Life of A Writer

In case you're wondering, I'm still alive and kicking. The Lord has blessed me so much this summer that I've been busy keeping those clients happy, and in the process, I've been unable to update this blog the last week or so. After all, we have to keep the clients happy, right?

Since this post is supposed to be a listing of the latest telecommute freelance writing jobs, I won't go into details about my many blessings. Don't worry, though, I plan to share them with you in an upcoming post entitled Summer Blessings, so keep watching Life of a Writer for that post, or subscribe to my RSS feed or via e-mail for immediate notification.

Enjoy the following list of telecommute freelance writing jobs, and may the Lord bless you as well!

Capitalist Banter needs a business/tech satire writer. If you're great at making up fake news, then you just may be the right candidate for this writing job. (Payment starts at $15 per article, with a $100 traffic bonus for the most popular article each month.)

Devlounge needs someone who can write PHP tutorials, tips and tricks on a weekly basis ($10 per post).

Editor needed for safety booklets ($50 per project).

Experienced writers are needed to blog about fashion and luxuary ($5 to $15 per article).

Flockey needs writers capable of writing quality tutorials about design, i.e. - Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator related ($20 for 500 or more words).

Funny, celebrity-obsessed blogger wanted (pay starts at $500 per month).

Media Maxwell Blog Network is looking for writers to blog about green living, social media, social responsibility, nonprofit charities, health, education and fitness ($20 to $100 per post).

Stock market/trade articles writer wanted (pays between $50 to $200 per article).

Quality Stocks needs a writer who has experience with financial markets to write articles on stocks ($8 per article).

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Jennifer Mattern wrote an interesting topic at All Freelance Writing that I believe is inspiring and encouraging, so I thought I'd discuss her topic here at Life of a Writer, as well as add a few of my own tips on her solution to finding time to work on personal projects that could add to your freelance writing income.

In Invest in Your Writing Career and Build a Richer Future, Jennifer admitted to taking time off from her clients to work on some of her own personal projects that she hopes will add additional income to her freelance writing career. While I think Jennifer has a great idea, her post left me with a question: Did she leave her clients hanging and miss deadlines when she took the week off? This question is what prompted me to discuss her topic here today, because I wanted to include additional tips on how you could do the same thing without neglecting your clients.

I doubt Jennifer actually neglected her clients and risked losing them, so I'm assuming she took the necessary steps to arrange the week off for personal projects. However, since she didn't specify in her post what steps she took, I thought I'd let you know what steps you can take if Jennifer's post inspired you enough to set aside time each week for your personal projects. The following two steps will keep you from neglecting clients, as well as missing deadlines...

Work Ahead

One thing that may prevent you from spending an entire week on personal projects is a project for a client that you have to write each day or week. For example, if you write a blog post every Wednesday for a client, then you must meet the deadline each week, and this could interfere with the week you've devoted to a personal project. The good news is those daily and/or weekly deadlines don't have to interfere with the week you'd like to take off to work on a personal project, but the bad news is you'd have to spend a little extra time to make sure you meet the deadlines to keep your good reputation with your clients intact.

"What do I have to do?" you ask. Simple, write the article, blog post and/or etc. that will be due in advance. Yep, that's where the extra work comes in, but at least you'll keep your clients happy and be able to use the following week on a personal project. Do this for each client you write for on a daily and/or weekly basis and you should be able to set aside one week each month for personal projects to help you gain additional freelance writing income.

Take Advantage of Advanced Technology

Once you've written your clients' articles, blog posts and/or etc. in advance, you'll still be faced with the dilemma of having to turn in those projects when they're due. No problem, advanced technology allows us to schedule e-mails and blog posts in advance. With that in mind, if you've written a blog post, schedule it to go live on the date it's supposed to. If you have to send your article, blog post or etc. to your client via e-mail, then use the scheduling feature on your e-mail program to schedule the e-mail to be sent to your client on the date it is due.

There you have it: two ways to meet the deadlines with all your clients so you can set aside one week each month for personal projects.

Don't have the time to devote one week each month to personal projects? At the end of her post, Jennifer said, "If you don't want to take time away from other work, consider spending on extra hour a day writing 'for yourself' with one of these types of projects in addition to your normal work."

That last piece of advice from Jennifer leads me to a blog post I wrote back in February entitled Complete Writing Projects You've Put on the Back Burner. The information in that post is what I've been doing for a while now. However, I like Jennifer's approach better, and Lord knows I could use a whole week for one or more of my personal projects -- projects that have made their way to the back burner. With that said, I plan to follow the steps I've given above to do just what Jennifer chose to do this week. If it doesn't work out, though, I'll go back to the advice I gave in February.

For those of you who may not be able to set aside time each week for your personal projects, feel free to follow the advice in Complete Writing Projects You've Put on the Back Burner; you may not have a week to devote to your personal projects, but at least you'd have a little extra time to complete a project you've had on the back burner for way too long now.

Go ahead, use the comments section to tell me if you plan to do what Jennifer did, which is set aside time each week for your personal projects. Maybe you know of a better way to work on personal projects, feel free to share it instead.

Leave a comment to add any of your own thoughts, suggestions, tips and/or advice to this discussion.

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I've been pretty busy the past few days. Actually, I've stayed busy since I completed a project I had on the back burner for a few months. That project was the launch of my new journey to weight loss blog. Since the launch of that blog, I've gained another new client and have been writing articles for that client as well as the clients I had before that one. But that's not all, within the next day or two I'll begin working on another project that's been on the back burner a while, and once I complete it, I'll only have three more projects to finish.

