I’m just wondering if anyone might be able to offer any tips on finding Web content writing gigs. I’m mostly looking for thoughts on:
* Whom to contact (Web sites to check for decent jobs and what types of companies send proposals to);
* What to say in my proposal (If anyone has a sample of a successful letter they’d be willing to PM or post, I’d be eternally grateful for that.
).
I can find those $5/article jobs just fine, but the problem is I have a really hard time churning out what I consider to be fluff (even when the clients want fluff), so I always invest too much time in research. I just can’t turn them out fast enough to earn even a subsistence living. I've tried, but I get so burned out. Plus, I’m sick of these clients who want the freakin’ moon on a stick or $0.000001 a word.
What I have in mind is something like what the lady who runs http://inkwelleditorial.blogspot.com does. (Yes, she sells a book about how to get started, but there’s no way I can afford it on what I make now.) Right now, I’m fine with even $10 for a 500-word article requiring only cursory research.
I've suddenly become the only income-earner in the household, so I really need to get going with this. Any tips, advice, hints, etc., greatly appreciated.
Thanks
* Whom to contact (Web sites to check for decent jobs and what types of companies send proposals to);
* What to say in my proposal (If anyone has a sample of a successful letter they’d be willing to PM or post, I’d be eternally grateful for that.
).I can find those $5/article jobs just fine, but the problem is I have a really hard time churning out what I consider to be fluff (even when the clients want fluff), so I always invest too much time in research. I just can’t turn them out fast enough to earn even a subsistence living. I've tried, but I get so burned out. Plus, I’m sick of these clients who want the freakin’ moon on a stick or $0.000001 a word.
What I have in mind is something like what the lady who runs http://inkwelleditorial.blogspot.com does. (Yes, she sells a book about how to get started, but there’s no way I can afford it on what I make now.) Right now, I’m fine with even $10 for a 500-word article requiring only cursory research.
I've suddenly become the only income-earner in the household, so I really need to get going with this. Any tips, advice, hints, etc., greatly appreciated.
Thanks
