eZdia work at home and freelance jobs may be a scam.
eZdia sent me an unsolicited email today for two freelance writing jobs. I was immediately suspicious. I am not actively promoting my writing services right now so there is absolutely no reason someone would contact me out of the blue. A little bit of digging online uncovers numerous reports and complaints about eZdia posting fake freelance jobs on various freelance sites including oDesk. Be very wary if you receive an email from eZdia, it is a scam. This particular email is looking for someone with Platinum Level Accounts on ezines. eZdia wants you to write articles (probably talking about how great eZdia is, but I don't know for sure) and post them to your ezine accounts. If you do this, you will end up ruining your hard won reputation and respected status on the ezine and even risk violating their Terms and Conditions and getting yourself kicked off completely. Do not accept work promoting a company who is a scam. Do your research and protect your reputation.
UPDATE June 1, 2015: An employee of eZdia commented on this post defending the company, claiming that they have changed how they do business. (See comment below.) I agreed that the post was several years old, and went to the company website to see what I could find. It seems that eZdia has evolved into a content management platform that is marketed to businesses. One of the services they offer to these businesses are writers willing and able to write content on behalf of these businesses. On the surface, this seems very legitimate. Should you find yourself writing on behalf of eZdia where your content is published to eZdia driven websites, and you're paid a respectable wage for your efforts, I'd say you've found a good job. I have not applied to write for eZdia and cannot comment on the compensation they offer.
1 comment:
I'm sorry to hear about your negative experience with eZdia. I don't know the specifics about the situation you detailed, but I will assure you that the company is not a scam. This happened several years ago, and it was clearly before the company is what it is today.
Now the company offers legitimate work writing all kinds of content for various companies, including pages for a major e-comm platform. I'm one of the Sr. Project Managers with eZdia, and we are actively looking for excellent writers who can produce top-notch original content like product pages and category pages daily.
Please feel free to put in an application if you're looking for additional writing work. There is a screening and trial process involved before you'll be able to start work as we are very quality oriented and are looking for writers who will thrive in our fast-paced line of work.
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