Text Broker

Summary

The provided content details the author's frustrating experience with the Text Broker website, a platform for freelance writers to find work.

Abstract

The author of the content, who appears to be exploring various freelancing sites, describes their encounter with Text Broker. Initially, the site seems like a standard platform where writers can apply for jobs by providing their areas of expertise. However, the author quickly becomes irritated with the site's password requirements, which are not clearly stated upfront. Despite multiple attempts and adhering to the unspecified password rules, the author faces an error that resets their selected areas of expertise. The process of signing up and logging in becomes a source of aggravation, leading the author to conclude that while the site has caused them a headache, they have endured the detailed process so that others do not have to.

Opinions

The author is initially intrigued by Text Broker as a potential resource for freelance writing work.
Frustration sets in due to the lack of clear password requirements on the site, which leads to repeated attempts to create an acceptable password.
The author expresses significant annoyance (indicated by the use of "reeeeeeeeeally" and "GAAAAAAAAAAA") at the site's error message that dismisses their selected areas of expertise after failing to meet the undisclosed password criteria.
The author's opinion of the site deteriorates throughout the process, culminating in a negative view of the user experience offered by Text Broker.
Despite the negative experience, the author takes on a helpful tone, suggesting that they have navigated the complexities of the site's registration process for the benefit of others.

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Text Broker is yet another new to me site where writers can look for work.

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Pretty much standard required info. I selected five very random ‘areas of expertise’. Let’s see how well their AI bots feel about this application!

It’s at this point that their site reeeeeeeeeally started pissing me off. If you’ll notice, there are no written requirements for the password. As in, “one upper, one lower, one number, and six special characters” etc. So I did some upper and lower, only to find out that I also need one number and one special character.

FINE.

So I use the same password, but throw in the additional requirements.

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And lookie cookie at the error message it gave me! GAAAAAAAAAAA

It has dumped my well-selected well thought out areas of expertise. This time I decided to hell with it and only selected writing.

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After verifying my email I can FINALLY login. Yeesh.

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This site has given me a headache at this point. Look at it this way — I did all the crap detail so you don’t have to!

I do the legwork so you don’t have to!

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