COMPLAINT - Creative Weblogging / creative-weblogging.com

[angelahoy]

THIS OUTFIT PAID THE WRITER SHORTLY AFTER THIS COMPLAINT LETTER WAS SENT BY WRITERWEEKLY.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: COMPLAINT about Creative Weblogging / creative-weblogging.com / Torsten Jacobi
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 15:19:15 -0400
To: tj@creative-weblogging.com, info@creative-weblogging.com

May 29, 2009

Torsten Jacobi, CEO / Founder - tj@creative-weblogging.com,
info@creative-weblogging.com
Raik Hoffmann, Co-Founder
Creative Weblogging / creative-weblogging.com
2458 Embarcadero Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
P(650)331 4900
P(650)331-8047
F(650)887-0343

WritersWeekly.com has received a complaint about:
Creative Weblogging / creative-weblogging.com / Torsten Jacobi -
Also associated with:
TJ's Weblog - tjacobi.com
http://voip-weblog.com/
http://socialnetworking-weblog.com/
http://aviation-weblog.com/
http://searchengine-weblog.com/
http://on-storage-weblog.com/

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THE COMPLAINT
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SW (name not published here but was, of course, provided to the publisher)
alleges you owe her $53.90 and that you're ignoring her
correspondence.

See complete allegation under my signature.

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
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Angela Hoy
Publisher
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ALLEGATION
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[SW] wrote:

Hi Angela,

I'll be honest, I hesitated to send this after reading the
incredibly nasty article you wrote about Examiner.com, (http://writersweekly.com/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/005364_05132009.html) (I write for them,
do make money, and am happy with them) but I don't know where else to
turn.

Creative Weblogging owes me $53.90 and refuses to pay me. I've sent
several invoices and emails and all have been ignored. The balance comes
from the blog I used to write for them. The contract stated I would
be paid $84 for 12 posts a month. They refuse to pay out until your
balance is at least $100 so we were paid every other month. However I
resigned my position with 7 posts made for a balance of $50 (plus late
fees). Since I'll
never reach a $100 balance they need to pay me now, but they refuse. I've
been very professional and it disappoints me that they can not do the
same. I know it's not much money but every little bit helps these days.
Can you help me?

SW

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Complaint Against Creative Weblogging
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 05:03:48 -0400
From: SW

He has been ignoring my invoices. He owes me $53.90
($49 plus late fee) for 7 blog posts at $7 each. I was with CW for quite
awhile but had to resign due to my husband's health problems. He refuses to
pay his bloggers until they reach a balance of $100 and since I was being
paid $84 a month, I was paid every other month. Since I resigned I will
never reach $100 but that does not legally gives him the right to
withhold the money he still owes me.

SW

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WRITER SENDS UPDATE

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: COMPLAINT about Creative Weblogging / creative-weblogging.com / Torsten Jacobi
Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 07:53:20 -0400
From: SW

Payment has been received-thank you!

There was paypal payment waiting for me when I woke up.

SW