Comments on: Freelance Writing Jobs for Tuesday, October 28, 2008

By: Ana

Ana — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:28:42 +0000

Just a word to those writers out there who are looking for grantwriting opportunities…I’ve been working in this area for nearly twenty years. Any company that asks for actual copies of grant proposals and/or demands to know your success rate is probably not going to hire you. Grant proposals are generally kept confidential, so copies of them are not easily obtained. Solicitors may be looking to pattern themselves on your work or seeking to make comparisons (narratives, budgets, etc.). A grantwriter should never be showing around proposals without explicit permission from clients. Also, asking a grantwriter for a success list isn’t fair. Grant funds are dependent upon many factors, and many excellent proposals are turned away for reasons other than the writing. A better “ask” would be for referrals to previous clients that can verify your abilities. Beware of any solicitors who offer writers a cut of the grant in exchange for doing the work. This is considered unethical by a lot of funders who could withdraw their funding if this is discovered. Ana-

By: 2ThePoint

2ThePoint — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:01:33 +0000

Thanks for this, Jodee. Really. I’ve applied for the Tattoo one and also the one you posted up on Monday (Glasgow.com).

Fingers crossed!

By: RL David

RL David — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:27:39 +0000

Jodee,

I just wanted to say that I like this new format as well!

By: Roxie

Roxie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:31:14 +0000

@ Jennifer: Congrats!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:23:37 +0000

I’m wondering about the Kitchen Tapestry job. It says $50/post. I’m wondering how they would pay people? There’s no advertising on the blog, there’s hardly any information on the blog itself as to who is responsible for this blog, etc. I’d like to apply but am nervous about how they intend to pay. Any thoughts? Thanks

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:37:19 +0000

I jumped on the sex writer one! What fun! And I was souped to see that it was local…and if it’s one of two companies that I think it is, both are wonderful and aim to educate on and celebrate sex.

By: Amanda Nicole

Amanda Nicole — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:34:40 +0000

I really like the way the leads were organized today, thanks Jodee!

By: Jennifer Gregory

Jennifer Gregory — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:16:28 +0000

Great list! I wanted to share that I took the advice a few weeks ago about sending customized emails for each job. I have been sending out fewer queries to the job leads, but spending alot more time on each one to make it very specific to the ad. Even though I am sending fewer, I am getting a significantly higher percentage of reponses. Thank you so much guys for the advice.

By: Kenna

Kenna — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:01:42 +0000

Thanks — keep hunting folks.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:00:15 +0000

By the way, for those who give up on hearing back from some of the jobs posted here, yesterday I heard back about two jobs – one I had applied for in May and one in early August. The one in August wants me to edit three pieces (for free) and then if I do them satisfactorily, I’ll be invited to bid on the job so I’m not too sure about that one and if I want to pursue it, but the moral is, you never know how long you might have to wait to hear back.