We Get Letters - The "Deb’s Talking Out of Her Butt Again" Edition

Lots of mail these past few weeks, and a lot to stay on top of. In addition to email, the About page is terribly neglected, so I’m also taking some of the questions from the comments left there. Dear Deb, How do you know you’re qualified for a gig? Thanks for everything, Lacey   Hi Lacey, For me I can tell right [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Friday, April 11, 2008

Happy Friday morning to everyone at FWJ! I have some internships for you today, along with opportunities for bloggers, content writers, copy writers, and technical writers. There are a couple of gigs for researchers, as well. Hope everyone has a good weekend. Leads… Freelance Writer @ The Southtown Star - Chicago Entertainment/Celebrity Blogger @ SilverWire Spanish Speaking Busines Blogger [...]

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Should You Write What You Don’t Know?

A couple of weeks ago I read a post at Freelance Folder entitled A Step by Step Guide to Writing About Stuff You Know Little About. Once again I find myself disagreeing with the majority of commentators and probably people who are reading this blog too. Though I commented at the blog, the post and [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Thursday, April 10, 2008

Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday (already) and I’ve got lots of leads for you this morning: blogging, translating, editing, and writing gigs. There are several internship opportunities (paid and unpaid as well). I hope you find something interesting here. Leads… Health Care Industry Blogger @ b5 media eBay/Online Sale Blogger @ b5 media Blogger @ PC World ($15 per [...]

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Video Blog: A Peek at Deb’s Editorial Calendar

There’ll be no living with me now. I purchased a video camera so I can learn more about video blogging for my many different blogs and take things to a new level. I’m hoping it can better illustrate some of the things I like to talk to you about. Like my editorial calendar.   I receive a [...]

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Linkbait Writer Wanted

Webmaint are looking for a full time linkbait writer to start immediately. Please apply for this position if you have previous experience writing successful linkbait only. You must know how to write detailed, lengthy and informative posts on a broad range of subject matter. You will need excellent research skills. Ideally you will be an active member of [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Good morning everyone! It’s a bit quiet on the boards this morning. I’ve got copywriting gigs, opportunities for bloggers, and some technical writing jobs for you today. Leads… Freelance Writer @ Metromix - Washington, D.C. Freelance Copywriter @ Netflix - Telecommute Wine Writer @ The Salinas Californian Neurofinance Bloggers ($20 per post + profit share) Copywriter - New York Instructors for MediaBistro [...]

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Bloggers Aren’t the Only Ones Overworked and Underpaid

In case you took a vacation from the blogosphere over the past couple of days, there was an article in the New York Times this weekend discussing how blogging is so stressful it causes heart attacks, weight gain and more. Lots of bloggers disagreed and felt the article portrayed networks as sweatshops and bloggers as [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Good morning FWJers! There is a good mix on the job leads this morning. I’ve got blogging gigs (one is for an adult blogger), copywriting opportunities, and some editing jobs. I would have to say that the most interesting one for today is the Copywriter for Pop Culture Web Site one. (Yes, I am old [...]

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Monday Writing Markets

Thanks to a couple of hectic Mondays, Monday Markets disappeared for a while. I’m happy to bring you some more writing markets today. Good luck - and if anyone has success with their queries, do drop us a comment to let us know and maybe even tell us what worked for you. Please click the links [...]

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