So you want to be a professional blogger…
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
Uber Jobs (I think this site is just starting out)
And a few sites that sometimes list blogging jobs:
Let me know if you have other resources you’d like to share.
Kevin | September 20th, 2007 at 5:28 pm #
BloggerJobs is a good site.
Have you used these sites to get writing gigs before?
p.s. don’t forget the ProBlogger Job Board
Lucio | September 21st, 2007 at 12:56 am #
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.
Darren | September 21st, 2007 at 5:51 am #
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!
Kevin | September 21st, 2007 at 7:31 am #
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.
Darren | September 22nd, 2007 at 12:03 am #
makes note to self…. put up prices…