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iWriter is Back in Kenya – The Lessons

Last Updated on July 12, 2013 By Walter Akolo 49 Comments

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 Update 12/10/12

iWriter is out again for guys using mobile ISPs (Safaricom, Orange, Airtel, Yu modems). I hope you are all implementing the lessons below that I wrote after the last interruption.

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Finally, iWriter is back in Kenya. It has been a long weekend for Kenyans as we were not able to access it due to the recent iWriter ban. There was a collective effort from different followers on this blog to get it back; from sending mails to the iWriter support, to Brad Callen’s post in Warrior Forum. At the end of the day, the site is now fully functional for most Kenyans. We don’t know if there will be another iWriter ban in future.

Unfortunately, not everyone is out of the loop. According to Brad, “It also does not relate to how talented a writer is (i.e. their rating). It has entirely to do with the IP class their account is associated with. If a writer’s account is blocked, they can thank a scammer in their area for this.” Therefore, there are still a few Kenyans who will not be able to access the account due to the fact that there are scammers in their IP class.

A few lessons learned:

1. Writers need to diversify and spread their wings to other sites so that they are not affected by a problem in any other website

2. Try out developing your own writing business where you don’t have to rely on article writing websites but where clients come straight to you

3. Always try to do the right thing and follow the required guidelines in article writing websites to prevent a personal ban or a ban on others in your area

4. Strive to always deliver quality content. Nothing can get you out of an article writing website more than poor content, no matter what else you do.

5. When united for a just and right cause, most of the time you will succeed.

6. We may need our own freelancing website

7. Always use the proper avenues and proper language to vent. Trying out bad publicity will only ruin your personal image

Bottom Line

Kenya has some of the best writers in the world. There are numerous opportunities out there. Always remain ethical in whatever you do. If writing is your passion, there is no limit to what you can do. No stumbling block should put you down. Stay positive and optimistic always! Whether or not iWriter is back for you, start implementing these lessons and all will be well with you.

As usual, feel free to share this post with your friends using the social buttons below. Is iWriter back for you? Do you have suggestions on other article writing sites like iWriter? Feel free to drop your comments below.

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Comments

  1. kimutai dennis says

    February 24, 2014 at 10:41 pm

    i am using an orange modem. i have a problem with logging in my iwriter account.how do i go about this?

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 25, 2014 at 10:57 am

      Hi Kimutai,

      You may have to change to Airtel for the best experience.

      Thanks.

      Reply
  2. Lucy says

    November 9, 2012 at 7:34 am

    Hi guys,

    I can see we are many suffering from iwriter’s block. I contacted them and this is what they had to say:

    “Hello, I’m very sorry but the class IP range that you are logging in from has at least 1 reported spammer associated with that range. Because of this, the IP range has been permanently blocked from iWriter. In order to protect our customers, this block must be put into place. Again, I’m very sorry.”

    I do get the the error code 403 forbidden when I try to log in. The easiest thing I do when that happens is I delete cookies and cache then restart the machine. Voila! then its back again. I do it every time that error thing comes up. That works for now.

    I am using a Safaricom modem.

    In reference to other writing sites, let me list a few including those that pay in pounds and euros: mytypist.net, greatcontent.co.uk, odesk, elance, peopleperhour, constant content, associated content, guru, scriptlance, freelancewriting.com, vworker, clickworker, suite101, hubpages, squidoo and many many more.

    Hope this helps.

    Reply
    • Walter says

      November 9, 2012 at 9:23 am

      iWriter’s block! Great way of putting it :). Thanks a lot Lucy for the great information. I am sure you have helped many 🙂

      Reply
    • Jane says

      January 24, 2014 at 5:02 am

      I just started on iwriter this month and stumbled upon this site. I couldn’t help but add to what Lucy is explaining about accessing iwriter by simply clearing cookies.I also found out that it is only possible to access the website with Opera browser while using orange modems, but you still have to clear cookies when the forbidden error starts showing up. Otherwise, if anyone tries accessing iwriter without any luck, there are ways to mas your ip address.

      Reply
      • Walter Akolo says

        January 24, 2014 at 5:07 am

        Thanks Jane for your input. I’m glad that that method works great for you.

        Reply
  3. drive says

    October 14, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    Hello cza,.i use jtl and no prob with it. my worry tough is on the number of projects that are on my board..am a premium writer and lately the most number of job goes to 3 pages..are u experiencing this too?

    Reply
    • Walter says

      October 14, 2012 at 10:47 pm

      Drive,

      That’s really strange. I would assume that with Kenya and other countries out, there would be even more jobs.

      Anyway, take advantage of the fact that you can access.

      Reply
  4. cza says

    October 12, 2012 at 10:04 pm

    The accounts have not been suspended. What they have done is to bar access to the accounts by banning IP addresses for Mobile ISPs in Kenya. There are several ways to circumvent this blockade including the use of purchased IP addresses from USA, UK etc. The easier way out is to visit a cyber which is powered by ISPs who are using the ADSL (fixed lines telephone lines) routers. I use a Livebox from Orange and I can access my account.

