Smarten up: VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL FREELANCE DAILY SUBSCRIBERS

A few people have written to complain that certain readers have been reposting Freelance Daily or portions of FD on other writing sites. This is a clear violation of the disclaimer that appears at the top of each issue and the copyright notice that appears at the bottom of each issue.

PLEASE READ: I have a zero tolerance policy for readers who repost FD content. If you post FD or portions of FD on other Web sites, list-serves, bathroom walls, etc., your subscription will be cancelled and NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED.

Drastic? You better believe it. Subscribers are paying for a competitive advantage, and posting this content elsewhere lessens that competitive advantage (interestingly, none of the offenders I’ve identified have paid for subscriptions so far, and one even emailed me a few weeks ago to tell me that she would never, ever pay for something she could get for free on the Internet).

I realize 95 percent of what I offer is available for free on the Internet (that should be changing after April 1 and we get our new Web site up and running). But for now, that’s not the purpose of the newsletter – the purpose is to collect all of the information in one place and save you time as you look for freelance work. So if you want to post these ads elsewhere, DO YOUR OWN DAMN RESEARCH.

I was able to remove a few of the more blatant offenders over the weekend; if you suspect someone is reposting this content on other Web sites, please LET ME KNOW.