Comments on: Freelance Writing Jobs for Monday, September 15, 2008

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:54:01 +0000

Hold that thought… the guy actually got back to me today offering a good faith payment. We’ll see what happens, but I didn’t want to sully his name in error. Proceed with caution.

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:22:06 +0000

This one’s a scam:
Writers Needed for Web Sites – Telecommute ($0.10 per word and up)

It’s a craig’s list post with a yahoo email address (name Andrew Rand out of Arizona) asking for Women’s health articles. The guy wouldn’t tell me the name of the hiring company or provide a website. Said something about needing an NDA and ind. contractor form to move forward. An NDA to find out who I’m working for? I guess the FBI’s into laser hair removal now.

By: Ann G.

Ann G. — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:34:34 +0000

How funny that the lovemaking worked for me and no one else. Must have been my lucky day!

By: coolingstar9

coolingstar9 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:37:30 +0000

wow, this is fun to be freelance writer.

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:01:42 +0000

Hi! I hope to be calling myself a freelance writer fairly soon and I find your blog tremendously helpful. I’ll be attending a networking event this week with freelance writers, PR professionals and business communicators. I’m hoping to make some good contacts. Any suggestions for putting myself out there as a new freelancer? Conversation starters, things to discuss, etc. I’m a little shy so I have to plan these things out you know…:-)

By: Kristen King

Kristen King — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:03:46 +0000

Maybe it was just more love than they could handle. ;]

By: Jodee

Jodee — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:20:12 +0000

@ Deb: LOL! I tried to send a test e-mail to see if it would work, but no dice….guess I’ll just have to be frustrated today!

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:14:54 +0000

Well. It looks like there won’t be much lovemaking for some people today.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:40:56 +0000

The lovemaking address didn’t work for me either.

By: Star Borner

Star Borner — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:26:13 +0000

The “lovemaking” content writer email did not work for me either. Thanks, as always, for a stellar list of leads!!!

By: Sirena

Sirena — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:25:15 +0000

Hi Ann,

I’m not sure what’s wrong on my end then. I have tried it a number of times but it keeps coming back as not a valid address. Maybe something to do with my email. Thanks for the information though.

By: RobinMarie

RobinMarie — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:16:49 +0000

Thanks for the great leads, Jodee.

The trade mag about beer and wine (I love wine) made me think of an article my roomie sent me this morning. It’s a little scary, but I thought I’d share it:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1055820/Why-selling-wines-alcopops-dressed-flavourings-fancy-labels.html?ITO=1490

By: Amanda Nicole

Amanda Nicole — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:11:59 +0000

Thanks for a great lead list to kick off a new week, Jodee!

By: Ann G.

Ann G. — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:17:29 +0000

I didn’t have a problem with the Content Writer for Lovemaking Ad. The guy owns a number of sites (www.sneakin.com), builds them up and then sells them for a profit, so I doubt it would be a permanent gig but I emailed him to see what he’s looking to pay.

By: Sirena

Sirena — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:32:43 +0000

The Content Writer for Lovemaking…ad does not have a valid email address. Craigslist reports that the posting may be very old or the user did not request email forwarding. Just thought I would let you know. Thanks for job leads, by the way.

By: Ann G.

Ann G. — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:24:28 +0000

Didn’t I hear a rumor last month that b5Media was cutting pay? Don’t know if there was any truth to it or not, I never saw anything online about it. But at the same time, nothing surprises me anymore. I passed on the Today.com pay cut and passed on the one that Universal Class just handed out. I can’t keep passing on work though, so it scares me what will happen in the future.

I’ve seen more companies shut down in my state in recent months than I ever imagined. We just learned this morning that one of the big warehouses in my town is moving to New York leaving 40 people without jobs. This follows a month after IBM lay-offs, VT Tubbs moving out of state and two other factories that shut their doors without warning. Worse was my husband coming home last week and saying that their president said they have enough work until 2010 now that they moved half the company to Texas to save money. The management’s not certain of the company’s future after that. It’s scary. He’s been with that company for thirty years, right of of college, and now he’s uncertain what will happen in a couple years. If this company does shut down, that’s 220 more in Vermont without jobs.

By: KK

KK — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:24:33 +0000

There are rumors over the web this week that b5Media is cutting our pay big time next month. Has anyone else heard anything?