Freelance Writing Gigs Reviews and details

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• What’s your favorite gig that you can “turn on and off”?

  Article writing used to be my go to for this. I think it's gotten much harder these years though. But listverse is one market that will pay you $100 for an article still, as long as its well written, unique and fits their guidelines. You can also look on sites like freelancewritinggigs.com to find jobs. Source: 12 months ago

• what do you do for a job (if currently employed)?

  If possible, shop these articles around and see if you can get someone to publish them. Those are going to be what you use as a portfolio, which is going to be way more important than a resume. No one cares where a writer went to school or prison, they only care that you can write. So show you can do that. writejobs.info, upwork, and freelancewritinggigs.com are my favorite places to look for work, but Indeed has... Source: over 1 year ago

• Need to work but don't know what I could do? Feel a bit guilty applying for jobs.

  With a BA in Creative Writing and English, you could get proofreading jobs. You can apply with specific presses, or go freelance. You could proofread everything from CVs to manuscripts and academic theses, depending on what sounds exciting for you. Sites like Upwork, Fiverr and Guru are great places to look for freelance proofreading gigs. Also, check out freelancewritinggigs.com if you like the idea of... Source: about 2 years ago

• Support and Community for Teachers Considering Leaving the Profession

  Sure, you kind of have to dig, but they are there. Upwork.com, Freelancer, Flexjobs, ProBlogger, and freelancewritinggigs.com . Type in searches like "curriculum writer" or similar. Source: over 2 years ago

• I don’t know what I’m doing

  I work full-time as a freelance writer. My best piece of advice is to figure out your niche (health, finance, tech, lifestyle etc...) and approach a few brand name blogs or publications and ask if you can write an article for them for free to publish on their site. I did this when I first started out and found having these brand names in my portfolio (I use Contently as a free portfolio platform) was key. People... Source: over 2 years ago