Freelance Writing Jobs for Wednesday, June 18, 2008
June 18, 2008 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Good morning FWJ Friends! I’ve got opps for editors and copywriters for you this morning. There are leads for script writers, content writers and resume writers, too. A few internships made the list today, as well. Current and former video store clerks are invited to apply for a job for an online movie recommendation site. I guess this will make a nice change from the questions they normally get asked. (”Do you have the movie with that guy in it that came out last year?”) I see that SexHerald is looking for a Lustologer for a monthly column; now that would be a rather intriguing job….As always, I hope you find something that would be a perfect fit for you posted here.
Today is the last day to vote for the person you think would make the best contributor to FWJ. You can vote on this thread and and if you want to see the pitches, they are posted here. Voting will be cut off at noon today, so you still have a bit of time to get yours in.
Leads…
- Freelance Legal Editor @ Kaplan Inc. – Full Time or Part Time – New York
- Copy Editor/Writer/Proofreader for Leader in Women’s Fashion and Apparel – Long Term Freelance – New York
- Consumer Psychology/Credit and Debit Card Marketing Freelance Writers @ Mintel - Telecommute from Anywhere in U.S.
- Automotive Freelance Writer @ HowStuffWorks.com
- Bloggers with Detailed Information/Advice to Share – Multiple Topics
- Freelance Copy Editor and Typist @ ARTnews – On Site – New York
- Freelance Writer/Editor @ Scholastic Inc. – New York
- Freelance Copy Editor @ Scholastic Inc. – New York
- Managing Editor @ Uncensored Interview – New York
- Freelance News Reporters @ Sun Community Newspapers – Studio City, CA
- Bilingual (English/French) Corporate Style Writer – Montreal Resident
- Poker Writing Position
- Resume Writer – Techno Commercial – Toronto
- Article Writers for Prostate Cancer Site ($10 for 350-750 words)
- Blog Writers for My Secret Ireland
- French Translators and French Editors/Proofreaders – Telecommute (Starting @ $0.03 per word for editing/$0.08 per word for translations)
- Script/Storyline Writer - Atlanta ($40,000-$50,000)
- Entertainment, Beauty & Fashion Writer @ National Magazine – Internship – Atlanta
- New Shelter Magazine Seeks Bloggers – Boston ($10 per post)
- E-Newsletter Writer – Full Time Contract Position – MA or NH Residents Only
- Video Store Clerks Past and Present for Online Movie Recommendation System
- New Shelter Magazine Seeks City-Savvy Bloggers – Chicago ($10 per post)
- Television Writer – Chicago ($700-$1000 per show)
- Freelance Writers and Copy Editors for Latino Lifestyle Magazine – Telecommute
- Researcher & Reporter @ Squid & Liver – Denver ($20 per published page)
- Editorial Intern @ Break Media – Los Angeles
- German – English Document Translator Needed - Telecommute ($500)
- Editorial Intern – West Los Angeles ($10 per hour)
- Student Writer/Proofreader Internship - Miami – Unpaid
- Lustrologers Wanted @ SexHerald – New York Resident Preferred ($10 per monthly article)
- Temp Writer for Legal Recruiting Firm – New York
- Content Writer/SEO/Back Linker Intern Wanted – Phoenix
- Freelance Proofreader @ The Teaching Company - Washington, D.C.
Good Luck!
Jodee
Great list.
I wanted to mention – weeks ago there was an ad for eHarmony needing writers for dating/relationship advice. I finally heard back from them with a job offer, but I love the catch. Write the article for us, 10 cents a word, but we’ll only pay you if we decide to use it, so you can send us as many articles as you want, but we do not guarantee you’ll ever be paid for them. So looks like eHarmony is a dud.
Great List!
Has anyone heard of this Bloggers with Detailed Information/Advice to Share – Multiple Topics
It’s through HubPages and I checked it out, seems pretty liget but I wanted some opinions. Also, has anyone heard of the Associates Program through Amazon.com where the Ad’s earn you money?
Thanks!
@ Ann G: Thank you for letting us know about eHarmony. That is disappointing.
Great list Jodee!
The screenwriting job has already been flagged. Craigslist should take that option away!
Deb:
thank you for the postings.
the other day, i ran across a posting somewhere else that concerned a company paying for college essays, term papers, etc. is this legitimate, bc it seems to me like it is cheating…? could a writer get in trouble for writing someone else’s assignment? seems different from ghostwriting.
@Nicole- I have an associate’s account. It doesn’t pay a lot. I used to get about $15 a month, but now find that book sales through the account have dwindled to $3 a month if I’m lucky and they don’t pay until you’ve accrued at least $10.
Commissions for me start at 5% and then increase the more I sell, but one of the issues in recent years has been the used books. Since they started listing used books alongside the new copies, people are more likely to purchase cheaper used copies and a commission on a book priced at $1 doesn’t earn anywhere near the same amount as it would on the same $7 new paperback. If a book is priced on Amazon Used for a few cents – you don’t get the commission at all. Commissions are only on the book price, not shipping.
I do like the options for creating the ads. They build the HTML for you and you simply add it to your page. You get the graphics if you want or can just have text links.
@Ann:
Okay, I just wanted to be sure not to get myself into something that will in turn be my demise…haha!
I’ve already started my account so will see how it works. Maybe I won’t post the prices to keep those from purchasing the used, yea right.
Thanks Ann for your help!
Nicole,
I’ve never made much through my Amazon Associates Account but I still use it. My husband on the other hand had someone order $1000 worth of exercise equipment after clicking through his movie website. He ended up with a nice little check for that one purchase.
@Fiona:
Wow, yay to your hubby. I’ll keep that in mind. I’m not looking for huge pay offs, more like “hey i got $$$ in the mailbox today”. Why not get paid for the things you love to do, writing.
