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Payment Cycle

weavingthoughts Join March 12, 2016

Payment Cycle For Writers (Rokeeto), Editors, Managers & Designers

These terms don’t apply to Miloq writers.

The billing cycle is from the 21st to 20th.

For example, say, 21st Feb 2016 to 20th March 2016.

So, all work completed and submitted in the above-mentioned cycle, that is (later) NOT:

Rejected

Pending revision

Unsatisfactory

Incomplete

Or any other reasonable requirement,

Will be included in the next invoice.

The invoice will be raised by you on 1st April 2016 for said work.

Respective managers will go through the invoices and check them.

They will be forwarded to Aakshey by the 4th to 7th of April or so, approx.

These invoices will be cleared approximately around 10th to 15th of April.

Mode of Payment for Indian Writers:

NEFT

Mode of Payment for non-Indian Writers:

Skrill

Paypal

Payment Cycle For Writers (Miloq)

Weekly or monthly, as per your convenience and negotiation with Aakshey, and/or based on how much work you do for us.

Mode of Payment:

Freelance websites where you were hired from

And/or Paypal

And/or Skrill

Do you want to know more about our terms?

Do you want to know the rates we pay our writers?

Thank You so much, God Bless!

Aakshey Talwar

Chief

Weaving Thoughts

 

Training For All Writing Projects (Section C)

weavingthoughts Training March 9, 2016

SECTION C – Critical Training For All Writing Projects

WARNING

I am not saying every write-up for every client will be as casual as the links I am about to share. However, in 80%+ situations, a casual and tongue-in-cheek humor approach works best.

Of course, based on your style and the project in question, you will need to find the right balance. But. Nevertheless, these links show you how to write proper copy (aka content) in a conversational and talkative manner.

Basically, you can’t write in a manner that the reader feels that he is reading a textbook. You have to engage your reader and talk to him, personally, with the copy you write.

Please proceed!

  1. This guy Jason writes really well. It is crisp and engaging. Conversational and casual. He knows how to hold your interest and play with you. Go through his personal website and the book he has written. You don’t need to read everything word for word. Just read the stuff in bits and pieces. Go wider rather than deeper. You’ll get an idea of how proper copy is written.Go through the titles, headings, FAQs, descriptions, everything. In bits and pieces. No need to read cover to cover. http://schiit.com  http://www.head-fi.org/t/701900/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up WARNING Of course, you can’t use words like ‘shit’ or ‘fuck’ that way. But you’ll still get an idea of how to write proper copy. And then you can create your own style.Basically, you can’t be boring. You can’t write so that it feels like somebody is reading from a textbook.Once you go through those two links in detail, you’ll know what I’m talking about.

 

2. You need to focus on AIDA principles and talk to your reader, the YOU.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2013/08/05/how-to-use-the-aida-formula-to-boost-your-content-marketing-strategy/#4966430743b5

You need to address the reader in second person, as YOU. And you need to talk far more about YOU (the reader), than about yourself (I/me). Perry’s link will tell you the ratio for your content. Ideally, You:Me should be like 2:1 or so or greater!

Perrymarshall.com/grade

Once you get used to writing this way, the demand for your copy will be a lot more. And all of us will be able to get more $$$ per word, including YOU!

All the best!

 

3. Use wit, humour, satire, sarcasm and flowery language in your content.

Be witty and clever.

Be funny.

Use good vocabulary where applicable.

Write for an intelligent and mature, well-educated audience. Don’t be cheap. Be mature but casual. And informal. Don’t talk the way teenagers do. Talk the way young adults do. Who are well-off.

Be funky and jazzy. Write in a talkative manner. Like you’re writing a video script. But in a grammatically correct manner. Be conversational rather than boring. Try to bring the content to life.

 

 

God Bless

Aakshey

Founder & CEO

Weaving Thoughts

 

Training For All Writing Projects (Section B)

weavingthoughts Training March 9, 2016

SECTION B – Critical Training For All Writing Projects

1. Only use Font size 12 Arial Black color throughout. Including for headings, the title etc.

2. Don’t write long sentences.

Write short and crisp sentences. And try to keep the use of commas to a bare minimum.

A short sentence should be 1 to 4 words. A long sentence can be 15-20 words. Try to write good copy (copy means a copywriting piece or high-grade content) like you find in novels written by Eric Segal or Chetan Bhagat. The average sentence should be no longer than 8-15 words or so.

You got the point. Right?

3. Write short paragraphs.

An average paragraph should just be 1 or 2 sentences (not lines, sentences, read above).

