I've been a member of Guru for a while and look for some freelance writing jobs to see what the market is paying and what people are offering. You know, research for my new career. Sometimes someone offers up something that I think the group maybe interested in. For those savy and really need to make some dough. I haven't done it yet, because I'm a giant chicken and don't think I'm up to snuff yet. That doesn't mean that I can't share these things with you guys so you may be able to take advantage of the offers.
If anyone else knows of jobs that are out there by all means post them in here so that we can try helping each other out. Let's start Networking.
Pulled off Guru.com on Feb 26th @ 2330 or 11:30 PM to you civilian types.
Title: Fantasy/Sci Fi Erotica
Project ID: 807114
Budget: Under $250
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: - Fantasy/Sci Fi erotica story with a minimum of 7,500 words or approximately 15 pages. · Story should be sensual, erotic story but not poronographic. However, explicit language and strong sexual content is acceptable. Storyline will be provided. · Final product should Include a synopsis/description of the story
Good Luck all.
Wow.
This might be right up my alley. I will try.
Go for it dude. Just make your account on Guru and hit the person up and see if this works.
PS: I do not work for guru nor am I affiliated in any way. Just so you know I'm not here scamming or spamming. Just trying to help us all out.
Cool site, i just registered, thanks for posting JD.
Cool. I could write erotica again for the bling bling yo.
Is all they're looking for cross-genre? Or can it just be sci-fi....writing erotica isn't really my thing.
This is just the posting that came my way. There is a shit-ton of people looking for people to edit their 40K plus manuscripts and this that and the other. If you guys want I will start posting them here so you guys can see what is available?
Yeah dude, I wouldn't mind freelancing some.....got to build up my resume and portfolio. You're the man sir!
You asked for it. I get like 2-3 listings a day with people who are looking for writers to either edit or write short stories and columns for their websites. As they come in I will put them here. I just hope I'm not infringing on some copyright law or anything. -__-
You're such a rebel.
I just joined and the first notification I got was for a website my friend runs. He told us he wasn't going to pay writers until things got going, but it offers money in the guru ad. Hmmmm. It's not something I would be writing about anyway, but now I am really glad I didn't spread the word about his website and send people to him to get fucked on pay.
Hmm...
You still gonna keep calling him your friend?
This is a great idea. It'd be nice to make some money at this writing thing.
The only thing I don't like is you have to send a proposal to the client. Is that like writing samples or what? There is no guarantee they will choose you. Some lady wants someone to help her write about her husband's suicide, I applied for that one.
Utah--yeah. He didn't offer me the job, it's so far outside of my lifestyle that it wouldn't even be possible for me to write about (Electronic Dance Music). I just saw that he was doing a call for writers on his facebook and saying the payment would be access to these events until he made enough money to pay people. The ad was for an EDM blog that paid relatively well, and just happened to have the exact same description. So, I'll chalk that up to him not wanting to pay his hangerson to write,but being willing to pay professionals. And I won't take any non-paid work from him ;)
Okay so I made an account. Thanks for posting this by the way.
So I'm going to invest in the fiction writing skills test (US version) and I was wondering if anybody has taken this yet or knows what to expect from it, such as what kind of questions it's going to ask?
I actually have no clue. I have a paid account and it gives you access to all the tests for being a paid member. And you can retake the tests every 24 hours I believe. I haven't done any because I take failing hard, but now that you reminded me I may have to start doing them. You never know what kind of information you can get out of them.
This is the most recent group of work to come out of guru.com. 28 Feb 2012 @ 00:46
Title: Write Simple Report on Yoga for Beginner
Project ID: 807380
Budget: Under $250
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: I need a short report written about Yoga for beginners. The report should be no less than 10,000 words (abot 20 pages as defined below). A page is defined as: letter size, single spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, margins no more than 1 inch on each side. No extra whitespace between paragraphs or chapters. One page will fit about 500 words. The outline for the report has been researched. What needs to be written for each chapter has also been determined. These materials will be provided to you once you are hired. This report is intended for Yoga beginners. This is not an academic paper or textbook; therefore it needs to be written in friendly tone & simple sentences. It must keep readers interested. PLEASE NOTE that I am looking for a writer to work with LONG TERM and will need you to also write other reports in the very near future providing your work is of quality and your price per report is reasonable. PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! All material must be original content, my staff will check and any material found to be plagiarized will be reported to the proper authorities and not paid for! Native English speakers only. Please provide a sample of your writing. **Please note the terms & conditions of this project: This is a WORK FOR HIRE creation and you will own no rights to and that your name will appear nowhere on or within and that I will own all rights including resell and distribution rights. The completed project is to be delivered in Microsoft Word within 14 days of me selecting you. Again, I am looking for a writer to work with long term on a variety of topics as long as your content is of quality and your price per report is reasonable. This is a VERY EASY job since this is a popular subject & chunk of research work has been done, especially if you are a great writer, so please bid fairly. ** Note my budget on this project is around $75. Thank you for taking a look at this project and I look forward to developing a long lasting working relationship with you.
