Freelance Writing Jobs for August 24, 2009
August 24, 2009 by Deb Ng
Filed under Writing Gigs
It’s clean slate Monday, how are you making a fresh start this week?
- Hey, have you given a look around the network lately? The FWJ bloggers are writing about many topics of interest including resumes, advertising on this network, and misspelled vandalism. Check out the colored tabs at the top of the page to see what else we’ve been up to. If you like the posts you read here, won’t you give it a retweet? It’s a great way to show your support to the FWJ bloggers. Check out the Freelance Writing Jobs homepage for all the latest blog posts.
- Also check out my annual list, 45 Places to Find Freelance Writing Jobs. If you haven’t nominated your favorite writing blogs in the top 10 blogs for writers, please check out Mike Stelzner’s blog to do so -and stay tuned for this page for more Michael Stelzner news.
- On Friday, one of the regulars asked how many of the regulars landed jobs from the leads posted here at FWJ. Do you have a FWJ success story? If so, post it in the comments.
Leads…
Content Writing Jobs
- Web Content – $10
- Web Content Writer- Toronto
- Long Term Article Writer for Jane Content
- Quality Content Writers Wanted
- Freelance Writers Wanted- Textbroker
- Data Storage Writer
- Freelance Content Writer – Chicago
- Web Content Uploader – Houston
- Article Writers Needed
- Marketing Writer for Small Website – Gresham – $60/page
- Story Writers Wanted
- Content Writer for Website
Blogger Jobs
- Blogger for Employed Online
- Web Design Bloggers – $150/post
- Looking for Blogger
- Information Technology Blogger
- Fashion & Beauty Blogger
- Bloggers and Reviewers
- Golf Blogger Wanted
- Blogger Wanted
- Online Marketing Manager - Atlanta
- Local Restaurant Seeks Blogger – Somerville MA
- Celebrity Blogger
- Real Estate Blogger - Los Angeles
- Books, Comics, Video Games Bloggers
- Food Bloggers Needed
- Information Technology Bloggers
- San Jose Real Estate Blogger
Proofreading/Editing Jobs
- Freelance Proofreader – Emigsville PA
- Freelance Proofreader – Columbus OH
- Temporary Proofreader - Dover NH
- Book Editor Wanted – London
- Freelance Science Editor
- Editor in Chief for Pet Magazine - Toronto
- Proofreader Wanted – Queens
- Editor for Chick Lit Novel
- Proofreader for Book
- Editor Wanted – San Francisco
Copywriting Jobs
- Copywriter for a Variety of SEO Assignments
- Copywriter for Financial Planning Business - Australia
- Mid Level Copywriter – San Francisco
- Interactive Copywriter – NYC
Journalism Jobs
- Freelance Writers/Reporters for Asylum.com
- Freelance Writer – WPiX – NYC
- Writers Needed for Humorous Political News org.
- Local Business/Tech Reporter for Event Coverage – Lake Charles IL
- Freelance Real Estate Reporters – NYC
- Creative Journalist
Technical Writing Jobs
- Technical Writer – 6 -12 month contract – Edison NJ
- Technical Writer/Editor – Atlanta/Cobb
- Technical Writer - Construction Engineering – Irvine
- Software Technical Writer - Canas, WA
- Contract Technical Writer – Redmond
Ghost Writing Jobs
Business Plan/Proposal/Grant Writing Jobs
- Grant Writer for Solar Oregon
- Grant Writer Wanted
- Grant Writer Wanted - Los Angeles
- Business Plan Writing Help - NYC
- Grant Writer Needed
Travel Writing Jobs
Erotica/Adult Writing
Education and Academic Writing Jobs
- Academic Writers – Finance/Economics/Statistics/Accounting
- Science Assessment Writers – K-12
- ESL Editor
Sports Writing Jobs
- Football.com is seeking a writer to produce two 800-1,200 word articles per week on the subject High School football. This is an ongoing position, paying $125 per month. Contact editor@football.com with a writing sample and two story ideas.
- Sports Writer to Predict Winners
- NYC High School Football Blogger
Resume Writing Jobs
General/Misc. Freelance Writing Jobs
- Freelance Writer – NYC
- Press Release Writer
- Writer for 15 Page e-book
- Freelance Medical Writer
- Unset Letters - $10 – $250 per
- Long Term Article Writer
- Wii Game Reviewers
- Freelance Writer Wanted – Very vague ad.
