Funds for Writers Seeks Articles on the Writing Biz
April 19th 2011 06:17
500-600 Word Articles About Earning Money Writing
Hope at Funds for Writers is looking for short articles for the FundsforWriters newsletter. (Found this ad at GenuineJobs.com a few days ago, but I imagine it will be an ongoing market.) Wanted to share this ad because it sounds like a great opportunity to sell a few articles -- either new ones or reprints that you may have lying around waiting for a home.
I was a bit disappointed when I realized that the reprints I'd hoped to sell to FFW were much longer than the ones Hope is looking for, but if I can manage to find the time to write a few new ones (which shouldn't take too long at the length she's seeking), I definitely plan to keep this great market in mind.
A Few Important Details
Hope is offering $45 for unpublished pieces and $15 for reprints, and is happy to let you reuse the piece 30 days after she publishes it. Payment is timely (within one week of submission for accepted articles). However, do be sure to visit the link above and carefully read what she's looking for (and what she isn't) so you can properly target the piece to this market. One reason I say to carefully read what she's looking for is because FFW doesn't focus on writing technique as many other writing-related sites do but rather on the various ways that writers can earn funds writing, the markets that buy their work, their success stories, their tips for winning contests -- or, as she puts it, "anything to help a writer make a dollar penning words."
Submission-Related Matters
Another reason to read her info carefully is because she includes some very specific details about how to submit your work for the best chance of gettng it read and seriously considered for publication in FFW.
Hope accepts either queries or manuscripts (via e-mail -- no attachments). And, though I've linked to the job ad in this post (an ad which was posted to a third-party site), this is a direct-contact writing gig. You will be able to e-mail Hope directly with your article or query, rather than releasing it into the great black hole of a Craigslist mailbox, never to be heard of again.
So, take a good look at Hope's ad. If you enjoy writing about the business end of writing, this market may just prove to be one that's perfect for you -- one that will help you earn some extra funds for your writing by helping other writers earn some extra funds for theirs.
Happy submitting!
Jeanne
What sort of writing do you prefer to focus on? Would this be a market that might appeal to you?
Note: If the above job ad should be unavailable by the time you read this post, use this link to the FFW Submissions page to access the site's writer's guidelines and submission details.
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Comment by Wyan 1
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Funds for Writers and all Hope's newsletters certainly are wonderful resources! Glad I noticed the two ads at Genuine Jobs that inspired me to write these two posts (and that I managed to find the time to write them). More writers should know about the newsletters and the ongoing opportunities and markets they provide, and I'm more than happy to help those who don't know find out! Thanks for your added endorsement confirming my decision to post about this great market and great place to find a host of helpful advice on the writing biz!
Like you, I hope all who submit have their work accepted!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Jeanne
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
That's very interesting. Sounds like Google is finally letting website owners know that "SEO" content that's written exclusively for search engines and not for people will no longer work for enhancing their sites' SEO -- and it's really about time. After all, it is human readers they are attracting to their websites through their SEO efforts, so the content needs to make sense once the visitor gets there and reads it!
Hopefully, this will mean that SEO content writing will become more lucrative for writers -- not just because the articles are longer, but rather because the value per word will have risen along with the requirement for more interesting, engaging, and skillfully written content.
Thanks for your comment! If you decide to stop back by (which I hope you will), why not share (at least your first) name with us. It's always nice to know who we're addressing. That's so much better than talking to a keyword phrase!
Jeanne