Article For 1 Dollar – Deal or No Deal?

You probably already noticed that the $1 does not go as far as it used to. But, when it comes to Internet marketing, for some reason, $1 is often all you need to start. $1 will get you a 1 month of trial membership; it will get you 7-day trial of a product; it will show you are serious (at least that’s what some marketers claim when offering $1 deals); and it can even give you a good quality 350 word article on Mechanical Turk. Or can it…?

Allright, Let’s Get To It!

I decided to test the latest. In case you never heard of Mechanical Turk, it is Amazon’s version of freelance marketplace, where people who are looking to outsource can find people who are looking for work.

So there I was, placing the job for a grab. Just asking for a simple, 350+ word article, that must be original and written in good English for my website.

The Results Are In…

Sure enough, the job was taken within a few minutes after I published it. And the next day, I was happy to see that the article was delivered. The only problem was, that this is the masterpiece I received (posted here as is):

Kettle bell work out is an easy process.At the beginning stage it will be easy to perform.For a beginner this will start up with easy exercise. This will help a beginner to avoid injuries.For this they teaches light weight exercises.Some of the light weight exercise for the beginners are swing,push up and twist.For the beginners the Kettle workout is very simple so the beginners will feel conform and can reduce injuries.Kettle bell work out is for both Males and females.Now a days females also enjoy doing these type of exercise. Some of the major Kettle bell workout for woman are Dead lift,snatch pull and Box squat .Kettle bell workout also performs light weight exercises for females to prevent injuries.In fitness industry Kettle bell workout becomes very famous.The purpose of Kettle bell workout exercise is to improve the body and muscle strength.This will improve all the body muscles.This also improve the strength of the body.With the help of Kettle bell workout a person can reduce weight and fat.They provides machines for exercise.It will look easy to do exercise with the help of tools but the person have to be careful so the he/she can avoid injury.They also have kettle workout for whole body.For this the have introduced a program named”Kettle bell workout Program”.Using heavy tool for beginners cause harmful injury.Before starting the work out the person has to warm up for about ten minutes.At the first stage the person has to do simple exercise then with the instruction of the master only they can perform with heavy tools.The person has to take some break before doing another sort of exercise.This help relaxation.Kettle bell workout work in three areas like Upper,Lower and the middle.Kettle bell workouts is not only for athletes but also for ordinary individuals.This can be done at home with the help of kettle bells and floor.this will be very helpful for women who has child.The lady’s who have large hips,fatty buttocks,Kettle bell workout will be useful.The exercises like Box squat,Snatch pull can be done by both male and female.

Whaaaat Was That?

Now, I did not need, or looked for a masterpiece. I just wanted an article I could publish on my adsense kettlebell workout mini site.

Clearly, the article was an incoherent mumbo-jumbo, completely unusable and unreadable. The good thing was, that I could just reject it and not pay a dime. Unfortunately, the other articles I ordered were of similar “quality”, even though each was written by a different user (I ordered 3 articles).

Alright, the other two were better, in that they followed English language. But the value was still a big ZERO. It was just a string of words put together, that’s it.

Count The Losses And Move On

So, I decided to just accept the articles, and also accept the fact, that $1 will NOT buy you a good article. If you want something your readers will actually read, then you have only 2 options:

1. Write it yourself
2. Pay someone to write it for you.

If you opt for the second option, be prepared to pay anything between $5 to $15 per 500 word article. Again, assuming you want a good-quality article.

How About $5?

Some may argue, that even $5 will not buy you a good article, and 2 days ago, I would agree with them. But…I decided to try Fiverr to see if I can find someone who would deliver an article worth reading. And simply by luck, I stumbled upon a profile of a girl, who claims to deliver just that.

And man, did she deliver! I order 500 word article from gold market niche, so fairly dry topic and not too easy to write about. But she did an amazing job. Not only the article passed Copyscape and a spell check with flying colors, it was indeed interesting article, that kept readers attention from the start to the end.

I am soon going to order some more article from her, and we’ll see if that was just an exception to the rule, or if $5 can indeed buy you an article you will proudly publish on your site.

I’ll keep you posted.

Now, let’s make some money.

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