Comments on: Is Helium.com (Helium) a scam? http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/ Work At Home & Avoid Scams. Our Guide will help you find jobs, telecommuting friendly companies & other work from home options. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Di http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-19947 Di Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:03:00 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-19947 I had 847 rates and Helium said I didn't qualify for the rating bonus of $3. They were nasty when I emailed them. The site doesn't pay even the pennies it owes! I had 847 rates and Helium said I didn’t qualify for the rating bonus of $3. They were nasty when I emailed them. The site doesn’t pay even the pennies it owes!

]]> By: Eddy Salomon http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-19574 Eddy Salomon Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:22:00 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-19574 Thanks for sharing your rant.... I mean experience. But seriously in general I think a lot of these sites are screwing writers over. That's why I've always argued it's better to have your own blog and learn internet marketing. This way you call the shots! But on these other sites you're at their whim and their terms and conditions protect them and screw you. Thanks for sharing your rant…. I mean experience. But seriously in general I think a lot of these sites are screwing writers over. That’s why I’ve always argued it’s better to have your own blog and learn internet marketing. This way you call the shots! But on these other sites you’re at their whim and their terms and conditions protect them and screw you.

]]> By: luckystar http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-17104 luckystar Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:32:00 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-17104 Hi, Pual!  My name is Amy.  I used to write for Helium.com for a few months.  I started to have major problems with the people I dealt with because they do show unprofessional, unethical, and abusive  behaviors.  The problems since late May 2011.  I just made a request to the content department to have Helium.com to remove all of my articles since I am longer interested in writing.   I even sent the copy of the email to new president RR Donnelly.  I also posted my comment on writer's review on  Helium: Is it worth it? It is not right for Helium.com to keep writer's work if the writer requested the articles, profile, etc. to be removed from the website.  If they refused they are actually violating human rights and human freedom. I think contacting the attorney general's office is also a good idea since many former Helium writers have countless incidents with Helium.com   Hi, Pual!  My name is Amy.  I used to write for Helium.com for a few months.  I started to have major problems with the people I dealt with because they do show unprofessional, unethical, and abusive  behaviors.  The problems since late May 2011.  I just made a request to the content department to have Helium.com to remove all of my articles since I am longer interested in writing.   I even sent the copy of the email to new president RR Donnelly.  I also posted my comment on writer’s review on  Helium: Is it worth it?

It is not right for Helium.com to keep writer’s work if the writer requested the articles, profile, etc. to be removed from the website.  If they refused they are actually violating human rights and human freedom.

I think contacting the attorney general’s office is also a good idea since many former Helium writers have countless incidents with Helium.com

 

]]> By: Eddy Salomon http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-15586 Eddy Salomon Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:04:00 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-15586 It's always sad to hear when a company changes directions in this way. Thank goodness for competition so that other companies can pick up the slack. It’s always sad to hear when a company changes directions in this way. Thank goodness for competition so that other companies can pick up the slack.

]]> By: Guest http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-15585 Guest Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:20:00 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-15585 Sadly, with the changes to Helium recently what was once a marginally good site has went down considerably. You can no longer write on the subject you want and the odds of actually getting paid for something you write has went down considerably and most articles pay less than they used to. Sadly, with the changes to Helium recently what was once a marginally good site has went down considerably. You can no longer write on the subject you want and the odds of actually getting paid for something you write has went down considerably and most articles pay less than they used to.

]]> By: Robin http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-15204 Robin Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:02:00 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-15204 How funny. There have been exactly four complaints filed with the BBB, and all were satisfactorily resolved. Weird, huh? Guess your argument falls a bit flat. How funny. There have been exactly four complaints filed with the BBB, and all were satisfactorily resolved. Weird, huh? Guess your argument falls a bit flat.

]]> By: Eddy Salomon http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-14484 Eddy Salomon Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:56:22 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-14484 Amen Oldbuck! Well said as usual buddy. It's always a pleasure to hear from you when you pop up! lol Amen Oldbuck!
Well said as usual buddy. It’s always a pleasure to hear from you when you pop up! lol

]]> By: oldbuck http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-14476 oldbuck Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:51:38 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-14476 In response to Dan. Yours is a 21 Century comment. I don't mean that badly, its just that it is seldom if ever "good business" to attempt to bring yourself up by bringing someone else down. I'm as sure as you are that it works in politics where everyone seems to do it, but in the "real world" there are still lots of honest, hardworking people that just want to voice their opinion about a company or product in a constructive way. A sincere effort to save someone else the mistakes we've made. Lets hope no one here is using this wonderful forum for anything other than that. Besides, I couldn't be sure that driving them from Helium would necessarily bring them to me. :o) oldbuck In response to Dan. Yours is a 21 Century comment.
I don’t mean that badly, its just that it is seldom if ever “good business” to attempt to bring yourself up by bringing someone else down.
I’m as sure as you are that it works in politics where everyone seems to do it, but in the “real world” there are still lots of honest, hardworking people that just want to voice their opinion about a company or product in a constructive way. A sincere effort to save someone else the mistakes we’ve made.
Lets hope no one here is using this wonderful forum for anything other than that.

Besides, I couldn’t be sure that driving them from Helium would necessarily bring them to me. :o )
oldbuck

]]> By: Dan http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-14474 Dan Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:34:29 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-14474 In this season of crazy political attack ads, I suddenly thought -- if you worked for a Helium competitor,say one of the ones mentioned above, wouldn't it be good business to try to steal their current and future writers by discrediting them? In this season of crazy political attack ads, I suddenly thought — if you worked for a Helium competitor,say one of the ones mentioned above, wouldn’t it be good business to try to steal their current and future writers by discrediting them?

]]> By: RoGoodman http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-14039 RoGoodman Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:39:15 +0000 http://workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/29/is-heliumcom-helium-a-scam/#comment-14039 I was accused of plagarism, which is a completely false allegation and when I defended myself, I had 5 more of my articles removed and my account terminated. This happened this morning and they haven't removed my biography or picture from their site. They also owe me $45. I reallly don't care about the money or the articles being lost, which is a total of almost 100. I want my association with these SCAM ARTISTS removed from their site, but since I can't log onto it, what can I do, if anything? They own the stories, but not my image, biography, or my name and I wrote them and told them this and I have yet to get a reply back. I was accused of plagarism, which is a completely false allegation and when I defended myself, I had 5 more of my articles removed and my account terminated. This happened this morning and they haven’t removed my biography or picture from their site. They also owe me $45. I reallly don’t care about the money or the articles being lost, which is a total of almost 100. I want my association with these SCAM ARTISTS removed from their site, but since I can’t log onto it, what can I do, if anything? They own the stories, but not my image, biography, or my name and I wrote them and told them this and I have yet to get a reply back.

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