Fulfilled freelance photography ambitions. - Anonymous employee studioD Employee Review

4.0
Oct 14, 2014
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Pros

Great employer for those looking to produce creative content (photography, articles), and get paid along the way. This is a solid company for freelancers looking to make an extra buck, but note that DMS likely won't become your primary source of income. Provides an excellent outlet by which you can get your original content published on websites such as eHow.com, The Nest, and AZ Central. DMS is also the largest contributor of video content to YouTube. You work on your own time, as much or as little as you want. Their website has a master list of jobs you can claim, and is relatively easy to navigate and use.

Cons

Many of the photography assignments are very obscure, and do not provide significant compensation to be worthwhile, speaking strictly in regards to the projects as a source of steady income. The best way to see these projects is as an opportunity to develop your portfolio while making some pocket money along the way.

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5.0
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Pros

Very good management. No micromanaging

Cons

Sometimes the shifts you get aren’t the best but you’ll get that working anywhere

2.0
Nov 7, 2014
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Pros

-Work from home That's about it. When articles are plentiful, it's a good source of income. But articles haven't been plentiful for years.

Cons

-Article availability: Demand broke every category into separate sections they require writers to apply to individually. This greatly decreased the amount of available work. Furthermore, they've lost many of their partners and clients, leaving very few (none for months, at times) articles, most of which are rewriting old and outdated/inaccurate eHow titles. -They Expect Too Much, then ignore qualifications they require: Most sections require a degree or years of experience in a related field. IE- Some kind of tech degree for the tech section. Yet even though you must be a qualified expert to write for a section, they still require a reference for literally every statement, fact, process or instruction. What's the point of the experience or degree if every statement is treated, by default, like the writer doesn't know what they're talking about? -Low pay for the amount of work involved: $25 an article may seem like a good rate, but between doing the required amount of research, finding and claiming titles that actually make sense, adhering to their strict, ever-changing guidelines and the Russian Roulette of an editing process (one editor may approve where another would ask for a full rewrite), it typically takes well over an hour to claim, research and write an article. May be good pay compared to other content mills and work for novice writers, but anyone with DMS-level qualifications and experience could probably do a lot better than DMS.

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