If you have been following FreelanceWriting.com, you will realise that it has a new facelift.

I find the new facelift attractive and easy to use.

Some of the best articles on FreelanceWriting.com:

1. http://www.freelancewriting.com/articles/finding-success-in-writing.php

2. http://www.freelancewriting.com/articles/5-tips-to-launch-your-writing-career.php

3. http://www.freelancewriting.com/articles/71-ways-for-a-writer-to-make-money.php

If you are looking for a job, check out Freelance Writing job board.

They have a list of Tutorial videos if you want to learn by videos (instead of reading the articles).

FreelanceWriting.com Has a New Facelift is a post from: Writing Consultation

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Looking for freelance writing jobs internationally? Here are some sites available for you to try:

1. WebProJobs
2. SoloGig
3. NoAgenciesPlease
4. Programmer meet Designer
5. Blog Posts For Sale
6. SimplyHired
7. WritingCareer
8. WriterLance
9. Guru
10. FreelanceWriting
11. AboutFreelanceWriting
12. SunOasis Freelance Writing
13. Burryman
14. CraigsList

You can also use Indeed to help you narrow down your search for jobs. All you need to do is type in “freelance” or “freelance writing” into the search box.

If you want to bid for a job, you can try these sites:

1. GetAFreelancer – not recommended but you can give it a try (most writers are under paid)
   * GAF has recently launched a new layout. It looks much better now.
2. eLance
3. iFreelance
4. Project4Hire
5. ScriptLance
6. LimeExchange

If you want to earn royalty from blogging sites, try these:

1. Triond
2. Bukisa

When you bid for a job, make sure you don’t sell out yourself. Place a bid with a rate that is reasonable. Don’t bid as if you are dying to get the job (this will only benefit the clients and NOT you). Remember there are many other jobs and if you are being offered a low paying job, try to find others before you accept it.

Now that you know where to get the jobs you want, how do you make sure you get the job?

• When you apply for a job, make sure you submit your resume that covers your expertise and mention your experience (if applicable). You don’t need a long resume, a short one will do as long as you have all the important facts in it.[What you should write in your resume? Your personal details, your education (if applicable) and your experience.]
• If you are bidding for a job, mention briefly how you are going to get the job done and of course, don’t forget to put in your rate for the whole project and perhaps explain why you set such a rate.[You don't need to lower your rate for the sake of getting a project. Downgrading your rate is like downgrading your work quality. Don't do that.]
• If you are being asked for a sample through the bidding sites, ask the client if your sample work will be paid. (Usually, some clients won’t pay and when you submit your work, they use it freely for their own advantage – you are at the losing end)[This is why you should have an online portfolio. Gather all your writing examples and direct your potential clients to the link that has your portfolio.]
  
• Special tip: When you register at bidding sites or freelance writing job sites / forums, be sure to register a professional user name rather than using funny names. This might be a small gesture but it has a big effect on your success.
  

So, how do YOU get your freelance jobs?

Feel free to share with us!

Freelance Writing Jobs – Where To Find Them, How To Get Jobs That Pay (Update) is a post from: Writing Consultation

Here we have top 10 freelance writing sites for your reference.

Have fun!

1. About.com (Freelancewrite)

2. World Wide Freelance

3. Freelance Writing

4. All Freelance Writing

5. About Freelance Writing

6. The Freelance Writer

7. Writing Career

8. Write From Home

9. Writer’s Weekly

10. Poewar

Top 10 Freelance Writing Sites Around The World is a post from: Writing Consultation

What you need to do?

Write content, submit content, wait for content to be reviewed and published, and earn royalties (Google Adsense) based on page views (different sites might have different methods to calculate the earnings).

There are 20 revenue sharing sites that are worth checking out.

It is time to earn some extra money.

If you know any other revenue sharing sites that are not in the list, feel free to add in the comment.

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1. Triond : I have talked about how you can make money with Triond.

