Freelance Writing Jobs for Monday, April 7, 2008
April 7, 2008 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Good morning everyone! I hope you had a good weekend. There are some interesting gigs for bloggers this morning, including opportunities with Today.com. I have also included a few magazines accepting queries/submissions and gigs for poker and billiards writers. There are some technical writing jobs here as well.
Leads…
- Freelance Writer @ EBSCO Publishing – On Site – Ipswitch, MA
- Freelance Technical Writer @ True Religion Apparel Inc. – On Site – Vernon, CA
- Freelance Writer – Denver, CO – Some On Site Work
- Proposal Writer – Long Term Temporary - On Site – Glendale, CA ($30 per hour)
- Freelance Attorney/Writer Needed for Law Firm – Atlanta
- Bloggers @ Today.com
- Apple Blogger @ Dabbledoo Media
- Home Design Blogger @ Home Design Find
- Forbes.com Seeking Interns for Summer and Fall – Unpaid
- Technical Writer - Temporary – On Site – Ottawa West
- WISH Magazine Accepting Queries – $1.00 per word – Paid on Acceptance
- Wanderlust Travel Magazine Accepting Articles/Proposals – Pays GBP 220 for 1,000 words (converts to US $437.15 @ today’s rate)
- Christian Science Monitor Accepting Stories – Pay Varies ($75-$225)
- Billiards Writer Wanted ($0.08 per word)
- Real Estate Blogger @ Banks.com
- Writers for Pet Care Guides ($2,800 + possible $200 bonus)
- Writers for Sports Bios ($1,300)
- SEO Copywriter – Full Time – Contract – Telecommute
- Freelance Web Copywriter – Telecommute
- Freelance Proofreaders/Internet Researchers – On Site – 6-8 Week Project – Vernon Hills/Chicago ($18/hour for first 30 days; $20 per hour after)
- Las Vegas Magazine Seeks Writers/Photographers
- Adult Bloggers Wanted
- Fun Writing Company Seeks Additional Writers – Telecommute
- Real Estate and Fashion Writers Wanted
- Local Real Estate News Article Writers Needed - Philadelphia ($0.10 per word)
- Freelance Writers
- San Diego Based Freelance Travel Writer @ Pittsburgh Professional Writer
- Roulette Writer for Small Project
- Poker Articles Wanted – Telecommute
Good Luck!
Jodee
Thanks for the list Jodee. Have a great Monday!
Fiona
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see how to submit the sample to the today.com blog job. The way it reads, it looks like perhaps they’ll contact you after 48 hours if they are interested, and you send a sample then? I just don’t see anyway to submit a sample with the application.
Anyone else tried or applied?
As a note: The “Freelance Writers” listing is looking for articles with a San Diego focus.
@ Mary: I just took a peek at the form. You may want to include your sample in the “why you want to work here…” text box. That’s the only place I can see where you could put it.
I couldn’t see any place to submit a sample either for Today.com, so I just submitted the info they asked for. Maybe they’ll ask for a sample later on.
I also put in my blog there, so they can see samples there if they go to it.
@Jodee
I had that thought,too, but wondered if that box would be big enough to paste a post into.
@Diana
That’s what I was thinking about doing. The way the ad read it wasn’t really clear it they wanted a sample now or only if thye contacted you.
I read the ad for Wanderlust. They don’t accept queries by e-mail. I cannot understand why, in this day and age, a magazine would insist on a snail mail query. They’re located in England, which means extra postage to send a query across the pond. Yes, some publications (such as Fantasy and Science Fiction) are leery of e-mails because of possible viruses in attachments, but why can’t they accept things in plain text? Or better, why can’t they simply visit a writer’s Website to view their resume and references? Seems very impractical to me.
@Richard
I share your frustration with magazines that don’t take email. It seems like it would benefit everyone.
I will say that when I worked at a literary magazine we only took physical submissions because the editors hated to read things off of a computer, and electronic submissions would have had to be printed at great expense. Also, people are less likely to throw together something that was a waste of time if they have to pay for postage. I know this is somewhat different with a query letter, but those are some of the reasons for this practice.
That being said, I still prefer to do everything via email, but no one ever asks me about these things.
I think, too, that the snail mail is meant to decrease the amount of applicants a company must deal with. I would guess the thinking is that one must be more serious about their intent if they have to take the time to present things the old-fashioned way, rather than send off an email.
I’ve been blogging at today.com. I’ll let my contact know that there is a problem with where to attach a sample. They didn’t have the form when I applied so that looks new to me.
Does anyone here use their blog for freelance work that they were not able to get published?
I wrote what turned out to be a very neutral article on Wal-Mart’s impact on small-town businesses (I was expecting the local businesses to view Sam Walton as the anti-Christ), but most businesses I talked to had few negative things to say about Wal-Mart. Wasn’t able to get a freelance client to publish it, so after unsuccessfully pitching it to another client, I have chosen to post it on my blog.
I got a quick response from my today.com contact. She says the form is new, and went up fast, so there are some kinks they need to work out. Put a sample if you can in the “Why I want to blog” text box.
Also, the response to the ad is big so she says it might take longer than 48 hours, but be patient.
I applied when they had a handful of current blogs they were looking to get writer’s for on popular topics. They didn’t have the topic in health that I wanted but pitched me on doing a women’s interest blog and I said why not.
I can only say wonderful things with my experience there so far to date. I know $5 a post isn’t a lot of money but I’m pretty new to blogging and didn’t want to get too caught up in monetizing, and buying a domain just yet. So this was perfect experience for me and I’ve been bitten for sure with the blogging bug.
I wish you all the best and hope to see you around today.com!
Richard,
I’ve decided to use HubPages on one offs that aren’t related to my blog per se, or for reviews on products and books I have lying around. I only have four posts there, but I decided I have to get back into it and maybe it will draw traffic to my other sites.
I have some samples I’ve written that I have to get posted there since I don’t have a web site yet.
Perhaps if there was a piece you didn’t want other clients to see, and if it looked awkward on your blog if it is a business blog, HubPages might be a good place, short of building a whole new blog.
People also use Associated Content but that seems like an arduous process. I like hubpages because you can just post it as if it was any of your own blogs. I realize there is a revenue split, but if I’m using it to draw traffic, I can consider it “advertising”.
@Violette
Thanks for the help! BTW I didn’t see topics listed for this post. I assumed they wante dus to pitch ideas to them?
Yes, I think they are looking for pitches this time. They must have filled the handful they hand vacant the last go round.
Good luck!
Hey Violette, Thanks a lot for your help!!
Found your website on Google, this is my first time here on this blog. I’ll definately be back! Thanks for the job posting