Dear Deborah, Can you post this as a topic for discussion. It may seem like a silly, petty thing but it’s been weighing heavily on my mind. I’ve been working for someone for about 18 months now. I must be doing well because I’m still with him. I wish he would say thank you. I never received a bonus or a Christmas card or even a "job well done" from this client. During the holidays we were have a strategy session over the phone and he mentioned how so many of his clients sent gift baskets. Yet he didn’t bother [Read more…]

I am looking to hire a blogger for a client that works in Web Development and Web Design.  This is a part time position that includes posting to the company blog, comment moderation and some community outreach.  The blog would be updated daily Monday though Friday with weekends and holidays excepted.  The contract is for 30 day trial and then if accepted, the minimum would be a six month minimum contract after that period.  Blogging will begin on March 1.  The can email me for details at jturner at onebyonemedia.com

Here we are at Monday again. Time for our Monday Markets. If any one gets a gig from one of these markets do let us know of your success, and if you want to share your query tips, feel free to do so as well. Please read entire guidelines before submitting. AARP Magazine – Pays a minimum of $1 per word. From the guidelines: Query letters for specific features and departments should be one page in length and accompanied by recent writing samples. The letter should explain the idea for the piece, tell how you would approach it as a [Read more…]

Obsessed with Angelina Jolie’s back garden? Can’t get enough photos of George Clooney’s bedroom? I may have a job for you. Mark Knowles @ The Luxury Property Blog is looking for a blogger to follow, report and comment on celebrity property. Not literally follow – and if you get arrested outside Leonardo DiCaprio’s house for stalking, you’re on your own. Who is buying, who is selling, who is employing which interior designer, how much did so-and-so pay for their home etc.

This has been a crazy week for me. A new puppy, a house filled with sick people, real, actual snow…let’s hope next week is business as usual. In the meantime, here’s what I’m reading this week: In Conversational Marketing, Comments Matter at Blog Herald Wanted: Someone to Game Digg Because My Articles Suck at Craigslist Curmudgeon. Professional Blogging: Does it Kill the Joy at Bloggers for Hire. The Freelancer’s Guide to Giving Good Phone at Catalyst Blogger. Should Professional Writers Write PLR Articles? at InkThinker. 10 Completely Free Guides to Building a Better Blog at Chris Garrett. 3 Great Resources [Read more…]

Hart-Empire-Network.com is looking for two bloggers for the Battling Cancer and Battling Alzheimer blogs. Please visit this link for details. If you’d like, I can ask Hart if he would be so kind as to post his feed back after he reviews the applicants. Good luck, Deb

~ By Jennifer Chait James, from the tea blog job wrote a post for Deb earlier today about what bloggers / writers should consider before applying to a job. I read it. I highly appreciate that a hiring party would take the time to provide feedback to readers (applicants) – that’s rare and pretty cool. Parts of the post astounded me. Are people really applying for blog gigs, saying, “I love blogs” yet, they don’t actually write for a blog? I can’t wrap my mind around that one. James also noted, “Don’t tell me that you’d never thought of blogging [Read more…]

I wrote this piece several years ago to express my frustration at the local news weather reports. I wanted to know how much snow we got, how much was expected, what the schools were doing and what the roads were like. At the time, there was no snow falling even though a great storm was reported. The news reporters looked so silly reporting a snow storm that wasn’t happening. Anyway, take a short break and relive my frustration.   We’re expecting the first major storm of the season, which is the lead story on all of the local (NYC) news [Read more…]

I sell tea at Tippyleaf.com and I need someone to write the blog. Someone with an informal, personal style that makes the blog fun to read and communicates a real love for tea (so you need to love tea – otherwise it shows). The job pays US$400 per month, for which I would like 8 posts each month, each of 250-500 words (the word count is not paramount). Topics would include tea types, tea areas of the world, tea in culture, tea paraphernalia such as biscuits etc. I can give you ideas, and you will also come up with your [Read more…]

After yesterday’s post discussing why freelance writers need blogs, I decided to dust off this piece about increasing blog traffic, and give it a bit of an update. The original version appeared about a year and a half ago at About Weblogs. Tips for Building Blog Traffic Unless you prefer to keep your blog private, you’re probably blogging in hopes of reaching people. Bloggers who are just starting out may find it takes time to get the word out. Promoting a blog isn’t for the shy. If you want to bring in the masses, you’re going to have perform a [Read more…]

Hi folks. I’d like to apologize for linking to guidelines (Freelance Writing Jobs from February 8th) from a place that is not hiring freelancers at this time. I received a note from the editor yesterday and she’d like me to pass on to you that she is not hiring freelancers at this time. If my e-mail traffic is any indicator, a lot of freelancers are reading your blog & site. A LOT. While we do have writers’ guidelines on our site, we are not looking for new freelancers right now. In addition to our staff writers, we do have great [Read more…]