Freelance Writing Jobs for Friday, September 21, 2007
September 21, 2007 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Leads…
- Fashion Blogger @ Reed Business Information
- Freelance Research Editor @ The Real Deal Magazine
- Proofreader - Toronto
- Table Tennis Writer Needed
- Local Writers for Online Travel Guide – Sydney ($10 per write-up)
- Resume
- Upstart Urban Magazine Seeks Experienced Freelance Writers
- Seeking Funny, TV Commercial Copywriter - Austin ($200)
- Writers and Editors: Educational Publishing
- Proposal Writer – Chicago ($25-$34 per hour)
- Looking for Writer to Produce Procedure/Employee Manual – Dallas ($12/hour)
- Journalism or Marketing Students ($10 per story)
- Ghostwriter Needed
- Contract Writer
- Freelance Copywriter
- Non-Fiction Book Reviews Wanted
- Calling All Creative Writers
- Podcast Writer – Miami
- Media Startup Looking for Green Minded Writers
- Community Newspaper – PT Reporter – Minneapolis
- Magazine Gossip Blogger @ Mastheads.org
- Seeking Technical Writer
- Freelance Writer/Project Manager – New York
- Copywriter – Online Marketing – Ongoing Freelance Work
- Website Content Writer
- Freelance Alternative/Twentysomething Writers Wanted
- Researcher/Writer Needed for Business/Journalism Projects
Good Luck!
Jodee
The “Calling All Creative Writers” offers no compensation except exposure. Exposure is nice but a check says it better.
Fiona,
If I want exposure, I sit out in the sun. Such “offerings” are more than insulting, as you noted.
Exposure to what?
Exposure to germs?
I see there’s another one offering $10, but aimed at journalism or marketing students. That’s reasonable, it’s along the lines of what college papers would pay.
You get what you pay for.
I recieved a response from the boating one already. They want a “test” segment written and “if” they like it, they will pay.
I usually just ignore those types of responses. But in some cases, say for example, they don’t mention anything about paying “if” they like your sample, you could bargain for a paid test article. I never tried that though. I ignore and usually, something better comes along so I don’t worry too much.
So here’s a question for you all. If you notice a huge glaring grammatical error in an otherwise well-written ad, should you mention it in your response? Being the nit-picker that I am, part of me can’t ignore it and it may be a test right? Or am I just being incredibly rude to point it out?
I responded to the send a sample by saying that “time is money” and that I needed to know I would be paid for my time. I recieved a response saying “yes you will be paid 50.00 for a segment of 250 words, send your first sample.” Ummmm what?
Micah,
If you need the money, and can rip out 250 words relatively easily, then it may be worth “testing.” But realize it’s a test (to see if it’s worth it). It’s like spending that time to pitch a prospect you don’t expect to hear back from.
To Erik,
You need to pick up the amount of your posts or I will catch you on the “Comment Counter.” Micah, Katharine and Mariella are out of reach.
I’ve gotten a lucrative gig from a company that wanted a “test” piece. It was in my interest to do the “test” because the writing had some very unusual and difficult parameters, and I needed to figure out how much to bid. That said, it seems to me that many of these advertisers can just use all the “tests” they gather for their content and never hire anyone at all.
Candace> that’s very lucky of you. Unfortunately, many of those I’ve encountered who wanted a test piece do what you said — gather all samples and not pay anyone anything.
This blog has been a fantastic resource. Has anyone used a blog in response to requests for clips? I don’t have a website set up, yet, but I do have a blog on gardening in high country desert. Would it be unprofessional to give a link to it, for clips?
If you blog is professional looking, I don’t see why it would be unprofessional.
You guys are gettin’ fiestier all the time. I like it!
Phil: I don’t mind being passed by another pro.
Jenimi: When responding to a craigslist ad, you have a tight character limit. It’s rather common to send them a pointer to your portfolio. I have mine up at http://www.authorsden.com/erikhare I think your blog is a good start, and very useful for the purpose. Consider this also a shameless plug for me, because I’d like to get some non-grantwriting projects going for the winter.
Now my question for the day: I have a potential client that could (and should) write *the* book on blogging and other internet techniques for selling real estate. And I mean the real one, not the 783rd scammy/scuzzy book. Can anyone tell me of a good publisher to approach with this? It seems that books like this are published by nearly everyone and/or their dog, but some of them have to be better than others (or at least have some other similar good books in their library).
Thanks!
Erik,
I’m aware of Purdue University Press, because I’m a grad. But I have no opinion one way or another about PUP. But I would suggest that there may be other similar publishers in a university setting that could be appropriate — like a university with some type of real estate program or investment program (IIT in Chicago has an investment program, but don’t know that it has a publishing arm).
Self-publishing is another option you may want to explore.
Erik,
Self-publishing is a highly viable and profitable option nowadays. Plus it can sometimes bring sufficient exposure to catch the eye of a publisher who then takes over the publishing rights.
I think Erik is actually a champion of self-publishing. At least that’s what I remember from some of his earlier posts.
Mariella:
Thanks, but I wouldn’t go that far. I’ve sold a lot of copies, but not enough to make the operation profitable (at any reasonable rate for my time!). To get to that stage I think requires a kind of revolution in how people hear about books – which is slow in coming. But my theory is that big publishers don’t have the marketing push they used to, and the future belongs to the first ones to figure out how to do it on the internet. Hasta la Victoria Siempre!
Phil:
We could go that way, but since we are looking at a non-fiction book I wanted to explore the regular-publishing route. If nothing else, it might be illuminating. This is all assuming I can get the party interested in doing it, but I’ve found that a certain level of excitement is useful to getting a project going.
Thanks everyone!
Erik>> well, I’m pretty much sure I won’t be that person. But what do you know, maybe it’ll turn out to be you after all
Erik,
Another quick idea: Check with profs at local university. Many, particularly in the area of communications, have some experience with publishers. If you don’t have any success, I could put you in touch with a couple of people at Purdue University Calumet (Hammond, IN) that I discussed book publishing with a few years ago.