I had my first rejection this week…I was turned down to write for WiseGEEK. This probably wasn’t the best time to apply, as I have the weight of summer semester on my shoulders while trying to learn a new writing style and produce high quality articles that meets very strict standards. However, I made it through the first round of testing, and thought I was going to be okay….
But I was wrong! After the second batch of articles, they decided that I hadn’t improved enough from the first batch, though I made sure not to make the same mistakes twice. I can still say they are a good company, as the review and payment times for both sets of articles were super fast. However, it’s definitely one of the first places you should apply to if you are just starting out as a freelance writer.
This was definitely a blow to my writing ego, but I am not taking it too bad. Honestly, I’m on with several other companies, and I’ve won numerous projects from job bidding sites, so getting one rejection can’t be too bad, right? If anything, it just keeps me grounded by not allowing me to think I am the best writer on the planet (though I never thought that to begin with! 
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