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Should you refuse to do work for sites that may be illegal?



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Should you refuse to do work for sites that may be illegal?

I am acontent writer and a guest post publisher and I recently received an order for
work from a buyer whose site looked very much like a phishing site to me. I requested
a mutual cancellation of the order and left it that.

I would be interestedto hear other sellers’ views on this. Would you do work for what might be an illegal
site? Should we report buyers that ask us to do so? Would we be complicit in a crime
if we did do that work?

If any SEO Clerks staff members read this, I’d be interested to hear the official line too.

Thanks

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keen2write
I do feel if your never to sure ask them there intentions of the site also do bit checks on the matter. If you ever feel that it my be a fraud site or scamming then just cancel and tell them why you cancelled . I not come across that before but members in past have always asked me on FB to join so and so sites and they look rather dodgy so I just leave them to it.

You will always find that sort thing around just go with your instincts mate.



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Artois52
Thanks moneybags82

I’ve only come across this a couple of times and I don’t usually judge people for how they make
their money, but I was very uncomfortable about this latest one.

I guess you are right, it’s a personal decision.



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aqibarif74
Hello,

If the client rejects the mutual cancellation.
You should contact ionicware for manual cancellation.
They will help you to sort out the issue.

All the best,



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augusta
I think this is a personal decision because some people would mind working with any site as long as it brings in extra by ks.I will say if it against your belief and what you stand for,then dont do irregular and illegal stuff.



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Artois52
Thanks aqibarif74

I didn’t know that you could do that.



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idealmike
Yeah, hmmm, good post and fair shout! It's really up to you, or down to you whichever philosophical bent you take. I have had orders before for some very iffy and questionable things. And there has been times where I've rejected the order (mutual cancel) simply because I don't agree with the topic. This has usually been for Youtube videos that promote and push racism and hate and I don't support those types of videos. Now there's been times when I could do with the money and have had to basically bite my tongue, swallow my morals and just do it. But generally, I'd rather go without the money than help them promote their hateful propaganda!

Don't get me wrong, it's not my place to judge anyone. But sometimes you just can't do it, you literally can't even force yourself to do it knowing that what they are doing is just wrong. On every level. So what can you do? Well for starters, you shouldn't feel bad for this, it's your service and you have the right to refuse an order based on your own merits and morals. And by doing so, you are doing a good thing and not helping them to succeed in their twisted agenda. So don't feel bad about it. Just know that you've done what you've done because you're a good person and you're standing on your morals. Just politely request a mutual cancel and leave it at that. That's about the best advice I can give to you or anyone when it comes to some orders that you get. Should you refuse to do work for sites that may be illegal?

Hope this helps!

Mike.



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Artois52
Thanks for your input Mike

I guess it’s not our job to police the internet, and anyway, someone else will do the work
if I don’t. You are right about racism and hatred; I wouldn’t do any work to promote
that kind of garbage either.

I might go to bed a few dollars worse off for sticking to my morals, but at least I will go
to bed with a clear conscience!



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Sino989
Truthfully it's up to you. If you're willing to risk getting in trouble with the law for a client that's doing something illegal then go for it, but if you don't want to get in trouble for someone you don't know then don't.



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kaka135
I guess it really depends individually. Some people do not mind working on illegal jobs or works that slightly against the law, but some people just can't work on them at all. There was once I had a chance to earn a commission just by receiving payment and transferring that money to another party, but by doing that, the person does not need to pay tax to the government, and I just decided to turn down the offer. First of all, I do not want my company to be in trouble in future, as it's using my company bank account to receive the payment. Moreover, I just don't think it's a right thing to do. Though my friends told me it's totally fine and legal to do so, I just don't feel right about it.

So, I guess it really depends on whether you feel comfortable about the offer.



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VickyBurg
This is a really hard question just because it's a choice between making money or doing the responsible thing and reporting a site or a user. I guess it's every persons personal decision what jobs to accept and what not. I guess if something is illegal and your work is a accessory to it you could end up with much bigger problems than just loosing a few bucks. I also think we, in this freelancing line of work aren't responsible to babysit or micro manage our buyers decisions so looking at it this way I will also say that you are legitimately doing a job through a legitimate service and therefor the job you are doing has nothing directly to do with the overall business of your buyer.



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Lyudmilka7
If in the back of your mind you are hesitant about a website, I would say Don't do it. You do not want to be wasting you precious time.



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joegirl
Absolutely yes. As a rule, I will not write for companies that goes against my personal principles or my beliefs. For example, I would never write for an adult site, no matter how high the pay is. In the same way would I write for sites that promotes terrorist views or genocide or child molestation. You have to draw the line when it comes to how you work and where you find the work to do as a freelancer.



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wallet
Hi, Artois my advice for you is to avoid any illegal site. It is enough that we may encounter different problems on the way when we are joining new sites and if you want to work on a site it is better to check if that site is legit and it worth for you to join.



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PinkTurtle
I don't think I would like doing anything illegal. I think to beginwith, I wouldn't take any job that doesn't match my moral beliefs because I
wouldn't feel comfortable doing it. But I guess it's up to every person and
their needs too. I think needs would influence this decision in a big way
because there are times you really need the money and you can’t judge a person
for it.



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fishmonk
Yes, I will refuse to do things for illegal sites. I will not feel easy when doing work for such websites. Even if the pay is good, I am not going to accept such job offers as there's always a chance that trouble will catch onto you later.



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Corzhens
I was born and raised in a home of law abiding people. My parents would always tell us to avoid going near illegal places and avoid people of ill repute. In the internet, there are crimes although in a different dimension. I fully agree with your cancellation of work order. At least you are safe from getting involved in an illegal business.



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jaymish2
I agree that if you know that the site is illegal you should absolutely refuse to take their order, however much money they offer you to work for them. However the problem is that not many people would not be able to tell if the site is illegal or not. Speaking from personal experience, I would not be able to tell.Also many people will not give you a link to their site, they would just tell you to write something.



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Artois52
This is good point jaymish2. I once wrote content for a site that I later found out was a scam. If feel awful about the fact that I may have contributed to some people losing their money. But, sometimes, you just don’t know if a site is legit or not.



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stbrians
A phising site is just a phishing site whatever you think of it. What is the best option to do if you find out?

.Remove your subscription from the site.

. Request to leave the site.

. Incase they refuse then report them.



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