Some interesting jobs can be found on Craigslist, but often not ones that pay well. There are so many lousy paying jobs for writers on Craigslist and elsewhere that I could provide daily updates on the outlandish ones.
I recently came across an ad for a website looking for comedy writers. I have a good sense of humor, so I wrote to the generic email to see what it was about and if they could use my services.
They could, but at $6.50 per post of about 200 words. I won’t say here what the website was, because I don’t want to embarrass the owner. It’s an interesting site that uses humor in short reviews of a related site that is much bigger.
I politely declined the job assignment, saying that $6.50 for one story doesn’t work for me as a freelance writer.
Here’s part of the email they sent me: Continue Reading »
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I’m writing weekly blog posts, stories and some interesting press releases for an auto insurance website in Chicago.
The idea is to have informative stories and posts that readers and potential customers will see as helpful to their daily lives and will return to the site for more information and to buy auto insurance there.
Here are links to some of the stories I’ve written for Active Insurance, so you can see the type of work I do:
Where to find good food trucks in Chicago.
The worst intersections in Chicago.
Vehicle insurance requirements.
How to buy low liability auto insurance.
Dangerous Chicago intersections for pedestrians.
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I’m continuing writing for Active Insurance Agency in Chicago about auto insurance and related issues. Today the site started a blog, which I’ll update weekly, and the first entry was about where to find good Chicago food trucks.
I’m also writing original weekly stories for the website in an effort to attract readers and customers who will want to stay on the site and read and learn more about cars, and will hopefully buy auto insurance there.
I think it’s a good way to publicize your business: Providing quality online content that will draw in people and get them to stay there and learn more about what you sell.
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