Welcome to day two of our cover letter clinic. Yesterday’s clinic was such a success. Thank you to everyone for your wisdom and insight. I’m sure by the end of the week, we’ll all have killer cover letters. Let’s get it on. To whom it may concern: I am a mother of two children under twelve, and a woman with many passions. With constant challenges in my life, I am forced to find new and creative ways to keep my family whole and healthy. I write a parenting column for (withheld), a city magazine. I have had my work published [Read more…]

Here’s the first victim for our cover letter clinic. Everyone is welcome to critique but please be gentle and kind with your criticism. I am the perfect writer for the job you posted on Craigslist, because I already have experience writing the type of real estate articles you are seeking. One of my regular clients is creating a variety of websites for the Arizona real estate market, and my duties are to research area information and present it in an interesting format that includes specific keywords to help attract the search engines to the website. My goal as a writer [Read more…]

Today is blog action day. Thousands of bloggers from around the world have picked today to get together for a common cause: the environment. I promise not to get too preachy, but the environment is a topic near and dear to my heart. I was taught from a very early age to recycle, to pick up after myself, and to look out for the environment. While it’s second nature to many of us, some still need a bit of reminding. I know it can be somewhat inconvenient to consider the environment every time we make a move, but I promise [Read more…]

I just posted a bunch of blogging jobs at About Weblogs. Good luck!

Dear Deborah, Your lack of a college degree shows through every time you post. This isn’t a criticism just encouragement to look into continuing education courses at your local community college. I admire your passing yourself off as a writer, despite your lack of skills. Truly it’s an inspiration that someone so clueless can be so successful. Yours Most Sincerely, Bruce Lee Hiya Bruce, It’s equally inspiring that someone so dead can still access the Internet. Thanks for caring, Deb Dear Ms. Ng, Hello. Freelance writing is something I’ve never done but is something I very much want to do. [Read more…]

The topic of cover letters comes up often here. Many new writers want to know if they’re really so important, and if so, what should a good cover letter include. I’m here to tell you I believe them to be very important, even if they’re not specifically requested in the advertisement. Cover letters are a given. I’m not an expert on cover letters, but I believe between all of us we can work out the do’s and don’ts. I’d also like to offer a cover letter clinic so we can all learn how to craft a killer letter and land [Read more…]

Here’s something cool. The folks behind the awesome Freelance Switch site are now launching Freelance Radio. Here’s the press release: FreelanceSwitch.com Launches Freelance Radio Biweekly Podcast Explores Growing Work Lifestyle Sydney, Australia (October 11, 2007)—Adding to the success of the popular blog geared towards existing and aspiring freelancers, the FreelanceSwitch team has announced the launch of their biweekly podcast, Freelance Radio. The digital radio show features tips and commentary about marketing, business development, money matters, travel, and more. Incorporating the active audience at FreelanceSwitch.com, the show gives listeners a variety of ways to contribute to the podcast’s content, including submitting [Read more…]

Two bloggers are needed for blogs of various topics with more bloggers being added to the roster later. Payment is $125 per month (plus traffic and revenue bonuses) for 20 posts per month. That rate will increase every 3 months. Here are your details.

If you look up at your browser you’ll see you have been directed to http://freelancewritinggigs.com. Please adjust your feeds and bookmarks. We still have a few tweaks so bear with us please! Thanks for your patience throughout all of our changes! Deb

Thanks to Jason Oliver for helping me to switch to WordPress and also for FWJ’s new look. The upgrade and redesign is just about complete, though we still have a few tweaks here and there. I appreciate your patience! – Deb

Work with Your Personality Type and Maintain Your Social Skills by Crystal Schwanke Working from home has its definite perks. You can watch a movie while you finish those product descriptions. You can wait until 3:00 PM to start “getting ready” for the day. You choose your hours, you choose your projects, and you can wear your pajamas (even if they are flannel!). But are writers who work from home stunting their social growth? Take an introvert—painfully shy, better with the written word than the spoken, and nervous in crowds. They tend to avoid social settings at all costs, and [Read more…]

I’m going to be switching FWJ to WordPress within the next couple of days. Hopefully this won’t break the blog, but if you experience any downtime, this is the reason. Have a great day,

Hi everyone, I have some great weekend discussions lined up with some great guest bloggers. Unfortunately the time got away from me this weekend, (thanks to a little emergency) and I didn’t get a chance to post this weekend’s discussion. Since I like to start my guest bloggers off on Friday, I’d rather just throw out some reader mail today – all about the same topic. Annoying affiliate links. Let’s hear your thoughts. Our guest bloggers return next weekend, I promise. Dear Deb, There are a couple of blogs that list jobs like you. Many of the links lead to [Read more…]