Monday, November 15, 2010

Copywriting Prostitutes

My favorite clients are the ones whose writing skills are undistinguished, whose writing doesn't reflect their other accomplishments.  They appreciate good writers.  They may ask for minor rewrites, but on the whole we get along well.  They’re pleased, and they say so.  They pay on time.  We both walk away happy.

Then there are the ones who write decently.  They believe that they could do the work themselves.  Some of them could.  As a result, they don’t really value my services.

And there are the ones who patronize the furtive writers who stand on the corners in mini skirts and fishnet stockings.  These pros shame themselves by writing academic essays for lazy students who’ve probably spent too much time playing beer pong or otherwise disporting themselves.

For example

Just ask the Doc…
If you are looking for help with your academic work, you have come to the right place. I have helped hundreds of students just like you. My high quality work is always on time.

I am a Phd and a Harvard Graduate. Outside of running my own business, I freelance in academic writing and take on about 3 new clients each week. Many of my clients are repeat customers who know they can rely on me to get the job done. 

• I am an expert in APA, MLA and Chicago formatting.
• I have written dissertations, theses, capstones, literature reviews and research papers.
• I can take on rush assignments with a turn-around time of less than 24 hours.
• My rates are reasonable and include unlimited revisions.

There is no project too big or too small. Please give me a call today: (phone number) or email me at (email address)

No exaggeration.  I copy/pasted "Doc's" ad.  “Doc” is too lazy to type an apostrophe ("If you are looking"), or to capitalize properly ("PhD," and "Harvard Graduate").  Is the "shift" key so hard to reach with that left little finger?

Yet his or her work is probably better than his or her clients’. The clients are probably grateful.  The problem is that "Doc's" writing penalizes students who attend college to learn, who turn in less-than-perfect papers, and who seek honest feedback from professors.  “Doc’s” clients graduate and find that they can’t write worth a bucket of warm spit.  They become my grateful clients.

In the meantime, “Doc” cheats students and educators simultaneously.  Hope they're wearing protection.  “Doc” is a prostitute among copywriters, degrading us all. 

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