Textbroker International - Las Vegas, Nevada

Heather Popovic

A Warning for Writers and Clients Considering Textbroker

I worked with Textbroker over a decade ago (for several years) as a way to earn some extra cash, and I decided to sign up again since my old account didn't exist anymore.

After completing their lengthy sign-up process—which includes submitting a new writing sample on a topic they provide, formatted in HTML—I was informed via email that they are not currently accepting new applicants but to please try again in a few months. This information is not disclosed anywhere on their website prior to starting their application process.

To make matters worse, they deleted my entire account after notifying me, including my responses to their editing questions and the original content I submitted. If I were to try applying again in a few months (as they strongly encourage), I would have to start from scratch, with no guarantee that they wouldn’t do the same thing again.

This process feels disrespectful to writers who take the time to apply. Companies like this could implement a better system—at the very least, be upfront about not accepting new applicants at this time, and/or allow writers to retain access to their completed application for a period of time.

For clients: I can guarantee you that those of us who write for a living are not wasting more time coming back to a site like this. Please note that I'm not the first to leave a review about this issue. I should have paid attention to the others.

I am one of the many writers who will not be returning.

Mohsin Hashim

here are some interesting facts about birds
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."

The ostrich is the world's largest bird and can run up to 70 km/h (43 mph).

Penguins propose to their mates with a pebble.

The bald eagle has a wingspan of up to 2.3 meters (7.5 feet).

Parrots can live for over 80 years.

The kiwi is a flightless bird native to New Zealand.

The bee hummingbird is the world's smallest bird, measuring just 5 cm (2 inches) long.

Birds have hollow bones which help them fly.

The albatross can sleep while flying.

Owls can rotate their heads 270 degrees.

Peacocks are actually male peafowls; females are called peahens.

Crows are known to use tools to obtain food.

The lyrebird can mimic almost any sound it hears, including chainsaws and camera shutters.

Some species of swans mate for life.

A group of crows is called a "murder."

Woodpeckers peck at a rate of 20 times per second.

The Arctic tern has the longest migration of any bird, traveling from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

The eyes of an ostrich are bigger than its brain.

The common swift can stay in flight for up to 10 months without landing.

The flamingo's pink color comes from their diet of shrimp and algae.

Birds are descendants of theropod dinosaurs.

Some parrots can mimic human speech.

The heart of a hummingbird beats up to 1,260 times per minute.

Ravens are incredibly intelligent and can solve complex problems.

The heaviest bird that can fly is the Kori bustard.

The secretary bird hunts its prey by stomping on it.

The Emperor penguin can dive to depths of over 500 meters (1,640 feet).

Pigeons can recognize their own reflection in a mirror.

The hoatzin, also known as the "stinkbird," has a unique digestive system that ferments food in its stomach, similar to cows.

Margot Fujiko

Textbroker International è il peggior incubo per qualsiasi autore aspirante. Scrivere per questo servizio è come gettare le proprie parole in un abisso senza fondo, senza ricevere alcuna gratificazione in cambio. La loro piattaforma è antiquata e ostile, rendendo l'esperienza di scrittura un vero e proprio calvario.

La retribuzione è un insulto all'intelligenza degli scrittori. Pagano una miseria per ogni parola, trattando i talenti letterari come se fossero dime a dozzina. Gli annunci di "lavori" sono spesso vaghi e mal definiti, costringendo gli autori a indovinare ciò che il cliente desidera veramente.

Inoltre, il feedback da parte dei "clienti" è quasi inesistente, lasciando gli autori nell'oscurità riguardo alla qualità del proprio lavoro. È un circolo vizioso di sfruttamento e frustrazione, che danneggia non solo il portafoglio degli scrittori ma anche il loro spirito creativo.

Se c'è un modo per uccidere la passione per la scrittura, Textbroker International è il colpevole numero uno. Gli autori meritano di meglio, e questo servizio è un esempio lampante di come non gestire una piattaforma di scrittura.

Emily Kim

I don't know what clients think, but remote writers barely get paid. Here's how it works. If you're a remote writer, you log in and look for open orders or team orders if you're a member of a team. Then you click on one and complete the article within the timeframe given - it's usually 24 hours. The client then has the right to ask for a revision.

The problem is that you only get paid when the article is accepted. You don't get paid for writing the article. You also don't get paid for revisions. And sometimes the revision request is hard to figure out without spending a lot of time on it.

