Freelancing Gigs – Dec. 8, 2009
Freelance writer Job
Job Description:
It is a part time job but it is permanent. It pays $7 to $8 dollars per page *up to $10 per page if the assignment is a super rush. Pages are standard double spaced 12 pt font. This job involves a lot of research. The papers to be written, need to be written in the format of research papers and term papers. Sources need to be well documented and cited in MLA or APA format. There must not be even a hint of plagiarism in your writing. You will need to write at least 2 pages every day. You will not be supervised, but if you cannot write at least 15 pages per week, we cannot use your help. We don’t have an office, you self assign the papers on our web site. So. If you are interested in telecommuting to work every day, this job is perfect for you.
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Position Type: Part-Time Permanent
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Education Required: Bachelors
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Contact Information:
Contact Name: Mike shane
Company: Thesis Master Now
City: New York
State: New York
Web-savvy, Social Media-loving Travel Writers
Description:
JobDetails: Help build the leading online travel planning website, NileGuide.com. We are looking for web-savvy, social media-loving travel writers to add unique local expert advice and content to the destinations on NileGuide. In this position you will be responsible for shaping your destination’s content on the site and using social media to drive savvy travel planners to your destination on NileGuide. Your work will help NileGuide create the best travel content and travel planning tools on the web.
NileGuide is the only travel planning website where travelers can plan their complete trip all in one place. NileGuide combines guidebook information, personalized searching for things to see and do, places to stay, integrated booking with one step price comparisons and the ability to organize all this information into a professional quality personalized guide book users can print or download to their iPhone using our new ‘Guide To Go’ app.
For most travelers, the most challenging part of planning a trip is quickly and easily finding the most pertinent travel information. At NileGuide, travelers will find exclusive tips and suggestions, learn about local neighborhoods and personalized searches using travel interests like arts, outdoors, history as well travel styles such as romantic and kid friendly. The result is that users can easily create their own “perfect trips” which means they both save time and, more importantly, have more rewarding travel experiences.
The Local Expert Role
This is a great opportunity for anyone with professional writing experience and a passion for where they live. You will have the opportunity to tell the world what makes your destination great and reap the rewards from doing so. Local Experts will receive a monthly retainer plus traffic and performance-based bonuses. The higher the quality of the content you create, the more money you can make. Activities will vary from reviewing the state of current points of interest, to writing descriptions of points of interest, to adding photos, blogging, using Twitter, and more.
As a NileGuide Local Expert, you must:
* Love to use your stellar writing skills. A big part of the job is writing about your destination, whether it’s a description about something to do or a restaurant, or a blog post about an upcoming festival.
* Have a high level of enthusiasm and insider knowledge about your destination
* Be responsive, reliable, and highly detail-oriented
* Be excited about learning SEO and applying it to your work
* Be tech savvy: comfortable with Excel, social media, general web use, and more
* Be an entrepreneurial self-starter needing little direct management
* Be outgoing: involvement in creating a social presence online in forums, Twitter, the blogosphere, etc. is the key to Local Expert success.
* Live in the destination you are writing for, and plan to be there for at least one to two additional years. We want someone who can make a commitment to NileGuide.
* Have an excellent command of written English.
* Have a college or university degree.
Compensation:
Local Experts will receive a monthly retainer of $250 for regular edits, new content, blogging, and social media outreach for the first three months. Bonuses will be awarded based upon traffic increases and exceptional work. After three months, performance will be assessed and Local Experts will more to a traffic-based payment structure. Our expectation is that Local Experts will have the opportunity to earn far more money than current work-for-hire rates.
How to Apply:
Please email your resume, a cover letter explaining why you would make a fantastic local expert, and a 200-word description of your destination to Victoria@nileguide.com. Links to applicable clips of your work are appreciated. Please put “application for local expert ” in the subject of the email. We will respond to qualified candidates only.
A partial list of destinations needing Local Experts:
Mexico
Bali
Cannes and other destinations in France
Denver
Arizona (Phoenix, Grand Canyon, etc.)
Melbourne
Madrid
Montreal
Venice
Vienna
..and many more!
Payment: $250 per month trial; traffic-based pay moving forward
Company: NileGuide
Contact person: Victoria
Contact information: victoria@nileguide.com
URL: http://genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=2238&q=
Create Dictionary Entries for ESL / EFL Dictionary
Description:
JobDetails: Create dictionary entries for an ESL/EFL dictionary.
Application Deadline: ongoing
CompanyDetails: Creative Content LLC is seeking talented educational writers for immediate hire.
Educational publisher based in New Mexico is looking for freelance writers to help create an ESL dictionary. If you’re interested and can give us at least 25 hours per week, then please email resume and cover letter to: hr@creativecontentllc.com.
If your education and skills match our needs, we’ll send more information immediately.
* Location: remote
* Compensation-varies with job, all work is on a piece-rate basis
* Contract job-plenty of work to keep you going fulltime for at least two months.
* No experience required
* No recruiters, please
* No phone calls, please
Payment: Writers will receive a set dollar amount per dictionary line
Company: Creative Content LLC
Contact information: hr@creativecontentllc.com
URL: http://genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=2237&q=
Freelancing is my life. It's what I know, it's what I'm good at, and I can't imagine doing anything else. You can call me "Freddie the Freelancer"… because I'd prefer not to use my real name for reasons that I'll tell you about in a moment.
