When I first began freelancing, I found clients by searching for “Write for Us” pages of different websites.  In fact, I found a couple of cushy gigs writing for websites that weren’t very well known.  I’ve been wanting to compile a list of many of these types pages for some time, and since we’re talking about markets this week, it seemed to be as good a time as any. You’d be surprised at how many unadvertised opportunities are out there. Today’s offering is only part one.

Keep in mind that I did my best to find paying markets. If the “Write for Us” page clearly states it’s a non-payer, I didn’t include it. I also didn’t include those markets only paying a rev share. Some pages here didn’t indicate one way or another whether they pay. If I thought there was a chance, I dropped it on the list. If payment is indicated, it’s noted next to the link. In many cases, it’s noted there is pay, but the amount isn’t specified. Also, some of these are book publishers. Since many members of the Freelance Writing Jobs community are aspiring book authors, I felt it appropriate to add them here.

I hope you find something here that interests you!

75 Write for Us Pages

1. About.com – Pays $675/month plus bonuses
2. Adobe Press – Accepting book proposal.
3. American Ceramics Society – $35/blog post – $350 – $900/article
4. American School Board Journal – Payment varies
5. American Speech – Language Hearing Association – Unspecified pay
6. Archaeology Magazine – Payment varies.
7. AskDeb.com – Unspecified pay. (no relation)
8. AuctionBytes – $20/article
9. Bilblio Buffet – Pays $10 – $30
10. Brady Books – Textbook publisher accepts proposals
11. BrothersFit – $20+/post
12. The Business Edition – Unspecified pay
13. Business Today – Unspecified pay
14. Campus Nut – Unspecified pay
15. The Change Agent – Pays $50
16. Cisco Press – Looking for Book Proposals
17. Code Gravity – Send rate quote with query.
18. Complinet – Unspecified pay.
19. Consumerist – Not sure about the pay.
20. CraftBits – Unspecified pay.
21. CrazyLeaf Design – Payment starts at $20/post
22. DatabaseDev. – $30 – $50/article
23. Developer Tutorials – $30 – $100
24. Dollar Stretcher – Pays .10.word
25. Dropzone.com – $100
26. EclipseZone – Unspecified pay.
27. Expat Daily News – Unspecified pay.
28. Freelance Switch – Pays $60/guest post
29. GoMediaZine – Pays up to $300/article
30. Graphic Mania – Payment varies
31. Green Options – Payment varies
32. Green Prophet – Unspecified pay.
33. HackNMod – $10 – $40/post
34. Hand Cell Phone – Pays $8 – $15/cell phone review.
35. Head First Book s– Accepting proposals
36. Home School today – Payment varies. Averages .10/word
37. The Humanist – Unspecified pay.
38. IBM Press – Accepting book proposals.
39. International Living – Pays $50
40. ISHN – Contact for guidelines
41. Jewish Daily Forward – Payment varies
42. Killer Directory – $15/post
43. LabMice – Pays $60 – $100
44. Los Angeles Restaurants – Pays up to $40/article
45. LoveToKnow– Pays $20 – $25 for a 650 word article.
46. Lutheran Digest – $35/article
47. MakeMeHeal – Pays $10 – $20
48. Messaging Talk – Pays up to $100/article
49. Michigan Metro Parents – Pays $30 – $250.
50. Microsoft TechNet -Unspecified pay. Writers who are employed by Microsoft aren’t eligible for paying opportunities.
51. Miller-McCune – Unspecified pay.
52. MobiForge – Paying market but unspecified pay.
53. MyInkBlog.com
54. Neutral Existence – $20 – $30
55. PeachPit Press – Accepting book proposals.
56. Pervasive Computing – Unspecified pay
57. Philadelphia Restaurants – $5 – $40
58. Port Iris – $10 per short story.
59. ProBlogDesign – Pays $125/post
60. PS Deluxe – $50/tutorial
61. Qatar Vistor – $75/article
62. Rough Guides – Accepting proposals.
63. SAPCookbook – Unspecified pay.
64. Seattle Dining – Pays $50 – $60
65. Sex, etc. – $75/article
66. Simple Talk – Unspecified pay.
67. SitePoint – Pays $100 + bonuses
68. SmallBizLink – Makes no mention of pay, but owned by Monster.com.
69. SQL Server Performance – Pays $25 – $200
70. Strategy Page – Pays $20/article
71. Trazzler – Pays $1000/month
72. Tutorial Reports – Unspecified pay – only pays contributors in India and U.S.
73. Web Services Architect – Unspecified pay.
74. The Woman’s Media Center – Unspecified pay.
75. Youth Specialties – $40+

…To be continued. There are plenty more where these come from and I’ll be posting them here!

Please let us know if you successfully pitched one of these markets and how you did it! Also, don’t miss our lists of greeting card markets, poetry markets and our regular Monday writing markets….plus be sure to check out this list of writing markets paying over $100.

Good luck!

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