Freelance Writing Jobs for July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009 by Deb
Filed under Writing Gigs
The mortgage is due, folks. Let’s keep busy!
For those of you who have been following my customer service nightmare with my cable company, the situation has been resolved and I have the service I want, at the price I want. Further proof businesses should monitor the social networks. It’s a good lesson for freelance writers too. No one wants to know folks are saying bad things about them, but the way I see it, there are no haters, only opportunities. Don’t be afraid to solicit customer feedback. You may not learn some pleasant things but it will give you a chance to work on the areas that are lacking. Instead of being dropping a displeased client, find ways to work with him in a mutually beneficial relationship. It will only make the feedback better.
Here’s something else…remember last week’s discussion regarding residuals and whether or not the end justifies the means? I have since learned that many writers for eHow had their articles pulled without warning. Which means these articles, that were supposed to earn for them indefinitely, aren’t doing so anymore. So when I wondered whether or not web content writers have job security, it seems my concerns were valid. The biggest argument was than an article could earn $1 or $2 a month and over a period of a year or two could earn quite a bit of change. It seems that longevity is only in the eye of the residual website owner, however. Something to keep in mind when writing for residuals.
Sorry about the late leads lately. Summer activities have me playing Mom’s taxi cab for the first few hours of my day. Hope this is ok…
Leads…
- Translator for Adult Content Provider
- Book Reviewers – $50
- Religion Writer
- Political Writer
- Music Writer
- Fitness Writer
- Fashion Writer
- Finance Writer
- Technology Writer
- Food Writer
- Automotive Writer
- Travel Writer
- Sports Writer
- Savings & Investment Writer
- Content Translator
- Ghost Writer Wanted – Tampa
- Experienced Grant Writer- San Diego
- Company Profiler/News Abstractor – Carlisle PA – $2,000/month- Telecommute OK
- Professional Business Writer Needed – Atlanta
- Chemistry Writers
- Freelance Advertising/ SEO Writers
- Writer for University Link Magazine
- Social Media Expert/copywriter - Los Angeles
- Freelance Senior Level Copywriter – NYC
- Editor – Weight Watchers International – NYC
- Technical Writer
- Business Plan Writer – NYC
- Online Editor - Hepatology
Good luck!
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Hope this is okay? Gosh Deb, you don’t need our permission to have a life. Isn’t that the biggest reason to work from home? So you can have a life?
Everything you do is appreciated. Thanks for your hard work on our behalf.
Thanks for the list!
I was making about $150 every month on eHow just for revenue sharing, but they pulled quite a bit of my articles…according to them I should have only been receiving a flat fee for these articles and not revenue sharing too. Now I’m lucky if I make $25 per month. I’m thankful for having the job and being able to write for eHow/Demand Studios, but it was sad to see my hard work go down the drain, especially since I started to count on that income being there.
Here’s my eHow story: On New Year’s Day, I wrote a “How-to” article about becoming a pro golf instructor. In the past 6 months, I’ve earned an incredible $2.72 USD for my efforts–it’s exciting to see the totals grow by $0.19 USD to $0.87 USD a month!
I guess I should be grateful eHow hasn’t pulled the article–who knows, “longevity” (in this case, several years) might pay off!
I have a question: when a job on Craig’s List or something asks for your resume and samples, should you deliver them right away or send an e-mail of inquiry first to make sure it isn’t some resume searcher?
I have an anonymous g-mail account that I apply to jobs with, but I never hear replies back. In fact, before I went for my anonymous applications, I have heard back from only 3 or 4 jobs since January. So, what is suggested?
I got a response back from the book review gig. They want you to use your personal Amazon account (and good name) to post reviews of their books. They want to pay you $50 for three 250+ books. Personally I’m not willing to sacrifice my Amazon account for this. I’d rather write a few articles for Demand Studios.
Thanks for making public what many don’t want to see, hear or realize. Goodness, gracious, if you’re going to work so hard for residuals, why not establish a domain and make it work for you? I’ve nothing against writers doing what they feel is necessary to pay the bills. I am shocked to read about so many people, working incredibly hard (i.e., 120 articles for $50 a month, as an example) with no guarantee of the sponsoring site’s longevity.
Should the site vanish or if the articles are pulled — worse yet, if the writers are “fired,” as recently reported WritersWeekly (5/13/09), the pieces have been published. Even if the sponsoring site allows reprints, no print or online publication worth its weight in salt will pay high dollar for your hard work — the piece has already seen the light of day!
eHow is a perfect example. What you’ve demonstrated, Deb, is a hard lesson learned: When you set up shop on someone else’s property, there’s no guarantee — none. Unless you have a contract with specific terms and legalese in your favor, it’s a tricky prospect, to say the least. The majority of the residual sites, if not all, favor the company, not the writer.
This is not meant as criticism or personal attack against people who write for these venues. We do what we do to pay the bills, and we agree to what we think is fair at the time. However, I cringe when I hear someone utter the words: “I’m building residual pages so I’ll receive money when I retire!”
(Shudder!) Beware, be cautious, and unless you’re socking money into a savings or retirement account, don’t count on residuals to EVER pay the bills. Remember the dot-com crash. Know that sites can and will change policy. Further, rather than investing in someone else’s site, why not invest in YOU?
Deb — you’re awesome. Keep spreading the good word, even if it’s not popular. Happy 4th!