Comments on: Freelance Writing Jobs for Thursday, October 23, 2008

By: Fiona

Fiona — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:20:23 +0000

Mia – I didn’t apply. For one thing, it felt too much like an attempt to drive traffic to her site, especially when I realized there weren’t that many advice problems to answer, certainly not enough to justify a full time job and level of pay. I hope it does turn out to be genuine for someone but I wasn’t going to waste the time basically writing for free as an audition.

By: Mia

Mia — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:02:23 +0000

Karen and Fiona–wow, I was really interested in that E Jean thing too. Did you guys get any sort of response from them? How did you find out it’s a scam?

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:52:41 +0000

@Karen,
That’s annoying. I also saw her advertising for an astrologer recently as well. Somehow I would have expected better from a nationally known columnist.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:23:31 +0000

Great list, Jodee!

By: Kendra

Kendra — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:17:04 +0000

@ John: *raising hand*

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:02:41 +0000

The writer/editor ad for askejean.com ($3,000 a month) is a scam. Many women seeking a real job have signed on to the web site and answered five questions from users there in the Advice Vixens section as the ad instructs — as though they are members there. Users have commented on the explosion overnight in new members. And anytime anyone has explained what is going on the entire thread has been deleted. She’s not looking for a clever and upfront editor/writer/advice columnist — she’s just driving up her hits and the number of users there.

By: Beth V

Beth V — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:41:55 +0000

Great list Jodee! There’s a couple I’m applying for today.

On another note, I recently picked up a couple of gigs that I found here. I just wanted to say thanks for the leads!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:28:53 +0000

Love this list! Thanks!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:11:28 +0000

A follow-up, who read it “Calling all Geeks” and thought, “Terrific. That sounds right up my alley.”

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:34:19 +0000

I replied to the job posted for resume writers ($30-$150), although they are waiving the registration fee, there is a monthly marketing fee of $27 or so. They are offering a 14 day free trial but in the end you will have to dish out money. Just thought I’d let you know.