AllFreelanceWriting.com – Where Jenn Mattern and Crew post handpicked writing jobs

FreelanceWritingJobs.com – Where Deb Ng and Crew post handpicked writing jobs.

About Freelance Writing – Anne Wayman’s newsletter is the first freelance writing jobs email I ever subscribed to, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. She’s very comprehensive, too!

ProBlogger.net Job Board – I love this site and found one of my favorite clients here, but watch out for the low paying and content mill writing gigs that have been showing up lately.

Mashable’s Weekly List of Social Media Jobs – I don’t know how Cashmore does it, but Mashable always has the scoop on the best social media jobs. Dig in. (The link leads to this week’s post.)

Now on to the very few jobs I have for you today:

Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs

Blogging Jobs

If you’re in Atlanta, join hosts Face Forward Events (and me!)  for the Blog Live Atlanta event tonight from 7pm to 9pm. Get all the details and pre-register for Blog Live Atlanta at Face-Forward.com. Intern Heather, Journalist Miguel and I all hope to see you there!

Staff Writing, Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs

*This job isn’t posted on the internet! Recruiter Effie Pearman from Insight Global, Inc. in Brentwood, TN is looking for a web copywriter for a 3-6 month contract. Contact her at Effie dot Pearman at insightglobal dot net for more information.  

Community Management and Social Media Jobs

Blogging Jobs

Find dead links or scammy jobs? Drop me a line in the comments and I’ll excise them with extreme prejudice.

In a nutshell: Internships are for YOUR professional development, not a sneaky way for employers’ to save money.

Writing and Editing Jobs

Community Management and Social Media Jobs

Blogging Jobs

I try my best to weed out low paying jobs and scams, but if one of these jobs isn’t what it seems, please let me know so I can blacklist the site or company with righteous fury.

Community Management and Social Media Jobs

Blogging Jobs

re: novel writer wanted for an idiot

******Attention Screenwriters: Think ‘Twilight’ Meets ‘Saw’******

The mental image this headline evoked almost made up for the two hours of my life I lost watching the first Twilight movie.

Write2Market has also kindly released the document under a Creative Commons license, so feel free to distribute it to all of your freelance writer pals.

I have always enjoyed Write2Market’s “Freelance Writer or Agency?” page, too, because I think it clearly sums up the difference between agencies and single freelancers and the types of projects they can and should tackle. Do I still go after the big projects? Of course, of course, but this resource is food for thought, especially when trying to land a whale.

Just, whatever you do, don’t get caught up reading every single thing that The Oatmeal has ever published. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Edit: The links appear to be down. Check back later. It’s worth the wait!

Jake publishes the Freelance Forecast every year (see? here’s 2009) and he need ours help to make the project a success. If you are a freelance writer, or a freelancer of any stripe, head over here to take the Freelance Forecast Survey.

This year, Jake wants to flesh out the response from people who routinely employ freelance writers, so if you are a client, or have a client who might be interested, Jake encourages you to ask them to take the survey. We all want to get inside the minds of our clients, right?

Once again, click here for more information and to take the Freelance Forecast 2010 survey. All respondents get a free copy of the report, and a little extra insight into the supply side and the demand side of our profession.

Update: Thanks to Jake for reminding me that every respondent also gets entered into a drawing for a $100 Staples or iTunes gift card. That way we can all buy more office supplies or download lots of great songs about working hard for the money!

So sick of cheap writing rates! (anywhere)

from Toronto Writing Jobs

To all of the job posters looking for writers and offering “get your voice out there”, “exposure” or similar in lieu of decent pay:

Once upon a time, a writer’s greatest challenge was finding a publication that would publish their work. There were only so many magazines and newspapers that an article could be published in. Now, anyone can publish a blog, online zine, or website about any topic. Why some people still offer “getting your voice out there” like it’s actual currency is mind-boggling. Instead of a writer pouring their energy and time into a well-thought-out article and selling it to someone else for mere pennies, that same person could start their own blog, zine, or website and retain creative control. Sure, you wouldn’t make that precious $5 or even $20, but it would be yours, and you could get all of the credit for it….while at the same time getting the same exposure.

The point is: if you want quality writing, you now have to pay for it. Exposure in itself is no longer a reward when any writer can do that for themselves, on their own timetable, for their own glory.