Local Labs Reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)

Brian Timpone

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33% positive business outlook

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6 reviews
2.0
7 Nov 2016

Yikes!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

For a freelance writer with proven experience and some degree of talent, it's a nice gig since you can work from home and get paid via Paypal -- although the pay is abysmal.

Cons

There is absolutely no assistance from editors; you are basically on your own and you better produce a minimum amount of copy each week or you're done. The pay was anywhere between $12 and $18 per article and before you gasp, the articles are very short. Still, it's horrible pay and because of the checkered history with this news service which was formerly known as Journatic, that is, articles were outsourced overseas and writers were caught plagiarizing, every writer must record his/her interviews and upload them to the company's editorial system. Writers must also obtain photos for each of their articles. It's quite a bit of work per piece for very little money but, like a factory worker, if you can produce a high enough volume each week, you may just earn enough money to pay your cell phone bill each month!

1.0
20 Feb 2018

If you like the circus, you'll love these clowns

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You'll be headed out the door soon

Cons

Incompetent management, low pay, chews employees up and spits them out quickly

1.0
25 Apr 2018

Don't waste your time

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Pros

You can work remotely.

Cons

Management doesn't have a clue about what journalism is. They set guidelines that are constantly changing, creating a "moving target" for writers. They recently increased expected word counts while decreasing pay, so expect to do more and more for less and less money.

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