03/31/2008 Freelance Bulletin

Today’s Freelancing Tip

Thoroughly research the markets you intend to compete in. Try to determine what the going rate is, who the clients are, what knowledge you need and what skills you should have. Get to know the key players in the field. Learn as much as you can before you begin trying to drum up business.

Freelance Gigs

• Freelance Broadcast Journalists — US
• Freelance Creative Copywriter — New York, NY
• Freelance Newsperson — New York, NY
• Freelance Technical Writer — Charlottesville, NC
• Freelance Bilingual Copywriter/ Translator — New York, NY
• Freelance Blogger — New York, NY
• Freelance Content Specialist, Sesame Street — New York, NY
• Freelance Copy Editor — Chicago, IL
• Freelance Copywriter — Virtual
• Freelance Copywriters — Orange County, CA
• Freelance Editor — Troy, New York
• Freelance Ghost Writer — Virtual
• Freelance Ghostwriters — Telecommute
• Freelance Green Blog Writer — Virtual
• Freelance Journalist — Phoenix, AZ
• Freelance Legal Editor — New York, NY
• Freelance Magazine Writers — Washington State
• Freelance Medical Writer — RTP, NC
• Freelance Newsletter Writer — Telecommute
• Freelance Newspaper Writers — Virtual
• Freelance Online Newsletter Publisher — Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Freelance Proofreader — New York, NY
• Freelance Proofreader — San Francisco, CA
• Freelance Technical Writer — Chapel Hill, NC
• Freelance Writer — New York, NY
• Freelance Writer, Annual Report — Oakland, CA
• Freelance Writer/Ad Hoc Writer
• Freelance Writers — Seattle, WA

Freelance Links

• When Good Clients Ask for Bad Stuff (or, Why I’m at the Poop Conference)
• Why Real Writers Don’t Write on the Internet
• How to Accomplish Your Dreams
• The Money’s in the Message
• Freelance Writing - Top Blog Jobs And How To Get Them
• Freelance Writing some Pros and Cons
• How You Can Gain Clients By Getting Off the Web
• Starting A Copywriting Business
• Would You Use a Job Auction Site to Find Work?
• What’s the Best Thing You’ve Done to Grow Your Career?
• Four Simple Ways to Avoid Totally Botching an Interview
• Guidelines for Building a Freelance Writing Portfolio by Blogging
• Advice for unpublished writers
• Get Unambiguous and Get More Customers
• How To Build Traffic Without Marketing
• Is a Freelance Writing Contract Necessary?
• Does Blogging take Writers away from Writing?
• On The Publishing Job Market
• Nine Things I’ve Learned While Running a Business
• How To Remain Productive When You Feel Like Giving Up
• 10 Overused Game Journalism Cliches
• Why Internet Writing is Better than Print Writing
• Growing Your Freelance Business with Criticism
• A Writer’s View of Freelance Bidding Sites
• Freelance Catalog Copywriting
• 10 Tips for Aspiring Freelance Copywriters
• Your Earning Potential as a Freelance Writer
• What is “Legitimate” Writing?
• Can you break into National Publications?

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