Kris LarsonSo you want to be a professional blogger…

Written by Kris Larson from Carthage on September 20, 2007

I work as a journalist, a music critic, a copywriter, an event planner, a travel writer, a teen magazine writer, and a professional blogger. Believe me when I say there is no better writing gig than getting paid to blog. I can use an informal, personal style. I can crack jokes. And most of my blog editors (including Kevin; thanks, Kevin!) give me a tremendous amount of freedom when it comes to choosing topics and crafting a “voice.” As Ferris Bueller might say, “it is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.”

Interested? Of course Craigslist is always a great option for small writing gigs, but here are a few more places you might try picking up a contract to blog for cash:

Deborah Ng’s blogging job listings

Blogger Jobs

Uber Jobs (I think this site is just starting out)

And a few sites that sometimes list blogging jobs:

Writer’s Weekly

Online Writing Jobs

Let me know if you have other resources you’d like to share.

Written by Kris Larson from Carthage on September 20, 2007 | Filed Under Blogging, Making Money

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5 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. Kevin  |  September 20th, 2007 at 5:28 pm #

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    BloggerJobs is a good site.

    Have you used these sites to get writing gigs before?

    :)

    p.s. don’t forget the ProBlogger Job Board

  2. Lucio  |  September 21st, 2007 at 12:56 am #

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    For other opportunities in writing content, you could also check out some of the webmaster forums like Digital Point. If you have quality, you’ll find business.

  3. Darren  |  September 21st, 2007 at 5:51 am #

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    thanks for the plug Kevin - our job boards have a nice stream of ads on them - although it’s probably worth noting that there are more bloggers looking for jobs than people looking for bloggers - so you’ve got to be quick when you see a job advertised!

  4. Kevin  |  September 21st, 2007 at 7:31 am #

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    Yeah I found that myself. I may launch another blog in the next 6 months (non web dev related) and I’ll definately be using the pro blogger job boards to get some writers in. :)

  5. Darren  |  September 22nd, 2007 at 12:03 am #

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    makes note to self…. put up prices… ;-)

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