Here’s some interesting food for thought: My first paid blogging gig wasn’t for a blog network. It was for a major cable women’s network and I was paid $500 for 200 words a week. That’s $500 for 800 words a month. Nowadays, of course, most blog networks are struggling.
I’ll be doing a series at Network Blogging Tips on whether or not one can really earn a living as a blogger for hire, but in the mean time I’m always interested in your thoughts and experiences. Do you blog for a living? If so is it for a network or individual – and is the pay enough that the ends justify the means?
What many brand new bloggers don’t realize is that blogging requires a lot more than typing up the required amount of words. It also involves promotion, community management and more. So if you’re paid $1 per blog post, are you doing $1 worth of work?
Just something to think about.
Keep those success stories coming! And since it’s the first of the month and the mortgage is due, and since I was under the weather for much of last week, here is a nice long list of Sunday leads.
- Of Greetings and Eco Stuff
- Freelance PR Writer - Herndon VA
- Press Release Writer – Carlsbad
- Restaurant Reviewer - St. Louis
- Freelance Travel Writers
- Freelance Editorial Manager – NYC – $65K
- Freelance Resume Writer
- Writers for Celebrity Interest Magazine
- FlyHub is Looking for Travel Bloggers – $10 per post
- Real Estate Loft Blogger - $250/month
- Fashion Blogger/Writer for The Budget Fashionista
- Freelance Print Designer/Copy Writer
- Freelance Writer for Text Broker - $25/post
- Freelance Brochure Copywriter for Travel Company
- Ghostwriter Needed for Autobiography
- Crafts Book Editor
- Part Time News Writer
- Freelance Writers Wanted – $30+/article
- English Blog Writer
- Freelance News Writer – Los Angeles
- Innovative Textbook Writer
- Writers/Columnists Wanted
- Telecom Editor – Telecommute OK
- Business Plan Writer – Boston/Fenway
- Writer Needed ASAP – Manila
- Script for Game Tutorial – $15-$20/hour
- Female Movie Reviewer – Atlanta
- Looking to Build a Team of Writers
- Last Minute B2B Web Copy Gig – $40/hour
- Seeking editor to Critique Partial Novel
- Ghost Writer/Screen Writer
- Ghost/Co-Writer Wanted – $500
- Chicago Based Blogger
- Web Content Creators
- Jokes Wanted
- Grant Writer
- Bilingual Writers - $20+ per review
- Education Writer Needed – $20/hour
- Technical Writer Needed – Dallas/Addison
- Writing Needed – Vague ad
- Freelance Author Wanted
- Innovative Textbook Writer
- Ghostwriters for Fantasy/SciFi Novels - $30,000 budget
- Fantasy Baseball Writer
- Los Angeles Writers
- Business Plan Needed
- Writer/Editor Needed
- Korean Article Writer
- Writer – Politics and Legal
- Gay Writers
- Magazine Writer
- Education Writer Needed - $20/hour
- Newsletter Editor/Writer - $150 – $200
- Business Plan/Presentation Writer – Venice CA
- Writer Needed for Real Estate Book – $12/hr
- Interior Design Bloggers
- Writing/Editing Job – $200/per project
- Online Content Review Writers - $50/per
- Wanted: The Dear Abby of Consumer Electronics
- Web Copywriting Pro Sought for New Media Startup – Doesn’t specify freelance or not – so ask at negotiation.
- Village Voice Seeks Food Blogger – NYC
- Freelance Content Creation for Energy Website – $200 – $400/assignment
- Writer/Blogger Watned
- Telecom Editor
- Writers Wanted – $50/short story
- Business Plan Writer - $1,000+
- Bloggers Wanted – $10/post
- Freelance Writer for Sales Letter
- Business Plan Writer
- Patent Writer
- Editor Needed to Turn Blog Into Book
- New Magazine/New to the Web
- Seeking a Person to Do Research Online
- Gawkeresque Blog Launching Soon
- Musician’s Bio
- Professional Science Copyeditor – $35 – $45
- Contract Technical Writer – Alameda
- Contract Technical Writer - Palo Alto
- Editing/Research Jobs - 3 week gig – DC
- Energy & Water Conservation Community Specialist – DC
- Proposal Writer – Cleared – Fairfax VA
- Freelance Proposal Writer/Editors - DC
Good luck and stay very close for some exciting news!
Deb, you spoil us on a Sunday!
Hope you’re feeling better now.
Thanks alot! You help us all so much Deb!
Deb,
Wow, thanks for the Sunday leads!!!
I hope you feel better too!
I do blog for a living. I’ve worked as a blogger for the last two years, and I have never had trouble finding gigs that paid the bills. The majority of them came as leads from this site. Thank you!
I have not found blog networks to be the way to go – the pay is too low to justify my time investment.
Wow! Thank you for the Sunday leads!! I blog for an individual. It pays $35 per post (for however many words I wish to type…I average around 300) and I don’t have to promote it, although I do have to monitor and reply to comments.
For me, it’s worth it, because I can usually whip out a good post in around 20-30 minutes.
Great leads, glad I stopped by on a Sunday.
Man, this list is ginormous! This ought to keep us busy for a while.
I also hve a couple if gigs that pay $30 per post. I have the same responsibilities that AprilMay mentioned. Some posts that would require a good deal of accuracy and terminology or avout a specific person, I know I need to spend more time on. Others I can just let it flow and I have plenty (sometimes 2 post’s worth) in a short time.
I’m thankfully not the primary breadwinner of our household – this wouldn’t cut it! But I can bring in a noticeable amount of money and do the stay at home mom things that I am at home for. It is a good rate for me, though I’d be happy to find a rate like $500 for 800 words. Holy moley! I don’t think many people would be complaining if rates were like they used to be (before my time as a freelancer).
Thanks for your efforts – hope Spring blows all the germs out of people’s houses soon.
Great leads Deb!
Nice big list!
Pay was a whole lot better in the 90′s. I mean a WHOLE lot better. But in those days, blogging didn’t exist. So the pay was for products for which the client (corp, non-profit, etc.) had budgeted.
Back in those olden golden days, there was money flying around for all kinds of fun publications, too.
Bleh.
Keep your eyes off the stock ticker.
Lisa
Great leads Deb! I ended up getting one. Though it isn’t a big payer it adequate for the amount of work. Either way it helps pay the bills so that makes momma happy!
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