Comments on: Your Input Needed – Freelance Writing Jobs

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:09:10 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Melissa. A lot of people do subscribe to the jobs blog however, so it won’t be going anywhere – they do, because they’d rather have the searching done for them than have to peruse the sites themselves.

As for informative articles, that’s what this blog is for. The articles are here. The jobs used to be combined as a supplement, but they caused search problems among other things, and people liked being able to subscribe just for regular jobs and not all of the other content. So they were broken off to their own domain (which does quite well as a standalone site traffic- and income-wise; two other reasons it won’t be disappearing). ;) They’re still tied together though, hence the plan to match the designs again.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:47:35 +0000

Job relisting sites are a dime a dozen nowadays.They’re all copycats and all list the same things.

I’d rather see less sites listing the same old jobs and more informative articles and how to’s. We all know where to find the jobs unless you offer something completely different from everyone else, I won’t be subscribing.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:59:00 +0000

Yeah, that’s one of the biggest issues I’m still struggling with. Unfortunately the best gigs are often not advertised to begin with, and when they are, they don’t usually post the pay details (for fear of being bombarded by applications from unqualified writers). So it’s a tough call – if I go with only gigs listing rates, they’ll have to be lower-paying gigs, because that’s simply what’s available under that ad constraint.

I’d love to stick with higher-paying gigs, and gigs listing payment terms, but don’t think that’s really a likely scenario.

By: Peter Carey

Peter Carey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:54:49 +0000

I’d like to only see gigs that post what they’ll pay, but sometimes I’m just lazy. I’ve been happy with what has been posted so far and can pick and choose with ease.
Pointing out which sites need registration could be helpful.

Keep up the good work!
pwc

By: Veronica Davis

Veronica Davis — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:55:35 +0000

Hi! I think that the labeling concept is a great idea. Personally, I don’t waste time on bidding sites and find the sites that just list a jumble of links to jobs you bid on annoying. I’m sure there are many others who do use them, but it would be nice to know not to even click that link if that’s what it leads to.

Can’t wait to see what you come up with!