    Reply
    • Walter says

      October 12, 2012 at 10:31 pm

      Thanks cza for your useful comment. I hope others can also access it via ADSL. I always advise guys to check out other sites to avoid dependency and such frustrations.

      Reply
  5. Brenda says

    October 12, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Is it only me or can any one else not access iWriter??

    Reply
    • Walter says

      October 12, 2012 at 10:28 pm

      Most guys can’t. Seems like there is another problem. I hope you are active in other freelancing websites.

      Reply
  6. martin says

    October 11, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    We were never in the clear guys, its a classic technique to avoid their brand getting tarnished. They were planning to block kenya from the start but the outcry by writers wouldve dented their reputation so they silently started blocking kidogo kidogo. same way a company fires afew workers a month instead of many at once to avoid lawsuits

    Reply
  7. tony says

    October 11, 2012 at 8:33 am

    There a lot of writing gigs out there that are yet to be known by kenyans but I tell you there is one that pays 24 usd per 500 words and for now iwriter situation is permanent after i contacted the support they told me there is nothing they can do

    Reply
  8. Walter says

    October 11, 2012 at 1:37 am

    I am also noticing Airtel is not working. As of last week, all ISPs could access, including Safaricom.

    Tony, 24 USD per 500 words, seems too good to be true. Anyway, as always everyone can feel free to contact other readers for work at their own risk.

    I hope the iWriter problem is temporary.

    Reply
  9. tony says

    October 11, 2012 at 1:32 am

    wame block orange safcom and airtel i have another one can share info with anyone for a fee work is ther no hustle applying pay is 24 usd per 500 words not complicated articles same as iwriter

    Reply
    • Pat says

      February 20, 2013 at 1:41 pm

      Indeed this sounds too good to be true. Why dont you share this info?

      Reply
  10. martin says

    October 10, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    they are at it again. wamefunga orange ..ama its just me n my neigbhour?

    Reply
  11. Evelyne Ngugi says

    September 13, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Kenyans we have to get serious. many people all over the world have been making money writing for many year even from sites like iwriter.its high time those people who do not want to get tired just left the sites alone.it is not fair for all Kenyans to suffer because of a few scammers who deliver poor quality content and give themselves extra ratings.remember that this is our job and we must take it seriously.as long as writing is a passion,some people make income entirely by writing.guys it will help your iwriter if you change your server from safaricom to one of the others.

    Reply
    • Walter says

      September 13, 2012 at 11:22 am

      Evelyne,

      Thanks a lot for your comment and concerns. Yes, we should all make our living honestly. We had also established that it doesn’t work with Safaricom in Kenya but the rest are fine. You can see the discussion in my other post:

      http://freelancerkenya.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/iwriter-suspends-kenya/

      Happy writing Evelyne!

      Reply
  12. kims says

    July 29, 2012 at 7:39 am

    Its back again though I haven’t changed my service provider. Hope this time round it will like this without interference. Thanks guys.

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 29, 2012 at 11:42 pm

      Happy for you kims. All the best 🙂

      Reply
  13. Kims says

    July 25, 2012 at 11:16 am

    Am I the only one or the site has again been blocked?

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 25, 2012 at 11:24 am

      Hey Kims,

      It’s still working. Have you changed anything e.g. your internet service?

      Reply
    • benleem says

      July 26, 2012 at 7:22 pm

      I changed from Safcom to Airtel and now can connect to iWriter without a problem. Safcom IPs are the problem. You must change if you want to work with iWriter man, no doubt about that. Hope you succeed!

      Reply
      • Walter says

        July 26, 2012 at 9:39 pm

        Yeah Kims. I hope to see every legit writer back to writing. Thanks Benleem for the update.

        Reply
  14. Geoffrey Omondi says

    July 21, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    Hope this find all of you well and healthy. Is anyone having trouble logging in into their iWriter accounts?

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 22, 2012 at 12:47 am

      Hello,

      Yeah, there are some people having problems. Check out the comments section of this other article and see what people have been doing about that:

      http://freelancerkenya.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/iwriter-suspends-kenya/

      All the best

      Reply
  15. Stv says

    July 18, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    Textbroker uk is somehow complicated, they pay in pounds not dollars!; withdrawing pounds from paypal the ‘kenyan way’ is not possible; have been working there the past few months; their job posts for people in the lower tier i.e 2 and 3( this is where a majority of writers are positioned after their sample articles are reviewed) are literally empty!. If you are lucky, you will find an assignment after constantly logging in for over one week. Anyway, i stand to be corrected

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 18, 2012 at 8:58 pm

      Thanks for the info about Textbroker. Anyone else please keep us posted with your experience. How do you withdraw from it?

