i've seen text on some tours that is literally gibberish and it drives me fucking nuts!!!! and don't the people doing this writing at least own spellcheck?
lately i've gotten a fairly large number of companies asking me to write - or rewrite - their site text. it's shocking how little some programs are willing to spend. you can see how they have to go with someone in a country where the dollar has a lot more bang - if i wrote their text for what they're offering, i couldn't pay my rent every month if i decided to eat, and i'm not kidding.
the sad part is that some of the sites i've rewritten the text for report a 15-20% jump in sales with new text. surely that's worth paying a college kid $12 an hour for. i would think even a 5% overall increase would be worth paying a native english speaker with a grasp of porn a per-description rate that allows them to make over mcdonalds wages - but what do i know? luckily for me, some programs are willing to spend what it's really worth to them
still, with some training, a recent college grad - or even a part-timer still in college - could be a very good option.