There were mainly suck jobs posted around the boards yesterday hence the me not posting any gigs here yesterday. However, today I found enough to post – not as many good anywhere ones as I’d like to see, but lots of local gigs. Bonus job tip o’ the day: Clients hiring for blog and online gigs are not just looking for writers, they’re looking for folks who can find and edit images. It’s rare that a blog client wants to do this, and it’s usually included in your job tasks. With that in mind make sure you know where to [Read more…]
Blog & Online Writing Gigs for May 26, 2009
May 26, 2009. Leave a Comment
Not too many gigs around today. Hopefully everyone is just still in long weekend mode and things will pick up mid-week. Deb has a longer list of writing gigs you can check out as well. Anywhere gigs: Telecommute- Financial Markets Reporter Tech/ News Blogger Online Freelance Writer, US Nationwide Fremont Consulting Weight Loss/Weight Management/Fitness Blog Needs Qualified Writers Editorial Assistant for Advertising Trade Blog Location specific gigs: News Reporter Jewish education and communal organizations – New York, NY Tech writer for Go Daddy – Gilbert, AZ Temporary National Editor – Newsweek Digital – NY Temporary Homepage Editor – Newsweek Digital [Read more…]
Weekend Edition: Blog & Online Writing Gigs for May 25, 2009
May 25, 2009. 2 Comments
Since there are never many great gigs listed on Sat-Mon I figured on Mondays (when I have time) we’ll have a compilation weekend-Monday job list edition. That said, I totally forgot it was Memorial Day today, so pickings are super slim even for a normal weekend. Blogging gig tip o’ the day: It’s Memorial Day, so I’m going easy (read lazy) – read this recent post by Deb to get some useful tips; 5 Reasons You’re Not Making Money as a Blogger. Anywhere gigs: OFFSITE WordPress BLOG Expert – you’d be designing a WP blog to a launch not writing, [Read more…]
5 Reasons You're Not Making Money as a Blogger
May 3, 2009. 18 Comments
Thanks to that famous $100,000 Google check and the whole “make money online” craze, everyone who blogs thinks they’re going to earn enough money so they can quit their day jobs and retire in style. It’s a nice thought. Realistically very few people make hundreds of thousands of dollars blogging each year. It’s not a stretch to earn a livable wage as a blogger, however. If you’re spending all your time blogging and have very little in the bank to show for it, you may be taking the wrong approach. Whether you blog on your own, or blog for someone [Read more…]
Earning Money as a Blogger: The Truth About Rev Shares
March 8, 2009. 6 Comments
So you want a freelance blogging job and you see lots of places advertising for bloggers in exchange for a rev share, should you accept? Well, if your goal is to make money blogging you may want to learn a little more about rev shares and how they work before signing on the dotted line. What is a Rev Share? A rev share, or revenue share, is when a company pays you to blog in exchange for part of the advertising revenue. The split all depends on the company. Some offer a 50-50 revenue split, others more and some less. [Read more…]
Monetizing Blogs: Know Your Readers
March 7, 2009. 4 Comments
If there’s one thing I learned in four years of FWJ, it’s that if you don’t know a thing about your community’s habits, you won’t be able to monetize your blogs. For instance, most of the freelance writing community are “clickers” not “buyers”. Putting up affiliate ads for products and services doesn’t work. However, many pay per click ads work or job search tools that pay me for each sign up also do OK. Truth be told, the bulk of FWJ’s income comes from Google Adsense. That doesn’t mean Adsense is the best source of revenue for you, however. I [Read more…]
Do the ends justify the means – figuring out if a client is worth it
November 16, 2008. 4 Comments
In Deb’s post, I Don’t Hate Blog Networks, she says,“My only concern about blogging for a network is whether or not the ends justify the means. Does the amount of money you’re being paid adequately compensate the work going into your blog? If you’re working your butt off for less than minimum wage, you may want to consider whether or not blogging for a network is a good choice for you.” Which is so true, I’m pointing it out here again. You can apply this thinking to any writing client, not just blog networks. No matter what sort of writing [Read more…]
Blogging & Online Writing Gigs for May 20, 2009
Our list today is still low on decent telecommute gigs, but there’s more than earlier this week. Job tip o’ the day: Two words for you – BE NICE. Some people think nice is a boring word sure, but in the realm landing gigs it’s good to be nice. This is basic networking 101. When you’re nice, clients will recommend you to other clients, friends will share job leads with you, and people won’t talk smack about you online (well, not as much) and your online presence will stay healthy. Of course there is the flip side – read When [Read more…]