberate on all types of writing projects.  I genuinely hope this will be enough give a clear picture of my SEO writing skills and do away with free sample requests. C ya!

contact me for all your writing needs at innovativewriter@gmail.com

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