Dear Jodee, In my experience, most online posting sites for writing jobs are dominated by high-quantity-low-pay offers. I’d immensely appreciate any hints you have on finding job boards whose mission involves *emphasizing* high-quality opportunities that pay accordingly, rather than mixing them at random among pocket-money article databases and small businesses with small budgets. Katharine Dear Katharine, Looking for higher-paying freelance writing job opportunities is a bit like panning for gold – you are going to have to look closely and discard a number of things before you find the nugget you are looking for. Indeed.com has a neat feature that [Read more…]
The Best of FWJ: 15 Posts About Finding the Best Freelance Writing Opportunities
October 21, 2009. 2 Comments
It used to be that my name was synonymous with freelance writing jobs, or helping freelance writers to land jobs. Now I’m learning there are people who feel I’m only for the promotion of content “mills” for freelance writing jobs, and that’s so far from the truth it’s silly. I’m about keeping freelance writers busy and employed. I’m for encouraging freelance writers to make the choices that work best for them, but to also aim high. Because I won’t knock writers for starting with content sites, and because I won’t pretend I never wrote for content sites, my name is [Read more…]
Freelance Writing: Start Low (But Not too Low) and Aim High
October 20, 2009. 15 Comments
I receive a lot of flack for my support of certain content sites, but the truth is, when I left home to be a freelance writer, these places saved my life. Though I had been published in print and worked in a publishing house for over 12 years, the higher paying jobs weren’t as easy to come by. When I began freelance writing full time, I used content sites to supplement my income and they kept the income flowing. I don’t think there’s anything with starting low, as long as you’re earning a livable wage. However, I also feel we [Read more…]