Thanks!
I am wondering the same thing as T. Leigh… I came across a site called essaywriters.net the other day, and was wondering about the ethical implications of something like this.
@Jade and T Leigh –
I once questioned the same thing and came across a site (http://www.rbs2.com/plag.htm) that listed laws in different states regarding selling these papers. Apparently there are laws against it in:
# California Education Code §§ 66400 – 66405
# Colorado § 23-4-101 – 106
# Connecticut § 53-392a – e
# Florida § 877.17
# Illinois ch. 110, § 5/0.01 – 5/1
# Maine 17-A § 705
# Massachusetts ch. 271, § 50
# Nevada 207.320
# New Jersey 18A:2-3
# New York Education Law § 213-b
# North Carolina § 14-118.2
# Pennsylvania title 18, § 7324
# Virginia § 18.2-505
# Washington 28B.10.580 – 584
My state’s not on the list, but I still wouldn’t be comfortable doing it.
T. Leigh and Jade, you have to use your instincts and decide whether or not you would be OK with writing for a company that may or may not be taking part in a gigantic cheating scandal. It’s likely that no one will ever punish you for writing for a company like that–you wouldn’t be “caught,” per se–and if you see nothing wrong with the work you’re doing, then OK. I personally stay away from gigs that sound even remotely as if they might be sketchy… the way I see it, if I’m writing for a term-paper mill, it’s not benefiting anyone. I’d be doing something I feel is unethical, the shady company would be getting another willing employee and thus validating their existence, and the recipients of my papers would be putting themselves in academic jeopardy.
@Nicole –
Read the Cornerstone, or whatever it is, contract at HubPages very carefully. They get all rights to your work and for the $25-$45 you actually have to write a total of 15 articles, plus a “cornerstone” hub to link them all together. Someone correct me if I’m wrong there – the job posting leads you think that the $25-$45 is for each page/article. The only link to the info I could find was through their forum. Didn’t hang around long.
Dear Deb, Jodee,
Somehow I was dropped from your daily email list. Or has your routine changed? And I can’t see how to sign up again. Please advise. You’ve been my daily morning reading.
Best,
Michael
What does “Your comment is awaiting moderation mean?”
@ Michael: It means that you haven’t posted here before and I need press the Magic button to approve you. Your comment has been posted now.
HubPages doesn’t pay well. I wrote a few articles about film, then left because it wasn’t worth it.
about hubpages:
I was just reading through the forums and found this one regarding the Captstone program. Members also talk about what they have to do to get a bonus, and other things they have to add to their articles. Articles go through a rating process there and also can get penalized for links and such (another forum I read).
Here is the capstone forum link:
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/4328
If anyone here writes for hubpages, I would love to learn more about if its really worth it, what is really involved, etc. The info in the forums doesn’t seem to match the ad in the amount of work required, the amount of time required, and the resulting amount of pay.
@ Jodee:
I noticed the other day I got the comment moderation note and I did again just now. I have posted here before. Just a head’s up that there might be a slight glitch. That being said, my comments always post very quickly when the notice pops up, so it doesn’t worry/bother me.
Plus I am remembering to do the little “@” thing so my comment can be put into context when it posts.
Jodee,
Thanks for pushing the magic button. Is there also a secret to getting back on your email list?
Michael
@ Michael: I need to get some 411 from Deb so I can answer your question. I’ll e-mail her and let you know.
@Dani:
I created an account with hubpage and already have two articles posted but now i’m a bit hesitant regarding how much work I might have to put in to actually earn a buck. Sheesh! Maybe I will cancel my account, if I can find out how.
LOL check out the requirement in the second job:
“Must be able to manipulate a mouse”
Talk about lowered expectations!
@Dani:
Hey girl, I did some more research on Hubpage.com
It’s actually not a bad site, I asked around the millions of people located on the site and they said it’s legit. It’s all how your promote your page. It’s like a blog with commercial. Hope this helps.
Nic
@ Michael: I’m sorry, the mailing list has been discontinued. You can sign up for the RSS feed, though.
@Jodee:
I discovered at Feedburner that you can get buttons for subscription through RSS and through email. That way, those who prefer email automatically are notified when something new is posted. You don’t have to manually send out email. I think captcha (whatever) is used on the email sign up form for subscribers to keep the subscriptions limited to humans.
Thanks for the list
i had an account with one of those essay writing sites , they trick you into writing for them and don’t explain tioll they accept you and u get your first assignment. I did two before I realized it was acheating thing, thought it was only aguideline, still haven’t been paid for it. Don’t want the money, it’s dirty money to me,worse than working for nothing at those other sites. It teaches you to be selective, and as time goes by i get better and better gigs. Don’t go for the top listed google ones that seem too good to be true…they are.
I got an email from eHarmony also about writing for their advice column. I interpreted the pay to mean that if they liked what I wrote as a sample they would pay for that and if they didn’t, I wouldn’t get hired or paid for the sample. I’ll go back and reread the email again before I put any time into it.
Thanks!
@Ann G:
I got the eHarmony reply last night too and had the same exact reaction. Disappointing indeed.
@Edna – Mine didn’t say advice column, it simply said writing dating articles for their site and that I could write articles on any or all of the cities on their list, but they may or may not publish them and only those they chose to publish would be paid.
I’m not willing to put in the work for articles that I may or may not be paid for, so I deleted the email and opted to move on to something that will pay.
I write for Hubpages. I get pay $5 per article and I’m also supposed to get a percentage from Adsense. I’ve never seen a penny from that. Maybe somebody knows the secret to making money with Google, but that’s certainly not me. They just started the reward system this past month, so I’m not sure how well that will work. I’ll come back and let everybody know.