Title: Write A Simple Health-Related Report
Project ID: 807478
Budget: Under $250
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: I need a short report written about a health condition called Leaky Gut Syndrome. The report should be no less than 20,000 words (about 40 pages as defined below). A page is defined as: letter size, single spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, margins no more than 1 inch on each side. No extra whitespace between paragraphs or chapters. One page will fit about 500 words. The outline for the report has been researched. What needs to be written for each chapter has also been determined. These materials will be provided to you once you are hired. A list of resources will also be provided to you to help you with your content writing. The intended audience is general readers. This is not an academic paper or textbook; therefore it needs to be written in friendly tone & simple sentences. It must keep readers interested. PLEASE NOTE that I am looking for a writer to work with LONG TERM and will need you to also write other reports in the very near future providing your work is of quality and your price per report is reasonable. PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! All material must be original content, my staff will check and any material found to be plagiarized will be reported to the proper authorities and not paid for! Native English speakers only. Please provide a sample of your writing. **Please note the terms & conditions of this project: This is a WORK FOR HIRE creation and you will own no rights to and that your name will appear nowhere on or within and that I will own all rights including resell and distribution rights. The completed project is to be delivered in Microsoft Word within 14 days of me selecting you. Again, I am looking for a writer to work with long term on a variety of topics as long as your content is of quality and your price per report is reasonable. This is a VERY EASY job especially if you are a great writer since a big chunk of research work has been done, so please bid fairly. ** Note my budget on this project is around $150. Thank you for taking a look at this project and I look forward to developing a long lasting working relationship with you.
Title: Write a marketing text based on referenc
Project ID: 807527
Budget: $250 to $500
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: The task is to read and analyze the list of the sites below and make a text based on these sites. First, you will read and analyze it. Then you will create a text of your own, based on what was being said in the sites. That is, with a similar language, similar arguments, getting what you think is the best of each one, doing a original text. Obviously, it cant be a small text, because there are many sites to be analyzed with extensive content, but we wont define a minimum of pages. Images can be included. By the time you finish analyzing the sites, you will realize that the text you will have to write is a ‘marketing text’, that is, you will have to sell and describe this product and talk directly to the audience. Sites: http://www.ed-remedy.com/ http://www.malelibidobooster.com/ http://www.edguidebook.com/ http://www.beatingerectiledysfunction.com/ http://www.ejaculationtrainer.com/ http://www.smokinhotsexbook.com/ http://www.tantracure.com/ http://www.erectile-dysfunction-cure.info/ http://www.mentalimpotencehealer.com http://www.rigirx.com/ You will be selling a product similar to that described in the above sites. If you have any doubt, ask please.
Title: Write A Simple Report (Health-Related)
Project ID: 807528
Budget: Under $250
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: I need a short report written about a health condition called Tinnitus. The report should be no less than 15,000 words (about 30 pages as defined below). A page is defined as: letter size, single spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, margins no more than 1 inch on each side. No extra whitespace between paragraphs or chapters. One page will fit about 500 words. The outline for the report has been researched. What needs to be written for each chapter has also been determined. These materials will be provided to you once you are hired. A list of resources will also be provided to you to help you with your content writing. The intended audience is general readers. This is not an academic paper or textbook; therefore it needs to be written in friendly tone & simple sentences. It must keep readers interested. PLEASE NOTE that I am looking for a writer to work with LONG TERM and will need you to also write other reports in the very near future providing your work is of quality and your price per report is reasonable. PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! All material must be original content, my staff will check and any material found to be plagiarized will be reported to the proper authorities and not paid for! Native English speakers only. Please provide a sample of your writing. **Please note the terms & conditions of this project: This is a WORK FOR HIRE creation and you will own no rights to and that your name will appear nowhere on or within and that I will own all rights including resell and distribution rights. The completed project is to be delivered in Microsoft Word within 14 days of me selecting you. Again, I am looking for a writer to work with long term on a variety of topics as long as your content is of quality and your price per report is reasonable. This is a VERY EASY job especially if you are a great writer since a big chunk of research work has been done, so please bid fairly. ** Note my budget on this project is around $120. Thank you for taking a look at this project and I look forward to developing a long lasting working relationship with you.
Title: Affordable Christian Ghostwriter
Project ID: 807534
Budget: Under $250
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: I am looking for a Christian Ghostwriter to assist me in creating a daily devotional. This devotional will be live on my client’s website – thehealinglettersproject.com – therefore the content will need to be keyword enriched and SEO friendly. Requirements: • Write with passion • Original content • Prior experience writing similar material • Command of English Grammar • Believe in the unseen • Excellent communication skills • Able to produce content in a timely fashion Please bid on (7 days) of material Project Scope • 7 Daily Devotional Passages • Scripture & Commentary (putting the scripture into real life circumstances) • Scripture + 350 words for each day • King James Version or NIV Writing the devotional is the first step of this project. If you’re the right fit and enjoy working with us, I will consider contracting you to blog on designated Christian sites to draw traffic back to thehealinglettersproject.com. Client’s preference in writing style is similar to Joyce Meyer Ministries Daily Devotional. I will happily send you examples, if needed.