A long paragraph should NEVER exceed 3 sentences.

Single word paragraphs like ‘But.’ are just fine as well.

By paragraphs I mean text, before and after which there is a line gap. I don’t imply a separate sub-heading for every paragraph.

4. A 500 words article should ideally have 15 to 25+ paragraphs divided among 5 to 8+ sub-headings.

On an average, one paragraph should be about 1.5-2 sentences. Many would be just a single sentence. But quite a few may have two sentences as well 🙂

Just look at the way this piece is written. 😀

5. Sub-headings must always be bold, with the first letter of each word capitalized.

Ideally, a 500 words article should have, say, 5-8+ sub headings or so.

Some of those sub-headings may have just 1 or 2 paragraphs. While others may have 3-4 paragraphs.

Try not to exceed 3-5 paragraphs per sub-heading.

The sub-headings have to be long, catchy and descriptive. And they need to seduce the reader to read the next bit of the article.

6. The title should ideally be long, descriptive and catchy.

Ideally, it should be between 30 to 60 characters (not words). (Even a blank space is counted as a character.)

The title must be centre aligned with the first letter of each word capitalised. It also needs to be bold.

It should be thought provoking and must seduce the reader to read the article.

7. Every single write-up needs to have 1-2 sections of bullet points.

Each section of bullet points must have between 4 to 6 bullets, no more, no less.

And the entire section of bullet points (with the sub-heading, intro, 4 points and conclusion) must be within 100 words or less.

You can’t start a write-up with a section of bullet points. Nor can you conclude a write-up with a section of bullet points.

You always need a suitable introduction and a suitable conclusion. Of course, you can’t label them as Introduction/Conclusion though!

8. Always include a line gap between paras, sub-headings, the title and the text etc.

9. Between the body and the title, comes in the excerpt.

The excerpt should ideally be around 10 to 30 words for a 500 words write-up. It should be in italics. (And for SEO articles this is where the primary keyword comes in, and is in bold.)

The excerpt is counted in the article word count we order. But. The title isn’t.

10. To check things like:

Words per sentence (average has to be 8 to 15 words tops)

You:Me ratio (ideally 1.5:1 or better)

 

Use this link:

https://www.perrymarshall.com/grade

11. Stick to the brand/product/service in question.

If the client has ordered content about their product/brand/service, and if it is not a review meant for comparison, please stick to the client.

Do NOT mention competitors or competing products/brands/services etc. That might work in a review, but not otherwise. Stick to information about the client. I am not asking you to hard sell or to be salesy, but you can’t be promoting/harassing other companies either.

12. Don’t hard sell!

Be genuine. Neutral and natural. Like an authority like Forbes.com or About.com.

Write in a genuine and believable manner with a very subtle and slight positive approach to show the merits of the client in question.

Don’t try to sell. Explain the merits. Genuine ones. Be positive but don’t over do it.

You are NOT a sleazy salesman or saleswoman!

Don’t write much negative about a product either. Be natural. And try to persuade in a genuine manner.

Like authority websites like GSMArena.com to know what I mean.

 

Thank You so much, God Bless!

Aakshey

WeavingThoughts

Training For All Writing Projects (Section A)

weavingthoughts Training March 9, 2016

SECTION A – Critical Training For All Writing Projects

1. File naming:

Order.No-keyword/Title-NameOfManager-NameOfWriter
Eg: 5MY16.P4-royal dating guide-Moses-Shreya
5 stands for 2015
MY stands for May
16th = 16th of May
P4 = 4th project for the day

Order nos will only be generated by Aakshey. Not by managers/writers.

Moses = First name of Manager, M capital
Shreya = First name of Writer, S capital
royal dating guide = Primary keyword (for SEO articles) – all small letters OR
Article Title for non-SEO articles (all caps in that case)

2. Write correct English, meaningful sentences and accurate facts.

The quality of the content is the single most important thing.

Your grammar must be your very best.

And sentences must be well structured and easily understood by a 5th grader. That is good copy.

3. Only write original and unique content.

Copy pasting between your own articles and/or from the internet isn’t allowed.

Copy pasting quotes isn’t allowed either.

4. George client = UK audience = UK English
Non-George client = US audience/US English unless specified otherwise

5. http://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/

Always use the above.

One article at a time.

Ensure 100% uniqueness and then submit.

We can’t share a Copyscape account with you, although it is more accurate.

6. Sign up for a free Grammarly account.

And always pass every article through it and ensure the best possible score and minimum possible errors, before you send the article to your manager.

7. Always use Microsoft’s built-in grammar checker etc to ensure the work has no grammatical or spelling errors as far as that piece of software is concerned.

