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Rictor · 03-12-2006, 05:14 PM

It doesn't cost that much to hire a fresh-out-of-college English major to your staff, so I'm wondering why more big porn companies with money to burn won't make that investment. So many of the huge affiliate programs have paysites that use recycled text on all their tours and hosted galleries, as well as text that's full of broken English that barely makes sense. Why not pay some kid $10-12 an hour to work in your office and write all the text for your company? I know you can outsource that job for $1-2 an hour to Asia, but it seems like that might be one job that's definitely better suited to a native English speaker. Also, writers tend to be better at communicating online, so you could have them spend their spare time doing e-mail support for affiliates or customers.

When I first graduated college, I worked as a technical writer for an ISP, writing mainstream website text, advertising copy, letters to customers and business partners, and whatever else was required. It was a low paying position that a lot of college grads start out in, and one in which more adult companies should consider investing. I can't be the only consumer that cringes when reading the tours of some of the larger paysites.

03-12-2006, 05:14 PM
Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	Why don't big porn companies invest in staff writers? It doesn't cost that much to hire a fresh-out-of-college English major to your staff, so I'm wondering why more big porn companies with money to burn won't make that investment. So many of the huge affiliate programs have paysites that use recycled text on all their tours and hosted galleries, as well as text that's full of broken English that barely makes sense. Why not pay some kid $10-12 an hour to work in your office and write all the text for your company? I know you can outsource that job for $1-2 an hour to Asia, but it seems like that might be one job that's definitely better suited to a native English speaker. Also, writers tend to be better at communicating online, so you could have them spend their spare time doing e-mail support for affiliates or customers. When I first graduated college, I worked as a technical writer for an ISP, writing mainstream website text, advertising copy, letters to customers and business partners, and whatever else was required. It was a low paying position that a lot of college grads start out in, and one in which more adult companies should consider investing. I can't be the only consumer that cringes when reading the tours of some of the larger paysites.