Journalismjobs.com is one of the largest portals for people interested in finding a job in the journalism industry. With the opportunity to search by location, anybody in any state can find jobs in their area that pertain to this field. But if you are a freelance writer, Journalismjobs.com has some benefits as well.
A few years back when I started freelancing I used this service to find a couple of clients that I still work for today. Since then I have not found much, but there are many freelance writing gigs available through this service.
To find freelance writing jobs on Journalismjobs.com you need to know where to look. Instead of searching one particular state, you will want to search for “all locations†or “telecommute†under the location tab. This is where you will find 99 percent of the freelance writing jobs. Of course, if you have the time, check in the individual states as well; particularly the one that you live in.
As a freelance writer, Journalismjobs.com is a great site because you do not have to pay to find jobs. Each ad will have contact information included, and all you have to do is follow the directions of the poster.
Journalismjobs.com even gives job seekers the ability to post a resume free of charge. This way, interested employers can search the database and see who is available for work. If you have some time you might as well do this. You never know who will come calling.
You may not find hundreds of freelance writing gigs at Journalismjobs.com, but from time to time there are a few good ones. Taking a few minutes each morning to check for new listings is not going to kill you!
The question of when to write blog posts is talked about time after time. Luckily, there is no right and wrong time to create the content that you will post on your blog. When it comes down to it, this is nothing more than personal preference combined with the way that you like to run your site. Early on in your blogging career you may have a hard time setting a schedule, but soon enough, you will know just when you need to put together some new posts.
There are several key details that will dictate when you write your blog posts. They are spelled out below.
1. Some people like to write one blog post at a time, whereas others would rather do them in larger batches. Once again, this is up to you. The main benefit of writing more than one post during one sitting is that you can create plenty of content for the days to come. In other words, you will not find yourself having to write a new post everyday of the week.
2. To make things easier, if you are using a WordPress blog, you can timestamp posts so that they are added to your blog at a particular time in the future. For instance, I could write five posts, and then timestamp them to post at the same time for the next five days. This is a great advantage to have if you are going to be on vacation or away from the computer for an extended period of time.
3. Make sure that you write your content in correspondence with when you like to post them to your site. For instance, do you usually add new content at lunchtime everyday? If so, you need to make sure that you always have at least one post for that time. There is nothing worse than wanting to post at noon, just to find out that you have one hour to write a 500 word article. To be a successful blogger you need to be able to plan in advance.
All in all, you can write your blog posts anytime that you please. When you write is not important. It is the quality, quantity, and time that you post that you should be concerned with.Â
As mentioned in a few posts back, I am really starting to ramp up my production at Associated Content. And despite a lot of people saying that they have gotten tougher, I have actually found the exact opposite to be true. Over the past month, dating from May 15 to June 15, I have had quite the run of success.
Here are some of my statistics for the past month:
Articles submitted: 57
Articles accepted for payment: 47
Waiting for acceptance: 10
Total acceptance rate: 100%
Total payment received: $304.14
Highest offer: $8.50
Lowest offer: $4
Average offer: $6.47
If you do not have the time to compare, here are a few of the main differences:
1. My acceptance rate went from 78 percent to 100 percent. In my opinion, the reason for this is better keyword research, longer articles, and topics that are not mainstream.
2. With the most recent 47 articles I was paid a total of $304.14. In my last update, I showed 56 articles earning $310. Of course, this means that my average offer increased from $5.54 to $6.47.
3. The only negative when comparing stats is that my highest offer was $8.50 this past month. In the last update, my highest was $10. This is something that I am still trying to figure out.
As I continue to submit articles to Associated Content I will keep you updated on my progress. My overall goal is to increase my average offer each month. Check back regularly to get updates on Associated Content news as well as my personal stats.Â