 

Thank You so much, God Bless!

Aakshey

Founder CEO

WeavingThoughts.com

Training For All Writing Projects (Intro)

weavingthoughts Training March 5, 2016

If a client specifies contradictory guidelines, then:

Contradictory parts of the client’s guidelines will be followed. Not Weaving Thoughts’s guidelines.

Both sets of guidelines will be followed where the client’s guidelines don’t contradict Weaving Thoughts’s guidelines.

 

DISCLAIMER

The intention of this training is to ensure writers write content that is high quality, factual, engaging and most of all natural.

The most important thing is that you have to be natural and write like the reader is talking to you.

The below is a means to achieve that.

Every single writer needs to be trained to follow these guidelines to ensure the maximum possible readability of their content, focusing on their readers while balancing optimization for search engines as well.

You may find them difficult at first. But after the first 5 or so articles, they will be embedded in your DNA and you will come out as a far better and capable writer. 🙂

The aim is to create content that is:

Conversational and Engaging (often casual, with a tongue in cheek type humor)

Factual and detailed

Not fluff

Natural

Grammatically correct

Light and easy to read

Optimized for readers (not for search engines)

Worth publishing on a respected brand’s website 🙂

 

Thank You so much, Best of Luck!

Aakshey Talwar

Founder,  WeavingThoughts.com

Rokeeto News Rewrite By Avanti Acharya

weavingthoughts Portfolio, Rokeeto February 10, 2016

Bangalore Loses ‘Safe’ Status After Brutality Against The Tanzanian Girl

While reports of atrocities against women were pouring out of other metropolitan cities of India, Bangalore was still the one nearly safe enough.

After what happened to the Tanzanian girl, it is time, even Bangalore had hung its head down in shame.

The barbaric incident has laid bare the low morale of the public towards foreigners. Whatever became of “Atithi Devo bhava”?

Height of Misunderstanding

A case of sheer misunderstanding it was, when the girl was allegedly violated by an angry yet clueless mob, in response to a hit-and-run case.

• The mob mistook the Tanzanian girl’s car to be that of the culprit.
• The perpetrators allegedly dragged her out of the car, stripped her, and beat her up. They did not even spare her friends who were inside the car.
• As if this was not enough, the passengers of the bus passing by pushed her out of it when she tried to escape by getting on it.
• All this transpired for one small mistake – she had parked her car near the accident spot.

She and her three friends paid a hefty price for a crime they did not commit.

Repercussions Against The Crime

This incident has the High Commission of Tanzania involved.

A Note Verbal sent to the External Affairs Ministry clearly indicates measures required against those guilty of the crime. Fortunately, the Ministry has intervened in the matter, booking four accused. They are likely to face criminal charges.

Calling the event ‘shameful’, Sushma Swaraj, the External Affairs Minister, has stressed on ensuring safety of the Tanzanian students overall.

Bengaluru Cut A Sorry Figure

A majority of men shows an incomprehensible aggression on women to date. Surprisingly, this never happened in Bengaluru – a city so advanced in erudition and open-mindedness. Will there be no city left where women can feel safe?

Rokeeto News Rewrite By Swati Kamboj

weavingthoughts Portfolio, Rokeeto February 10, 2016

Budget Brings Bad News for Smokers

The announcement of the hike on excise duty on cigarettes spread like wildfire and saw some action with tobacco vendors witnessing a busy afternoon on a hot day in July.

The 11-72 per cent hike on cigarettes is sure to burn a hole in the pockets of smokers.

Precursors of the Hike

In the past, there have been a lot of awareness missions on the ills of smoking organised by the government and social groups.

Moreover, this hike in excise duty was expected since the tweet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi about cutting tobacco consumption in India.

Pros of the Hike

This decision was appreciated by some anti-tobacco lobbies which believe that,

• The rise in price will induce smokers to quit smoking.

• Youngsters who are drawn towards smoking due to peer pressure will be discouraged to do so.

• The hike in price will burn a hole in the pockets of smokers and many will quit smoking.

• There will be a decrease in cases of lung cancer and other diseases caused by smoking.

The Other Side of the Coin

But one wonders if this decision even takes into consideration the psyche of smokers.

Observing the hikes earlier, the tobacco companies presaged that hikes only persuade smokers to vouch for cheaper options, which if considered, are more noxious.

Hiking of excise duty in the past has also led to illegal trade smuggling. This illegal trade smuggling according to The Tobacco Institute of India today reports to 19% in comparison to 17% two years back.

