10 Best Job Search Websites

Ok, so we have lists of the best places to find freelance writing jobs, and the best places to find telecommuting jobs. Now lets talk about the best job search websites. Though these aren’t freelance writing job specific, I’m learning that many of the people in FWJ’s community like to do their own job searches [...]

47 Places to Find Telecommuting Jobs

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So it recently occurred to me that the folks who visit this blog on a regular basis do more than write. Many of them are also designers, virtual assistants, bloggers, and more. Also, most are looking for all kinds of telecommuting jobs – not just freelance writing jobs. In this economy, we need all [...]

Top 10 Freelance Writing Excuses and Why They Won’t Fly

It’s tough love day here at Freelance Writing Jobs.No more excuses for not finding work. If you’re persistent and good at what you do, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be rocking a freelance writing career. I see many writers who have many reasons for not finding work, but also a lot of excuses. I’ve heard [...]

Gender Specific Freelance Writing Jobs: Apply or Avoid?

Every time a job ad is posted here requesting a female writer, comments abound. Most writers don’t want to apply as they feel an advertising a specific gender is someone up to funny business. I disagree. Sometimes, a different perspective is in order, that’s all. I know of a men’s website that looks for a [...]

Takeaways from SXSW

As you know, I attended the South by Soutwest Interactive festival last weekend. Because I spent most of my time working and doing live interviews from the BlogTalkRadio pod, I didn’t get to go to any sessions, but I did learn some valuable lessons. I’d love to share them with you today.

Conferences are an important [...]

At What Stage Should a Writer Start a Freelance Writing Blog?

So I have a gripe. And just like the (now defunct) post “Freelance Writing is Not a Work from Home !!!! Job”, it’s about the folks who just wake up one day and decide they’re going to be a writer. Specifically the folks who have been freelancing for two weeks and feel they’re qualified to [...]

Whatever Happened to Face to Face?

Back in the day, when I worked in publishing, freelancers were a regular presence at a client’s office.
They came in to:

Drop off proposals and resumes
Meet with editors to go over assignments, rewrites and upcoming projects
Turn in completed projects
Brainstorm with the team

Even when when my office began using email, it was very rare for freelancers to [...]

Welcome to the New Freelance Writing Jobs

As you can see, we’ve made a few changes. I’m hoping this will make it easier to navigate between the different blogs. The FWJ Network features four terrific bloggers and I do hope you’ll check out their blogs and take the time to comment at their posts.
Please take some time to get used to this [...]

5 Freelance Writing Lessons I Learned From My Dog

by Deb Ng
As the person who is home with the dog all day, I think I know him pretty well. As I observe him on walks or as he keeps me company while I’m home, I think about the things he teaches me. People can learn a lot from dogs.
No, really.
Dogs have many qualities which [...]

Posts You May Have Missed

If you only stick to the home page, you might have missed a few good posts from around the network. In a day or two, we’ll have a much better home page navigation for you, but in the mean time, check out some posts you may have missed:

I added 82 freelance writing job leads over [...]