Welcome to the second job posting of the year! I hope that last week’s gigs were fruitful for you. If they weren’t, this week’s crop of freelance writing jobs should yield some good results.
The Freelance Writing Jobs
- B2B writer – a financial services firm is seeking an experience business to business writer to put together articles for various topics including manufacturing. There’s an immediate need so apply soon–samples and a reference are required. This gig pays $.25 per word at 2-3 pages each.
- Content writer – a content development company is seeking freelance writers of varying expertise to fulfill orders for their clients with premium copywriting services. They seek freelancers of all backgrounds but preference will be given to writers with experience. To apply, email them detailing your experience and why you would be a good fit for their company. This gig pays $.10 per word minimum.
- Market: Intelligent Enterprise – gigs are a bit short this week, but I’ll never leave you high and dry. So today we’re going to include a writer’s market. IntelligentEnterprise.com focuses on content for IT and business leaders. Pay is $500 per article, with maximum of 2000 words
Freelance Writing Job Tip of the Week
In addition to your elevator pitch, do you have a business card? I don’t leave the house without them, and neither should you. Business opportunities present themselves at any turn, and you should be prepared like a good scout. I cannot tell you the number of contacts that have turned into clients or referrals. If you are looking for good solutions, I personally use Moo.com for unique and highly customizable cards, but they’re not the be-all, end-all. I do recommend that you invest in them though–the free ones often look and feel cheap.
Worst Gig of the Week
magazine needs freelance writers. please reply w/resume and experience.
If you aren’t willing to put in the time to tell us what the nature of the magazine is, what the assignment length is going to be, or what the rate of pay might potentially be, then why should we bother to apply? This is a poor posting. Even if it’s a good job, the employer clearly doesn’t want to take the time to put together a thoughtful ad to get freelancers. Treat short ads with the same respect an employer would treat a short cover letter.
If you’d like to look through longer aggregated lists of freelance writing jobs to help you save time in your job search, All Freelance Writing recommends Anne Wayman’s freelance writing jobs atAboutFreelanceWriting.com.
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I’ve also found that extremely short, vague postings are often bogus. For example, one response to an application asked me to click a link to set up a phone interview, but the link went to a site asking me to take a long, unrelated, survey and about a dozen ads popped up. A legit employer will give at least some basic information because they will want to receive relevant applications.
As a young pup, I chased those leads thinking it was just a client pressed for time, but they’re a total waste. Even if they’re legit, why would you put up such a terrible ad?
Not spending time on these sort of vague ads is one of my Online Writing Job-Search Rules: http://caroltice.com/blog/20
Who wants to work for a client who thinks so little of the hiring process that they provide no information about who they are or what they need? Not me!
Carol Tice
http://www.caroltice.com
http://Twitter.com/TiceWrites
The 7 Habits of Highly Paid Freelance Writers: http://caroltice.com/blog/39