Also, it brought an excise loss of Rs. 6000 crores to the government.

Furthermore, cigarette smokers constitute just 3% of the total smokers as most people smoke Beedies or route to cheaper options.

Keeping this in perspective, the tobacco companies previously raised their focus on sub-65mm cheaper cigarettes.

But these companies hoped that the government was unlikely to come down like a ton of bricks on poor workers who constitute the market for these cigarettes.

What Can Be Done?

The policymakers have to have a systematic view of things and must take into account all the factors that can subvert and undermine the policies.

The need is to take non-conformal actions to curb the consumption instead of coming out with such decisions without giving them a thought.

Miloq Sample 2

weavingthoughts Miloq, Portfolio February 10, 2016

Eye drop Product Review

When looking for help for your aging eyes and cataracts, you want something that is easy to use and non-invasive. NAC Eye Drops and Can-C drops are two products available on the market. Neither are related to each other but offer very similar benefits.

NAC Eye Drops Help 90% of Patients with Cataracts

The NAC drops are manufactured in the US and meet standard requirements. They have been through numerous trials and proved to help clear the vision in 90% of users suffering from cataracts. That visual clarity means that there is no need for invasive surgery to remove the cataract thereby avoiding the risk of further damage.

The eye drops have no pain associated with them and are easy for anyone to use. The bottle is gently squeezed so a drop of the fluid goes straight onto the eye – just like you would with any type of eye drop!

How the NAC Eye Drops Work

The NAC drops use L-carnosine, which works with the fluid that is around the lens of the eye. L-carnosine is a powerful ingredient and an antioxidant, which helps to prevent the fluid lens from becoming hard, which is when the cataracts form. The ingredients can help to prevent cataracts ever becoming a problem by constantly keeping the lens fluid and can help to repair the damage by working on turning the solid mass back into a liquid.

Can-C Eye Drops for Age Related Problems

There are a number of problems that affect the eyesight as people age. This includes corneal disorders, retinal disease, dry eye and cataracts. Can-C in stock eye drops are made in India and sold through the UK and help fight against many of the age related issues and help the vision to improve without surgery. They offer a non-invasive approach to something that was only seen as treatable through surgery in the past.

Daily Treatment

Whether using Can-C in stock drops or NAV eye drops, it is important to follow a daily schedule. This will help to ensure you gain the best results from the product. It may be worth buying the drops in bulk and benefitting from the Can-C free shipping available to keep the cost down.

For whom are these eye drops suitable?

The drops can be used to improve vision in patients suffering from cataracts. The drops will help to dissolve the hard coating that forms over the lens of the eye.

It is possible for younger people to use the drops to help prevent cataracts from forming. The drops will help to keep the fluid around the lens. However, there is still research pending into how effective the drops are for this use.
Those suffering from glaucoma and other corneal disorders or inflammation of the ocular may benefit from using the drops.

Order your drops today and benefit from the Can-C free shipping. They are primarily for those suffering from cataracts and want to avoid surgery but they can also benefit those suffering from other age-related problems, including glaucoma, corneal disorders and retinal disease.

Miloq Sample 1

weavingthoughts Miloq, Portfolio February 10, 2016

NAC Eye Drops

Cataracts occur when the inside the lens of the eye becomes cloudy because of lens hardening. The cloudiness leads to a diminished vision and is the most common cause of blindness. The traditional treatment for cataracts is surgery, which requires the hardened lens to be removed and replaced with an artificial lens transplant. Cataracts occur largely due to aging, but there are a variety of other causes of cataracts.

Surgery is effective treatment for cataracts, but within 24 months of the initial surgery, about 50% of cataract patients require additional eye treatment. Eye drops have proven to be more effective, and considerably less risky than surgery. By using drops, the cataract sufferer is able to retain their natural eye lens.

There is an eye drop solution effective for cataract treatment without surgery. NAC eye drops or N-Acetyl-Carnosine eye drops are applied to the eye as any other type of eye drop is applied. These eye drops contain an ingredient called L-carnosine that is absorbed into the fluid that is around the eye. The ingredient essentially stops the lens of the eye from hardening.

The NAC eye drops, tested in clinical studies, will improve vision within a month of use, but the eye drop manufacturer recommends the drops be used a minimum of three to five months. The eye drops are effective as the L-carnosine works to break down the build-up of the hardened protein around the lens. The component is flushed from the eyes and metabolized through the bloodstream.

