I recently did an Internet search and found a number of sites where I seem to be "working" for clients. Some have misappropriated my business name, while others have blatantly stolen my first and last name as well as text and taglines from my website, social media sites, and other work-related profiles on the Internet. These forms of identity theft are intolerable.
The worst violator of them all is oDesk. For months, I have asked that oDesk remove several contractors masquerading as me from its site. oDesk has never taken any action; moreover, the site has stopped responding to my inquiries. Thanks to its failure to police its site, these violators are growing in number. I find it appalling that a company would continue to support members--and encourage businesses to hire those members--who are not only misappropriating copyrighted information but also committing fraud, among other violations of the law.
Rest assured that I am NOT a member of oDesk. In fact, the only site I currently maintain a presence on is Elance.
If you have any questions about whether it is me that you are dealing with online, please drop me a line at kristin@scribeondemand.com. And I encourage you to do regular sweeps using various search engines as well as to set up a Google Alert of not only your business name but also text from your website to ensure it is not being stolen.
Here is a prime example of a faker on oDesk.
She has now changed some of the words, but the general concepts and main words are still identical. AND she has added hyphens between Scribe On Demand, AND she continues to use the name "Kristin Wallinski." THESE CHANGES DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
In the world of writing, ‘good enough’ is actually ‘not good enough’. A writer worth his/her salt should be able to provide content that is far beyond good. So, if you are well endowed in style but grammar escapes you, if you have the content but lack finesse for astute delivery, or if you have ideas but lack the words to deliver the punch, look no further: you just found your copyeditor, ghostwriter, and proofreader/editor in Scribe-On-Demand. My name is Kristin Wallinski, and welcome to my world.
I am no ordinary wordsmith. I am the chameleon of wordsmiths. I am well known for my propensity to tailor my skills, tone, and style to go with your piece, whether it is a business report, blog, case study, company handbook, cover letter, ezine, magazine article, marketing piece, resume, scholarly article, or personal statement for school admissions.
See, I do not back my work with empty words. I have been in the writing and editing business for more than eleven years, gaining valuable experience working for a global clientele. Writing complex legal, technical, and corporate documents is my forte; I like to think that complex ideas should be palatable to all.
Service Description
So far, my voyage as an editor has gone beyond the thirteen-year mark, and the good people at the Chicago Manual of Style are my personal heroes. I have experience working with different citation styles such as AP, APA, and GPO. Yet I am flexible enough to learn and apply any other in-house formatting or style you require.
I do not outsource your work; I personally apply myself (skills, commitment, and everything!) to your work. I like to think of myself as a professional, not an underling without credentials.
Below is a listing of the services I offer a growing pool of satisfied writers, individuals, and businesses:
1. Blog
2. SEO copywriting
3. Ebook
4. Press Release
5. Sales Page
6. Landing page
Here is another person stealing my copyrighted words--word for word--and this is what the last profile I posted looked like five days ago.
I have recently updated some of the text on my Elance profile; the version below reflects those changes. This is absurd. I guarantee this person didn't go to my top-ten law school, or she would know that she is violating the law.
Katherine Berrick
Scribe On Demand: Writing & Editing for B2B & B2C
Pittsburgh, Canada
When it comes to writing, does the phrase "good enough" send you into apoplectic shock?
That's what happens to me. So if you have the style but lack the grammar, if you have the text but lack the polish, or if you have ideas but lack the words, look no further: you've found your writer and editor in Scribe On Demand.
My clients range from start-ups to Fortune 150 firms, and I serve as a seamless extension of their marketing and communications team. I draft white papers, reports, magazine and blog articles, proposals, case studies, and other marketing pieces. With my HR legal background, I'm often called on to draft corporate policies, codes of conduct, and employee handbooks.
My ghostwritten work has been published in a number of magazines, including Forbes, Executive Counsel, and The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, among others.
I have more than 13 years of writing and editing experience and am a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (http://www.the-efa.org).
I am an Ivy-League educated ghostwriter, copyeditor, and proofreader with a legal background. I practiced law for 9 years for a major law firm and for a Fortune 200 corporation; this background gives me a unique perspective on business communication needs.
I am also the former Editor-in-Chief of a top academic legal journal, the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law (now the Journal of Business Law). As Editor-in-Chief, I oversaw the publication of a quarterly 200+ page academic journal, worked closely with authors to polish their articles, and managed 40 staff editors.
Though I have extensive legal experience, I work with companies that span a variety of fields, including engineering, marketing technology, management consulting, education, and finance.
I work primarily with Chicago, AP, APA, and GPO styles. I am willing to learn and apply any other style--or to help you create your own.
Here is a partial listing of what I can do for your business. Please contact me to discuss your needs.
GHOSTWRITING SERVICES
I am comfortable writing on almost any topic (except calculus), though I do have special expertise in the following subject matter:
* Law
* Human resources and employee relations
* Employee safety and health
* Electronic discovery and law technology
I have significant experience writing and ghostwriting the following:
* White papers
* Reports
* Web copy, including blogs
* Proposals, including RFPs and government proposals
* Magazine articles
* Training materials
* Employment-related materials, including corporate policies and employee handbooks
* Legal pleadings and memoranda
* Internal corporate communications
EDITING SERVICES
In my editing, my goal is to allow your most polished voice to shine through. I will keep your perspective intact while eliminating any errors of style, grammar, and usage. Where a heavier pen is necessary, I will consult with you before making substantive content changes and notate those changes in the margins. I edit directly in Word using margin comments and the track changes feature.
I have edited the following types of documents:
* Books
* Proposals, including government proposals and RFPs
* Case studies
* White papers
* Technical and scientific reports
* Website copy
* Newsletters
* Magazine and journal articles
* Internal corporate documents, including employee handbooks, manuals, and training materials
* Marketing materials
* Blogs
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