      Reply
    • Lucy says

      November 9, 2012 at 7:17 am

      Hi there, there is a way you can withdraw from paypal while in Kenya. Its a kaprocess but once you get it then you will be good to go. You get the money either to another paypal account, moneybookers or mpesa, zap and the likes at a fee of course.

      Reply
      • Walter says

        November 9, 2012 at 9:22 am

        Hi Lucy,

        Thanks for your comment.

        Kindly check the link below. I have found the two ways to work very efficiently and securely:

        https://freelancerkenya.com/going-about-paypal/how-to-withdraw-money-from-paypal-in-kenya/

        Reply
  16. Stv says

    July 18, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    It is not working for me yet; quite sad since i was instrumental in moblizing individuals to post in certain forums; maybe i was the sacrificial lamb:(

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 18, 2012 at 8:57 pm

      Sorry Stv,

      Don’t give up on it as you are trying other options. May I ask, if you are comfortable revealing, what is your ranking? Are you premium, standard or elite?

      Other writers are saying that after sometime theirs came back.

      Reply
  17. Carrick says

    July 18, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Guys, try textbroker.co.uk. Its similar to iwriter.com but they will need you to submit a sample article first before approving your account. Its only disadvantage is that work is scanty but they pay well (in euros!)

    Reply
  18. Elodie says

    July 18, 2012 at 6:30 pm

    by the way, Walter, thanks a bunch for the information you offer freely. Others would charge for it. I truly appreciate your kindness.

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 18, 2012 at 6:41 pm

      Most welcome Elodie 🙂

      May God bless you

      Reply
  19. Elodie says

    July 18, 2012 at 10:36 am

    Hi, i started on iWriter recently. When i noticed that i was not getting through to them during the weekend, i thought it was some technical hitch. It really through me when i came back to this site only to discover that the entire nation had been blocked. It is so frustrating to finally get thru to a site and start making money- only for it to collapse after you have started. iWriter is so convenient for me. I’d like to ask- if the country was blocked before i withdrew the funds i already have in my account, would i be able to withdraw them? Do you know of any other sites that are like iWriter- in that they make it so easy to just jump in and start- no many examinations or stuff like that? I have heard about UVOCORP, ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS etc. but i hear one has to have considerable amounts of money to purchase such accounts from someone else because applying for one is so hard. What do you think?

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 18, 2012 at 10:57 am

      Hi Elodie,

      Yes, you’d be able to withdraw the cash during the ban. According to support, they would send you the money on your next payment schedule.

      Other sites – iWriter is unique in the way it operates. Personally I don’t know any other site like iWriter. You can try out Fiverr though it operates differently. Also check out the other sites in the article:

      http://freelancerkenya.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/4-surefire-tips-for-securing-your-online-writing-business/

      The sites given there are not exactly the same but you can get similar revenues if you go through. Try as many as possible and you’ll definitely land on something.

      Reply
  20. ProScribe77 says

    July 17, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    And I thought am the only one who has not yet received the payments from iwriter..Keep us posted

    Reply
  21. Drive says

    July 17, 2012 at 11:19 am

    has anyone been paid today? i see my bal is 0 in the iwriter acnt but yet to show up in my paypal acnt

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 17, 2012 at 11:20 am

      It may take sometime but will get there. Give at least 12 hours and then contact support if not. Keep us posted.

      Reply
  22. Mayo says

    July 17, 2012 at 8:54 am

    Yes we can, with the right focus. Thank you Walter for this idea.

    Reply
  23. simon says

    July 16, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    It’s great associating with like-minded people. United we stand, divided we fall. I agree to the fact that we have to look at the bigger picture and start something noble coz we can. I am sure that soon we will.

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 16, 2012 at 11:01 pm

      Thanks a lot Simon. Great ideas normally come before the finances. We have the idea, the rest will follow 🙂

      Reply
  24. writermsa says

    July 16, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    Indeed it is vital to diversify now more than ever. Our own freelancing website would be a great idea! Then one day we can look back at all this and see where we came from.

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 16, 2012 at 5:04 pm

      Thanks a lot writermsa. I can’t wait for us to get there.

      Reply
  25. Susan Wanyoike. says

    July 16, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    Thank you for this post Walter, I am particularly concerned about the idea of coming up with pour own freelancing site. I think we have what it takes to come up with one taking into consideration the fact that Kenya has the best writers. There are so many potential clients all over the world who would love to have their content write but lack the right platform We can if we focus.

    Reply
    • Walter says

      July 16, 2012 at 2:37 pm

      You are most welcome Susan. Let’s continue exploring this idea and see how we can take action. I know there are two things that will be very important:

      1. Finances 2. Technical know-how

      All we need is just for someone to start. Other websites can learn from any mistakes of the first one and keep improving. At the end of the day, we can have something that is fully customized for our writers needs and others in Africa.

      Reply

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