The Best Freelance Job Boards for Writers

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Freelance WritingThis isrepparttar ultimate job board for freelance writers. Contest, blogs, forums, resources. Everything. Number of writing projects posted every month: 40 Type of projects: Calls for articles, copywriting, E-books, research papers, ghostwriting,

Independent Homeworkers Alliance -- touts itself asrepparttar 128787 "largest provider of legitimate home-based jobs onrepparttar 128788 Internet.” Offers a search engine for at-home jobs, as well as numerous resources. $29.95 a month Subscription Number of writing projects posted every month: 70 Type of projects: calls for submissions of articles, scripts, e-books, some sales and marketing, not much technical writing.

Sologigs With over 20,000 projects for freelancers, Sologig has a lot to offer. You need to register to get access to allrepparttar 128789 projects, withrepparttar 128790 higher levels of membership securing you a higher profile inrepparttar 128791 exchange. Most ofrepparttar 128792 freelance writing jobs were onsite technical/business writing. Number of writing projects posted every month: Estimate 100+ projects posted every month. To seerepparttar 128793 exact number, you have to register. A Bronze membership with $78.75 prepaid for three months Type of projects: geared heavily towards onsite technical writing gigs

Telecommuting Jobs -- where job seekers can view several hundred telecommuting/offsite jobs posted directly by employers, as well as thousands of jobs posted to other major job sites. Searching is free, but there is a small fee to post your resume. Telecommuting Jobs Telecommute jobs for Writers, Programmers, Artists, etc. Links to additional sites to continuerepparttar 128794 search for that which is so hard to find - a good paying, mid-term telecommute contract. Good deal forrepparttar 128795 $10/yr registration fee required. Number of writing projects posted every month: 80 Type of projects: Wide variety of projects: article wanted, research papers, journalism, copywriting, not much technical

Workhome.com Welcome to Workhome.com a resource for work at home jobs for your small office or home business. We provide job posting for work at home jobs and advertising to work at home businesses. Posting on work home jobs is free and you may contact our work at home providers by visitingrepparttar 128796 profile page and clicking email professional Number of writing projects posted every month: 20-30 Type of projects: Wide variety of projects: articles, web content, sales and marketing, technical A word torepparttar 128797 wise Be selective about what types of projects that you bid for. There is a lot of competition out there, so do not waste your time with projects that you are not qualified for or do not interest you. If you are spending more than an hour a day responding to leads fromrepparttar 128798 job boards, then you may need to redefine your niche. Don’t try to be all things to all people. In addition, remember that, in order to be a successful freelance writer, you should not be usingrepparttar 128799 boards as your only way of finding projects. You should also be out there networking with other writer, setting up your own website, and researching writing opportunities in your own community. Inrepparttar 128800 end, these strategies will net your more work than limiting yourself to workingrepparttar 128801 job boards.



Janet Ilacqua is a professional freelance writer and manager of Ilacqua Associates, a tutoring/writing service in Tracy, CA. She specializes in academic and inspirational writing. For comments or to find more about 300 Freelance Markets, check her website at www.writeupondemand.com


So you want to go into ghostwriting?

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Good websites to look for work: Guru, Elance, Freelancewriting.com, college newspaper classifieds, Craigs List Outlook: Good. The need for academic writing is growing due torepparttar increasing numbers of students in college and graduate school Web content There are abundant opportunities for ghostwriting content for websites, ezines, E-books, and newsletters. Many websites are looking for content to enhance their sites. . To get started in this field, you need to be able to write crisply and concisely. To get an idea of how web sites are written, do a search on a subject that you would like to write about and look atrepparttar 128785 articles inrepparttar 128786 website or look at any ofrepparttar 128787 writing sites mentioned below. Finding online writing opportunities takes a little more searching than finding print markets. Print guides are readily available atrepparttar 128788 library, bookstore, and online, but you have to know where to look to find exclusive listings of online writing jobs. Outlook: Very good. 171,000 websites are being added every week according to a recent survey of t Ezine-Universe.com strives to berepparttar 128789 most comprehensive directory of email publications onrepparttar 128790 Internet. There are currently exactly 7873 ezines listed in Ezine-Universe.com, andrepparttar 128791 directory grows by 10 a week. Here are some ways to find potential jobs and markets for websites, ezines, and newsletters: 1.Check out job and market listings on general job search websites. Elance.com Guru.com, 2.Look atrepparttar 128792 job boards and classified ads on ezines and websites for writers: Freelancewriting.com The Write Jobs The Write Markets Reports World Wide Freelance,Writer's Market Webzine, Writerfind.com Writers Guidelines Database Writers' Job Market 3.Sign up for newsletters, mailing lists, and discussion groups for writers. Most of these have job listings, as well as other valuable information for writers.

4.Surfrepparttar 128793 web for your favorite sites, and chances are, they accept submissions. They will likely have guidelines listed, too, to help you get started. Subscribe, post, and soon, you will be ready to contribute an article or two. Books Ghostwriting books for individuals is probablyrepparttar 128794 most visible form of ghostwriting. Yes, ghostwriters do write celebrity bios. However, besides celebrity bios, ghostwriters are employed to write books and E-books on any topic imaginable. Here is a sample of some current ghostwriting requests: A detailed fantasy novel alongrepparttar 128795 lines of Stephen Wiess A book discussing importance of detoxification by way of nutrition and other means. The 100 best science fair projects E-book on skin care forrepparttar 128796 African American women. Outlook: Very good for writers who have already published a book. If you have not published a book, you should try to have samples of large-scale projects that you have worked on, such as manuals, study guides, and so on. Ghostwriting books requires patience, organization, listening abilities, and perseverance. Before you sign up for a ghostwriting project, be sure that you feel comfortable working withrepparttar 128797 subject material andrepparttar 128798 author. General rates for ghostwriting Here are some figures fromrepparttar 128799 2004 edition of Writer’s Marketplace: Ghostwriting for business (usually trade magazine articles for business columns): high: 115/hour Ghostwriting a book: $13,313, $6,000 - $21,000 Ghostwriting novel: $25 per hour Ghostwriting an article/column: $1.01 per word, 35 cents - $2.86 Web site content: $50 per hour; 53 cents per word; 26 cents - $1 Web site contract writing: 53 cents per word, 10 cents - $1.50 (27 cases); $2,500-$3,000 minimum for new site content development Ghostwriting research papers:$8-10 per page .



Janet K. Ilacqua is a freelance writer based in Tracy, California. Check her website www.writeupondemand.com for more information and samples.


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