For example, they may point out a paragraph and then say the wording here is fluff. Okay, so they don't like it, but how much time did you spend on the article? The maximum amount of money you're to make depends on the number of words and your star level, such as a four-star, which I think is the most common. However, a lot of articles are 500 words. So, you'll be paid eight dollars once it's accepted. That means that if you get a revision request, you have to decide whether or not it's worth your time to do so because it may or may not get a second revision request before potentially being rejected.

Keep in mind that you don't get paid to write a revision. You only get paid once the article is accepted. That's it. Most articles are accepted within a few days, but some aren't, and the money you're paid isn't worth doing a revision.

Also, I'm not sure what Textbroker does. They definitely have employees on staff, and I think those employees are writers themselves. So, I don't know why they use remote writers in the first place, but if you are one, you're completely on your own.

You're a freelance writer, and I guess they just view you that way. There's no correspondence. You just pick up articles here and there. It might be a nice place to work on-site, but I don't recommend working for them remotely. It's definitely not a way to earn a living. If you do write for them, it's only going to be for a few extra dollars a month, maybe to pay for a relatively small bill.

Also, you'll find that you go through periods where only half of them are accepted. I have found this, and I don't know what happened during those times when all of a sudden my articles needed revision. The revision requests are things like restate this paragraph because it sounds like fluff or reword the call to action.

Eight to ten dollars is not enough money to write the article and then rework it knowing that it could still be rejected. An example: I wrote one article that was 200-something to 300 words. The maximum amount that you could make on the article was $4.64. That's it. That is arguably slave labor. Despite this, I was asked for two revisions. I did the first but canceled the second.

If you cancel the article instead of revising it, they're not supposed to be able to use it, therefore, you can use the article somewhere else.

It's better to freelance with other companies or to build a catalog of work before starting to freelance. Also, it's hard to write a good article in just a few minutes. Realistically, you need (at least) a couple of hours to write a good article, especially if it's a topic you don't know that much about. So, it's best to seek a job where you have consistent pay so that you can spend the time you need to write something worthwhile.

One more thing, a lot of times there aren't that many orders to choose from. Sometimes there aren't any. When you have them, the topics range from things like how using CBD products will help you sleep to things like write about the best concrete flooring you can use when adding on to your home. There's a full range of topics when you have several orders to choose from. But like I said, a lot of times, there's not anything to choose from at all.

Final judgment: if you're on the fence about writing for Textbroker, go ahead and sign up. See for yourself, but don't expect much.

Neo M

Lamentablement, una empresa que no compleix els estàndards de qualitat i objectivitat que hauria de tenir qualsevol redacció. Fonamentalment realitzen campanyes polititzades i esbiaixades seguint criteris marcats per qui els paga. En resum, fiabilitat zero, especialment la seva franquícia espanyola.

Denver Doty

I submitted a sample article to Textbroker on July 23, 2023 and received a rather cold, impersonal, automated rejection letter five days later stating that my work “didn’t meet their quality standards.”

It’s not the rejection itself I’m bothered about; it’s when I took several hours to write an article exactly to Textbroker’s specifications, not to mention free from spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors and was somehow still rejected without being given a reason why. An explanation of why I was rejected would have been more respectful and would have provided an opportunity for improvement.

This experience has made me wonder whether my work was even read by a human. If Textbroker desires only professional writers with many years’ experience, that should have been stipulated in their application terms so I would not have wasted so much time jumping through so many hoops.

I do not recommend trying to get work with Textbroker. As for buying work, I have no opinion.

rachel schins

Mijn ervaring met Textbroker (Nederland) was zowel teleurstellend als onthullend. Het voelde alsof auteurs behandeld werden als moderne slaven, verplicht om aan willekeurige eisen te voldoen voor een karig tarief. De nadruk leek meer te liggen op strikte criteria dan op het leveren van werkelijke waarde. Voor bedrijven die overwegen hun SEO-teksten uit te besteden, biedt Textbroker weinig waar voor het geld, met slechts matige kwaliteit en ontmoedigende tarieven.

Mijn account is na 3-4 jaar plots verwijderd zonder uitbetalingen van de laatste teksten. Bij e-mails waarbij ik om een reden of feedback vraag, komt een automatische reply. Kortom, ik zou deze dienst ten zeerste afraden.

S S

Applied and waited over 6 weeks for a reply. I was told my application was rejected due to there not being enough work. I messaged them back to ask if there were any problems with the piece of writing I submitted and I was told again, that it was nothing to do with my application, and that there is a shortage of work. If this is the case, why keep applications open, and put people through the considerable effort of applying and submitting work for review?