In addition to treating cataracts, NAC eye drops can be used as a preventative measure by anyone who wants to lessen the risk of developing cataracts. The drops will keep eyes moist and prevent the lens from developing a hardened shell. Other users include people who suffer from glaucoma or have eye conditions related to wearing contact lenses, vision problems from working on a computer, eye inflammation and corneal disorders.

There are several different brands of eye drops used for the treatment of cataracts. The most effective is CAN-C drops produced by Innovative Vision Products in the United States. The drops are available online and the consumer will always find CAN-C drops in stock.

The NAC Eye Drops are easy to use, and are applied by holding open the eye with one hand, and squeezing out two to three drops on the eye. The user should repeat that process two times a day for three to five months. The user may feel slight discomfort when the liquid hits the eye.

Always check for CAN-C free shipping when purchasing online, and take advantage of one of the many money saving offers. CAN-C can be purchased with a major credit card in 3 and 6 week supply and 2, 3, 4.5 or 6-month supply. CAN-C free shipping applies to all orders from Canada and the United States.

CAN-C comes with a 90-day money return guarantee by sending back any unused portions within the allotted time frame. Before ordering the drops, be sure CAN-C in stock is available.

Team Managers

weavingthoughts Join February 10, 2016

Team Manager – Content Position at Weaving Thoughts Is Vacant Again

Good day,

If you’re interested in joining Weaving Thoughts as a Team Manager – Content, please reply to this email along with your resume, a sample article and your mobile number.

And the profile is 100% work from home, part-time and freelance in nature!

If this sounds good, please read the below details. The terms and conditions of being a writer still apply. On top of that, these are the guidelines for your profile should you be interested:

P.S. Please send in your resume with a sample article if you want to join Weaving Thoughts as a Manager!

Thank You so much, God Bless!
Aakshey Talwar
CEO
WeavingThoughts.com
Aakshey@Weaving.in

 

PROFILE – TEAM MANAGER – CONTENT

Management of a team of writers.

You will be responsible for interacting with them and managing their workload to suit their convenience so that you can get the best results from your team.

Quality Control

You need to ensure the quality, quantity and turnaround time of work at each step and that the human resources of the firm are in line.

You need to ensure the quality, quantity and turnaround time of work at each step and that the human resources of the firm are in line.

30% of the team’s billing is yours.

24×7

You are expected to work throughout the year except in case of an

You are expected to work throughout the year except in case of an
emergency (exams aren’t emergencies) and then too you need to ensure that the company works fine. You only need to work like 3-6+ hrs a day if you are efficient, maybe even less after some time. But you must keep a tab on your mobile and email 24×7.

You need to spread out your work hours to like 10-60 minutes in one sitting, but like at least 6-10+ times a day.

 

NOTE 1:

I will assign you writers. I will assign you projects.

You need to divide a single project between several writers to ensure:
Timely submission

Timely submission
Convenience of writers
Distributed workload
Maximum workforce efficiency
Minimum emergencies

You will have several parallel projects at the same time, of which most/many would further be divided among several writers each.

And often writers might need to work on multiple projects at the same time to manage the situation.

 

NOTE 2:

You will also be in charge of Quality control including but not limited to copyscape.comand plagiarism checks, following of client guidelines, ensuring proper grammar is maintained by the writers.

Ideally, once you receive an article you’ll probably not need to spend more than 3-4 minutes on each article of 500 words or so. Unless of course it needs revisions in which case you’ll need to send it back and recheck when you get it again.

You’ll personally need to check every single article manually and through tools that I provide. Including but not limited to Copyscape.com for plagiarism, Grammarly.com for grammar and others.

You need to go through every single article to ensure that there are no typos or grammatical mistakes. You’ll also provide feedback to your writers so they can improve. And this also ensures that you need to spend less time improving the work for those writers as time passes.

So if your team delivers say 30 articles in a day, you’ll probably need to spend 60 to 120 minutes maintaining quality control and related stuff. Besides time spent in team management etc.

Every single aspect of your team is your 100% responsibility. You act as a full-on unit. Whether it is quality control, management, clearing doubts etc.

 

NOTE 3:

You will be the link between the writers and me. Whether it is arranging their invoices or interacting with them, you’re their manager.

 

Thank You so much, God Bless!

Aakshey

P.S. I can’t stress this enough, although 8-12 hrs of availability is required, 365 days a year, the actual working hours will likely be 3-6 hrs or so per day and spread through the day.

P.P.S. You need to have your mobile and internet with you at all times at your own expense and mobile calls will be extensively used! You won’t be compensated for this.
There will be extensive use of mobile calling, Whatsapp calling, Whatsapp messaging, SMS and emails/internet. That won’t be reimbursed.