I’ll just say this–thank god there’s summer programming. All my favorite TV shows with one exception are off the air and I’d be bored during the day if it weren’t for the Food Network anyway, but there’s a few shows that have started to tide me over until fall. What did people do in the days before cable? Anyway! Onto the freelance writing jobs!

The Freelance Writing Jobs

1. Resume Writer – do you know how to write resumes? How’s about resumes for people with a technical background? If so, this is gonna be a pretty sweet gig for you. Personally, resumes are pretty quick for me to blaze through, but they do take some important back-and-forth with the client so be prepared to email/call. This freelance writing job pays $50 per resume.
2. Technical medical writer – do you have technical experience, specifically with a background in medical studies? I sure hope so because this is a really high paying gig that should take you no time at all to finish. It needs IRB approval, whatever that means. If you don’t know what that means, you probably ought not apply. This freelance writing job pays $150/hr. or $1,500 for the project.
3. Course writer – you’d best break out your continuing education shoes on this one. You’ll be developing courses for people who don’t have the time to hit up the adult education center in their town, so it has to be useful and applicable to someone of the Baby Boomer generation. It looks like the gigs pay decent, but it says that they pay from $125 on up to $325 for 2,500 words–so don’t work for less than $250. This freelance writing job pays between $250 – $325 per course.
4. Data geek blogger – if you eat up blogs like Freakonomics and FiveThirtyEight, this certainly is for you. You’d be working for a site called OrganizedWisdom. Now, they state that their articles fetch $25 to $50. Which do you think I’m going to tell you to demand? This freelance writing job pays $50 per article–because you’re going to ask for it.
5. Site reviewer – Bizpocket wants writers who can review websites for internal assessment purposes. Nothing really else to add here except apply if you’re interested! This freelance writing job pays $25 for 250 words.

Freelance Writing Job Tip of the Week

This week reminded me of a pretty important thing to point out to you. Just because a job posts a lower rate doesn’t mean that you have to bid that low. Lower rates can help you determine if an employer is on a budget, certainly, but that’s not necessarily what they’ll end up paying you. You will not ever make the big bucks if you don’t ask for them. Employers will not just volunteer to pay you more unless they just fell from heaven. You have to ask, you have to deliver the goods, and then you have to ask for more. It might be uncomfortable–so hell, if it’s hard, ask a friend to help you try asking for more money from them. But you will not make more money if you don’t make it clear that you want more money.

Worst Freelance Writing Job of the Week

I think my favorite worst jobs are the ones where they pretend to be professional but really seem to be interested in screwing you out of every last cent you ought to earn.

Nationally-known Wealth Manager based in Seattle seeks a finance-oriented writer/editor/collaborator for his John Wiley book project  Author currently has publishing deal, but requires experienced writer to polish his ideas and complement his points with research and factual background information. This is an excellent opportunity for a budding financial writer to gain exposure in finance journalism. Through John Wiley’s distribution network, this book will be in stores like Barnes and Noble, Borders and most everywhere financial books are sold. This is NOT some hokey self-publishing situation, and therefore we need a serious writer who wants to be a part of a potentially career-making book. You will be given front-cover credit for your work, and $2500 upon manuscript acceptance by the publisher. You must be knowledgeable about the Federal Reserve (policies and history), foreign exchange markets, the euro-zone, global trade and fiat currencies. You will also be expected to be conversant on current financial topics such as those making headlines in major financial newspapers. To be considered for this position, please send at least two writing samples, each covering financial market topics (i.e., topics relevant to Wall Street). Preferably, your work has been published, though we are considering a wide range of experiences for this role. Due to the significant amount of face time the author requires, we are only considering local candidates (Seattle, Portland and Vancouver).

Frankly, if you know so damn much about money, you ought to know that no idiot would work for free until the book is published–and even then, for $2,500? Even a budding writer could do better than that. And significant face time? What is this, 1957? It’s called Skype. Good luck finding your indentured servant, fella.

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 at AboutFreelanceWriting.com.