Title: Primary School Sustainability Lesson Pln
Project ID: 807573
Budget: Under $250
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: I'm working on a project to provide fundraising for schools with an eco-friendly/sustainable alternative to typical school fundraisers. I'm targeting primary grades 1-6. I need to combine an educational component to this and want a "Guru" to create an easily replicated lesson plan that is interactive and engaging for students at this level (it could be 2 lesson plans one for grades 1-3 and a separate for 4-6). I'd like a single page handout with activities that are easily planned for implementation within the classroom. There is a wealth of material available through online research but I need an original lesson to be created. If you are interested, please provide your proposal for what you believe would be best suited for this project, how long it would take, and how much you estimate it would cost.
Title: WRITING INTERESTING ARTICLES
Project ID: 807593
Budget: Under $250
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: I am looking to have articles written on 2 topics: weight loss - articles will be about different topics such as diabetes and weight loss, energy and weight loos, kids weight loss programs, etc.. and Call centers - political polling with call centers, how to maximize performance using call centers, etc... The writing should be creative and interesting to capture people's attention so they want to read it. I will provide you the exact topic and I will need 500-800 words per article. I need someone with SEO experience. I would like a price per article. But I will need 25 written in about a 2-3 month period, so the project can be much larger. I need about 8-10 written now.
Title: Write A Simple Report on Panic Attacks
Project ID: 807596
Budget: Under $250
Category: Writing, Editing & Translation
Description: I need a short report written about panic attacks. The report should be no less than 20 pages. A page is defined as: letter size, single spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, margins no more than 1 inch on each side. No extra whitespace between paragraphs or chapters. One page will fit about 500 words. The outline for the report has been researched. What needs to be written for each chapter has also been determined. These materials will be provided to you once you are hired. A list of resources will also be provided to you to help you with your content writing. The intended audience is general readers. This is not an academic paper or textbook; therefore it needs to be written in friendly tone & simple sentences. It must keep readers interested. PLEASE NOTE that I am looking for a writer to work with LONG TERM and will need you to also write other reports in the very near future providing your work is of quality and your price per report is reasonable. PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! All material must be original content, my staff will check and any material found to be plagiarized will be reported to the proper authorities and not paid for! Native English speakers only. Please provide a sample of your writing. **Please note the terms & conditions of this project: This is a WORK FOR HIRE creation and you will own no rights to and that your name will appear nowhere on or within and that I will own all rights including resell and distribution rights. The completed project is to be delivered in Microsoft Word within 10 days of me selecting you. Again, I am looking for a writer to work with long term on a variety of topics as long as your content is of quality and your price per report is reasonable. This is a VERY EASY job especially if you are a great writer since a big chunk of research work has been done, so please bid fairly. ** Note my budget on this project is around $50. Thank you for taking a look at this project and I look forward to developing a long lasting working relationship with you.
I wonder if this falls under contract writing and means you don't hold the copyright. I'll write a short story about space vampires fucking, but I want the fucking copyright to Space Sucking Face Fucking!
Made an account. Keeping my ear to the ground.
I don't want this to start looking like spam so I will stop posting on here. As I am sure Martincrow is a spammer.
I will throw in where I received the information for the sites that pay freelance writers. Master Dayton has an incredible amount of information and I highly encourage you all to look into it. If Chuck's essays can help you become a better writer, Master Dayton can help you get paid for it. It is a free blog so, I don't get anything for this. There are great opportunities out there for all of us. We just need to take advantage of them.
Good luck all.
And yet another spammer joins the group. What have I done. Son's of a Bitch. Get Off our site you low life scum!!!
Sorry don't have any jobs yet to advertise, but what has been working for me is that I go around telling people I'm a copywriter looking for freelance work. I didn't get any clients for a long while, but eventually word got around and the work piled in.
Guru posts one-off freelance jobs, which is cool. But if you're looking for a career as a writer (in the corporate world, to pay the bills), let me suggest looking into becoming a Content Strategist; the newfangled term for a web writer.
I presently work full time as a content strategist for a bank dot com site and quite often I get calls from recruiters telling me there are not enough writers out there with web writing experience. There are open jobs and not enough writers to fill them. (Most corporate writers end up going into advertising because it's cooler).
I only mention this because I don't think too many writers know there is a solid career out there for web writers for corporate web entities. They call us content strategists, interactive content editors, web writers or whatever. but it really is just writing short copy for the web. And it pays well (assuming you have a college degree and some experience.) I used to work in advertising. This pays much better (and is less stressful).
Learn something new every day... Maybe this Web Design degree will benefit my writing after all. Thanks, Joseph & Clutch!
How the fuck do I miss these things?
I think nobody's been pimping this thread for a month or so.
I would be quite interested in the Yoga for Beginners writing if my budget could handle $75. I am so poor right now. I will keep checking on your posts however. Thank you for the information and for being my friend.