2. Bukisa : Similar to Triond. Check out how you can make money with Bukisa.

3. Associated Content

4. Ehow.com : If you love to write how-to articles, this is your best choice.

5. Hubpages

6. Squidoo

7. Suite 101

8. Xomba

9. Thisisby

10. Pakt

11. About.com : If you are really good at certain topics, you can be a guide on About.com.

12. Helium

13. Oondi

14. LaunchTags

15. Scratch Projects

16. GreenDoc

17. Daytipper

18. MeshPlex

19. Digital Journal

20. SoftwareJudge

Note: 16.09.09 – Serena from RevShareSites shared a list of 52 (and growing) revenue sharing sites and information about each of them. Some of the sites are listed above. Others are unknown to me, but I guess it is worth checking out.

Update 29.12.09: Ryan from Info Barrel would like to add his site to the list. I have looked at the front page of the site. Look promising but you will have to learn more from his site.

Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for any wrong information listed on RevShareSites.

20 Revenue Sharing Sites – Written Content is a post from: Writing Consultation

It is time to look for a new way to earn money online. As a writer, I am constantly writing and reading.

While having to juggle between work and blogging, I prefer to find a way that I can earn some passive income.

I am giving Constant Content a try after reading so much about it. I mean people are talking about this everywhere and therefore, I decided to try it out to see if it works well for me. There is no harm in trying a whole new way of earning more money.

What is Constant Content?

According to the site,

Constant-Content is a consignment shop for articles and pictures.

So, the best part is we can submit not only articles but also pictures for sale.

I am not good in photography and therefore submitting articles would be the only way to earn money on Constant Content.

After taking a look at the site, I found a blog and a forum as well. Since the forum is using a different log in and password, I registered once more. After all, it does look alive and useful for writers.

In fact, Constant Content staff/admin will post job ads occasionally in the forum for members to get paid as well. The amount is ranging around $20 per article (which is good).

The one thing we should take notice is that Constant Content is using iThenticate software to check the articles for plagiarism. Find out more about plagiarism tools.

Another very important information is:

Constant-Content is unique in that we do not allow search engines to index our articles.

This means that anyone who buys the articles get original articles that haven’t been used at all. This is what we want as we are selling the articles.

Minimum pay out for writers would be $5 and payment is through PayPal, so you need to have a PayPal account.

So far I haven’t submit any articles yet so I will have to update about this when I get something new.

Stay tune for update about Constant Content.

Constant Content is a post from: Writing Consultation

photo credit: lakewentworth

I am a freelance writer, so naturally, I would read freelance writing blogs / blogging blogs.

So, I have come up with top 50 blogs for you to read at your leisure.

* This list is not according to importance. They are all randomly listed.

1. Starting with my own Writing Consultation.

2. Freelance Writing – not exactly a blog but a very informational site for writers

3. All Freelance Writing – by Jennifer Mattern, a very good writer, my idol.

4. Men With Pens – you have no idea how pen is mightier than a sword.

5. Skelliewag – a very, very inspirational writer/designer.

6. Freelance Switch

7. Freelance Folder

8. Copyblogger

9. Seth Godin

10. Life Hacker

11. Daily Blog Tips

12. Daily Writing Tips

13. Dosh Dosh

14. 43 Folders

15. Life Hack

16. Chris Brogan

17. Write To Done – a very excellent blog on writing.

18. Zen Habits is written by the same guy on Write To Done, Leo Babauta.

19. Steve Pavlina

20. The Simple Dollar

21. Chris Garrett

22. Entrepreneurs Journey

23. Dumb Little Man

24. A List Apart

25. The Writers Manifesto

26. About Freelance Writing

27. Writing Hacker also by Angela Booth

28. Angela Booth Writing’s Blog

29. Nicole Humphrey

30. Freelance Zone

31. Trapped In The Office

32. Am I Really A Writer

33. About.com Freelancewrite

34. Freelance Writing Gigs

35. Insane Freelance Writing

36. Writing World

37. Freelance Writing Tips

38. Chris Blogging

39. Freelance Sprout

40. The Writing Geek

41. The Writer’s Block

42. Get Paid To Write Online

43. Freelance Author Spot

44. Freelance For A Living

45. The Green Ninja

46. Lorelle on WordPress

47. Inkwell Editorial

48. Remark A Blogger

49. Bizzia

50. The Renegade Writer

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If you notice any broken links, please let me know.

Enjoy!

50 Blogs On Freelance Writing You Must Read is a post from: Writing Consultation