Ozio Media Review: Is Ozio Media a Scam?

Is Ozio Media a Scam? Here's my honest Ozio Media review

I heard about Ozio Media two and a half years ago when I was on the hunt for new clients. I found out about them through Freelancer.com and, even though their rates were extremely low, I opted to work for them.

I was instantly taken on and given a lot of work – more work than I thought I would get at first. While it was low paying, knowing that I would get the work and was actually paid on time was helpful.

However, in May or June 2011, I decided to quit. The rate was too low to keep going and I was suffering terrible headaches and burn out writing so much. From other Ozio Media reviews online, it seems like it was a good thing.

I started writing for Ozio Media again around February/March this year. The rates had gone up slightly and I was hitting a very slow patch. It is this experience that has led me to write my Ozio Media review.

I truly believe that Ozio Media is a scam! Please do not trust them anymore.

I don't know if they changed hands around June 2011 since that’s when all the negative press seems to be around but it doesn't matter. They no longer pay their writers and have hardly any work available anyway.

The second time of writing for them, I went through a long process of being accepted and getting my rate set. They don’t pay more than $5/100 but at the time it was worthwhile accepting that. I’ve written two articles for them since being accepted – the first still hasn’t been paid for and the second was rejected for spelling errors that weren't actually there.

I’ve tried contact Ann (no last name) but received no reply about my pay. It’s only $18 but it is the principal. If Ozio Media don’t want to be labelled as a scam they should pay for all work when due, no matter how small the amount is.

I did get offered another project but with how long it has taken to be paid, I turned that project down and haven’t heard from the company since. I’ve now used the article that I sent to them after checking that it wasn’t online first and have alerts set up to make sure I know when it is posted online without my permission.

Please do not trust Ozio Media. I was surprised that they had changed their practices so much (and for the worse). I didn’t think about checking for other Ozio Media reviews before applying the second time after a positive experience the first but this negative one has really tainted it.

Is Ozio Media a scam? Yes! A big one!

Watch out and don’t accept any work from them. You won’t get paid and they will just refuse to contact you.

There are plenty of other options available. There are higher paying clients, who pay your worth and on time.

Clients, if you are looking for somewhere to hire writers, please do not opt for Ozio Media. I’m not sure the type of quality that you will get from some of the writers as I’m not sure about the editorial process. The article of mine that was rejected was supposedly full of errors but I’ve double checked and found nothing wrong – there may be someone else making changes.

Client, please pay your writers a fair rate and go directly to them. These middlemen companies are scam artists and unprofessional.

Good luck writers and clients.

Note: This is my personal Ozio Media review from my personal experience. I have not been paid by anybody to write this and do it freely.

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