- Freelance Medical Writer
- Qualitative Report Writer
- Freelance Writers Wanted
- Hiring Freelance Writers in Different Categories
- Qualified Writer – Los Angeles – $200
- Freelance Writer Needed – Medford/Ashland
- Freelance Writer – Wrestling
- Writer for Online Columnist Opportunity
- Writers Needed – Law Enforcement Experience
- Full Time Freelance Writer – Michigan
- Marketing Content Writer - Full Time Telecommute – Houston
- Freelance Writers – Miami
- Press Release Writer - West Palm Beach
- Horror & Crime Fiction – $25/story
- Legal Document Writer
- Author Needed for Self Help Book
- Creative Writer to Write Fun Descriptions of Cocktails
- Sales Literature for Web Based Software
Magazine Submissions, Guidelines and Markets
- Miami Herald Travel Writer Guidelines
- Verbatim Writers Guidelines – $25 – $500/article
Good luck!
Hi Deb,
Thanks for the early morning leads–a great way to start the day!
I love hearing other people’s success stories! My first ever paid job came from this site and since then two of my biggest clients. Thanks Deb for all that you do to help us.
FYI
No. 4 under journalism jobs is St. Charles, not lake charles — three months as a DJ in that town drove me into print forever nearly 35 years ago.
Hi Deb,
Thanks for these leads. I come on here fairly regularly and have found this site to be extremely helpful in landing gigs and some longer term jobs! Thanks again!
Caroline
I love this site! I landed my two biggest clients here. THANK YOU!!
That #6 content writer ad (Data Storage Writer) really rubbed me the wrong way! It says, “This will be an ongoing job if quality is high and your rates are low.”
What happened to paying people what they’re worth? I know it’s a bad economy, yadda yadda, but seriously, the old adage of “you get what you pay for” still applies, employers. You can’t get away with ripping me off on pay just because work’s harder to find right now. All you’re doing is shooting yourself in the foot when we go around warning people against working for you or paying for your services. (If you’re going to skimp when it comes to your employees, that doesn’t speak well for your work ethic.)
Sorry for the rant, guys. I’m just so sick of seeing ads that offer crap for pay because employers are taking advantage of the high local unemployment to overwork and underpay their employees.
Loving seeing people report their successes. Maybe there’s hope for me yet!
I’ve gotten a few jobs through this wonderful site–in early 2008, through a Craigslist ad HERE, I snagged a job writing snappy articles for a book series which lasted several months. Guess what? Last month the same publishers called and invited me to participate in another series they were launching. This company pays on time too!
Just an fyi that although I’m not sure if I got the link to the job via this site, I responded to an ad on Craigslist, and he turned out to be a scammer. He was looking for a Bay Area journalist to write about a Bay Area business, and he goes by at least three names: Will Townsend, Terry Brejla, and Alex Love
He told me he was hiring me to write the story for the Miami Herald.
I think #1 merits some investigation. I found this opportunity listed a couple of weeks before in another place, and I submitted a test topic to their site as they requested, to see if they wanted me to write more. They never got back to me, so when I saw this job reposted, I went back to their site and did a search. Instead of my published topic, there was a distubingly *similar* topic with very similar content; my original topic is only visible to *me* when I sign in on their website (required in order to create a topic). In other words…the original topic is hidden, and the suspiciously similar topic (which was NOT on the site when I wrote mine) is public.
Without making a formal accusation…it looks as if these guys are using writers to develop content for their site and then subtly altering it without paying. I’ve written them demanding payment and an explanation; we’ll see. Just beware until they clarify their intentions.
Followup to my last comment…within an hour the webmaster responded to me, promised payment, and assured me that I had not been plagiarized. They claim to have received no less than four similar submissions from writers, only one of which they have actually published thus far, and gave me quotes from each of them. While I still have some concerns about the methods they are using to compile their site (simply because misunderstandings like this can so easily occur in the way they’re doing it)…their prompt response and reasonable explanation makes it appear for the moment that their intentions are above board. (At least I got their attention!) So while I’m not yet ready to endorse them…I’m lowering the flag of suspicion I raised earlier. Will wait and see.
Inquiry #98 from this list sent today. Over the previous 97 I have met people who expect me to supply them copy with perfect grammar and flawless logic for about a dollar an hour. I have answered ads whose creators sent in response the ordering information for their own e-books on how to become successful freelancers. I have seen ads written in such vague, clueless language that it’s obvious the posters have no idea what they want (so how am I to deliver it?), but responded anyway. Dealing with these folks is starting to make lawyers look like decent, intelligent people. Fortunately, not everyone can be a lawyer. Thanks to the Internet, now literally everyone thinks that can become a publisher.
The food blogging job looks fishy too me. No pun intended. Seems like they just want food photos for free.