It's amazing how much motivation I gained once I finally completed a project I've been meaning to finish for a while! Marking that project of my back burner to-do list really motivated me to work on another project, so I can finally finish it too. My next project to finish will be the second edition of On the Net Resource Guide for Writers, which is a project I've had on my back burner to-do list the longest. Then, after that project has been completed and released in eBook format, I plan to finish another eBook, as well as my Christian romance novel entitled Fair Catch, and launch one more blog. My other blog will be an inspirational blog that I'm sure many of you Christians will truly enjoy.

Have you ever finished a project you put on hold and gained motivation to finish more? If you haven't, then I encourage you to try it. As I said, it's truly amazing just how much motivation one will gain.

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Happy Wednesday! Following are a few telecommute freelance writing jobs for this week's listings. I know many of you get tired of seeing freelance writing jobs and blogging jobs from Craigslist for several reasons, so this week I've decided to share some leads from other sources that I use. There are still a few listings from Craigslist, but beginning today and continuing each week, I'll do my best to share telecommute freelance writing jobs from sources other than Craigslist.

Enjoy and best of luck!

Blogger with fundraising experience, as well as a blogger addicted to coffee (bonuses and competitive pay).

Demand Studios is seeking writers to write short step-by-step how-to articles on a variety of topics in their areas of expertise ($15 per article).
Note: I'm a regular writer for this company, and so far they've always paid me on time. They're great to work with as well.

EyeglassBlog.com is seeking a writer who loves fashion and knows a bit about glasses and sunglasses ($15 per blog).

LovetoKnow is seeking a freelance writer to create web articles on topics pertaining to dance history, instruction and accessories. Experience with cheer/drill team/twirling is a plus ($20 for a 650+ word article).

Web writer wanted to draft content for an education/career site section ($850).

Writer/blogger to write two articles per day (400-600 words) Monday - Friday one or more of the topics listed in their writing job description ($15 to $100 per published article/post).

Are you looking to hire a writer or blogger? Contact me with the details and I'll include your telecommute freelance writing job in next week's listings.

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Just recently I signed up as an oDesk provider, and even though I haven't landed a writing job just yet, I had one interview last night. I understand that it may take a little time to land some new writing jobs because I've not been a member long, but so far, I love the system. In fact, the thing I love the most--other than it being free--is payment is guaranteed if I bid on the hourly jobs. All buyers must have a verified payment method before they can hire you. You'll also have to download the oDesk software that lets those who hire you track your hours and see that you truly are working on their project and not just surfing the web and charging them for it.

If you'd like to gain more writing jobs and not have to worry whether you'll get paid or not, sign up for oDesk today. Again, it's free to sign up. Furthermore, there's a great selection of choices for receiving payment (Paypal, direct deposit, oDesk debit card and more).

Do let me know if you sign up or are already a member.

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Good evening, friends! I hope your day has gone well and the rest of the evening continues to go well for you. Following are a few telecommute freelance writing jobs that I hope will make your evening even better. Good luck!

Bloggers and freelance writers to write articles related to the gaming industry and poker (Competitive with wages found at major blog and freelance networks such as Gawker Media and IDG).

Fashion writer to write catchy, informational and fun product descriptions ($10 to $15 per product description).

Freelance writers to write health stories for magazines ($.50 per word).

Howcast Media, Inc. needs writers to pen how-to guides on a wide variety of subjects (competitive salary, stock options and benefits package).

Personal News Network seeks a gossip columnist/editor to write entertaining news on everything celebrity, fashion and sex ($500 a month minimum and a share of ad revenues).

Seeking several content writers ($25 per hour).

Seeking writers to write general interest feature stories related to healthcare ($150 for each 1,500-word feature or $300 for each 3,000-word feature).

Tatiana's Travel Corner needs freelance travel writers to write general travel articles based on chosen topics and/or reviews of travel books ($150 per article and $100 per book review).

Are you looking to hire a writer or blogger? Contact me with the details and I'll include your job listing in next week's listings.

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Disclaimer: I can't guarantee that any of the telecommute freelance writing jobs listed above will still be available when you apply for them. Furthermore, I'm not responsible for the credibility of the freelance writing jobs. Before committing to any writing gig, get the details and promised payment in writing. If you can't get it in writing, at least save all e-mail communications between you and the company or individual you will be writing for.

If you're scammed or have been scammed by any of the companies or individuals from one of the telecommute freelance writing jobs above, please warn your fellow writers by sharing your experience in the comments area, which can be done anonymously.

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After weeks of planning and another week or so of looking through 3-column blogger templates, I finally finished the new blog I've been working on. This blog is about my journey to weight loss, and I hope to inspire others by sharing my struggles, as well as sharing dieting tips, low-calorie recipes and much more.

Are you overweight and trying to lose weight or plan to begin your diet soon? Have you lost weight recently or in the past? Then I invite you to visit me at WAHM's Journey to Weight Loss. In fact, you don't even have to have any issues with your weight to join me, because everyone is welcome.

The template there is temporary until I find a 3-column diet/weight loss blogger template that I like, which so far, I haven't had much luck finding any diet/weight loss templates for blogger. You wouldn't happen to know where I could get one, do you?

Anyway, help me spread the word and build my comments section, please. Hope to see you there!

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