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Scott Pollak
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I'm not sure exactly how this ties in here, but in a way it seems to. I've seen some of these leads. Obviously I wouldn't respond to these, but I also haven't been able to answer a single legitimate lead on any of the voice sites I belong to during the past week due to my Lasik surgery (I plan to start answering some tomorrow though), but interestingly I've had 3 jobs come out of the blue to me this past week, all really NICE projects with anything from good to excellent budgets. And really odd was that one found me thru V123. A local Atlanta producer who was looking for local talent and found me thru v123. A really classy job, nice budget. Another was a referral from one of my past clients to someone she knew, and the third found me via a Google search.
What I think CAN happen is that over time, and with talent, experience, and exposure, the better jobs will often find you and things like the garbage we're seeing discussed on this thread become easier to simply laugh off. There are those just trying to get a toehold in this business, or with no experience, or possibly not a ton of talent, that will go for these because at that point ANY nibble beats nothing at all.
Yes, budgets and leads like that are absurd. But we KNOW they are NOT getting any kind of decent talent at those rates. It's sort of like having a Kia dealership next to a BMW dealership. There really ISN'T any competition because anyone walking into either dealership is NOT interested in what the other one sells. Well, okay, so the Kia customer WISHES he could buy the BMW, and may even go in and kick a few tires, but in the end, he's gonna get a Kia.
Uh...... did any of that make any sense??
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Allison Scussel
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008, 02:59 (GMT) Post subject: |
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I understood what you meant, Scott. It's like trying to find a pair of Prada shoes in K-Mart. 
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Scott Pollak
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008, 15:25 (GMT) Post subject: |
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uh..... yeah......
that's exactly what I meant, Allison......
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Maxine Dunn
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Prada? Did somebody say Prada? .....sigh.....
Dear Santa, I've been really, really good this year. Have you seen the Prada Silk Crystal stiletto? It's only $800.00....
Love,
Maxine
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Caryn Clark
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I LOVE that analogy, Allison!!!
Nice shoes, Max! Beautiful!
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Thomas C. Gass
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008, 19:06 (GMT) Post subject: |
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Wanna see another nice one? Here we go:
| Quote: | We are seeking a native German speaker to read scripts for our online high school course. Applicant must be computer-literate and understand English directions. Also must be able to use ftp and meet deadlines.
Project Parameters
Geographical Requirements: None
Budget:Low budget - USD $20/hour |
Th  mas
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Greg Houser
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008, 19:10 (GMT) Post subject: |
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| Diane Havens wrote: | | Presumption of innocence until proven guilty? |
as it should be.
and how many non-payers and frauds at V123 that are known are still posting jobs?
six to one, half dozen to another
downside of the Internet as a business medium. You don't really know who you're dealing with. Frankly, too many folks out there are far too trusting IMO.
and too many of us have been burned for it.
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Greg Houser
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| Maxine Dunn wrote: | Prada? Did somebody say Prada? .....sigh.....
Dear Santa, I've been really, really good this year. Have you seen the Prada Silk Crystal stiletto? It's only $800.00....
Love,
Maxine
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Meh, I saw nicer stuff on Rodeo this weekend...
(got some awesome cufflinks and dropped a minor mint at Mont Blanc... the Mont Blanc Diamond and Starwalker Cool Blue are nice)
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Esther Law
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008, 08:33 (GMT) Post subject: GRAMMAR!!! |
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| James Lorenz wrote: | How about this one for $60...incredible.
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Dear Coldwell Banker Agent,
My name is Jennifer. We are planning to buy a house in Palo Alto area. We also would need to sell our house in San Jose. We are looking for someone to be our agent in both transactions. You must have prior transaction history in both areas. We will pay up to a combined of 5% in commission . |
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Back to grammar school for you, Jennifer! Can they add any more prepositions to that sentence?
Esther.
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Allison Scussel
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008, 04:19 (GMT) Post subject: |
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Jennifer has bad grammar, but I'd sell my soul and say anything to get my hands on those Prada Silk Crystal Stilettos!
~Allison~
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