Opportunity: Blog About Business, Marketing, and the Internet
February 18th 2011 05:14
Hero World Media Blogging Gig
Came across this direct-contact blogging job working for Hero World Media on the ProBlogger Job Board today. Thought it might interest some of you more business-oriented bloggers:
The Gig
Online Marketing and Business Bloggers Needed
Description
We are looking for some positive and enthusiastic bloggers / entrepreneurs to write for our site which is a how-to guide for building a successful online business, achieving your goals and changing the world.
The articles on our site are on the longer side 800 words and should be similar in quality to How to Create Your First iPhone Application (not our site, just an example, and we will handle all of the images etc..)
Job Requirements:
1. Must be very passionate about online marketing, business and the internet in general.
2. Must live in the USA or Canada
3. Must be able to write 3 -5 800 word articles per week.
How to apply
To apply please email kevin(at)heroworldmedia.com with examples of your previous work and your price for an 800 word article.
Description
We are looking for some positive and enthusiastic bloggers / entrepreneurs to write for our site which is a how-to guide for building a successful online business, achieving your goals and changing the world.
The articles on our site are on the longer side 800 words and should be similar in quality to How to Create Your First iPhone Application (not our site, just an example, and we will handle all of the images etc..)
Job Requirements:
1. Must be very passionate about online marketing, business and the internet in general.
2. Must live in the USA or Canada
3. Must be able to write 3 -5 800 word articles per week.
How to apply
To apply please email kevin(at)heroworldmedia.com with examples of your previous work and your price for an 800 word article.
You'll have to contact the advertiser to find out how much this gig pays. It looks like a job that will require quite a bit of research and work, as well as consistent production of moderately lengthy content on a regular basis. If this is your niche, though, and you don't mind diving right in and producing consistently authoritative and in-depth posts three to five days a week, this may just be the gig for you!
Good luck!
Jeanne
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Thanks! I appreciate that! Glad you liked the post!
Jeanne
Comment by Christin Mowery
I suspect that plenty of people will under bid themselves, just to get the job, which means that truly qualified writers may be passed over.
~Christin
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
I can definitely see what you mean about publishers asking how much a writer charges for an article. That can certainly be a two-edged sword. On the one hand, clients will often (sometimes quite surprisingly) accept our quote for an article or an ongoing project (though that happens more often in a one-on-one relationship than it does in an audition-for-the-job type situation).
In the second type of relationship, it's just as possible -- especially in cases where many other writers are also submitting "bids" for the same job -- that our quote will be used to eliminate us if another writer is willing to work for less. But, I guess that's a chance we have to be willing to take, isn't it -- at least if we're passionate about the gig and know we have what it takes to deliver the goods.
Comment by Christin Mowery
You can see how you definitely wouldn't want to ask for $10 if they were willing to pay $300.
I know that I am a good writer and that my work is high quality. I just don't know how to price in this situation.
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
And, while I'd hope they would be willing to pay a reasonable rate, it's difficult to say. I haven't responded to this ad myself, and visiting the company's website does no good, since a username and password are required to gain access to the site.
So, you're pretty much flying blind here. However, for the type and length of articles they're seeking (based on the sample they link to), I wouldn't price myself too low. If someone else gets the gig by underpricing you, that may be a reason to rejoice -- because if the rate they charge is too low, they will be the ones who will have to brainstorm ideas for all those articles, week in, week out, and spend an exorbitant amount of time, energy, and effort researching and crafting quality pieces of writing for inadequate compensation. Better them than you!
Even new writers who might want to work for a bit less to get started, while developing a portfolio of projects they've completed won't want to price these articles as low as $15. That's burnout wages -- especially for 800-word articles (which may not sound long, but you'd be surprised how long they can seem when you're toiling away at them for slave wages).
A while back I worked for a company that paid me $25 for 800-word articles (and that was after I'd asked for a $5 raise based on the quality of my work, while the other writers who worked for this company certainly continued earning just $20 an article), and I finally had to quit because it just wasn't worth all the work and stress and lack of free time to seek other, higher-paying gigs.
I'd advise charging a rate that you would be reasonably willing to accept for the amount of work you think will be involved, the time you'll be sacrificing for the job, and the value you know you can provide. If the company doesn't want to pay that much and isn't willing to negotiate a reasonable compromise, it doesn't deserve your services, and you certainly don't need that company as an employer. There will always be plenty of other writers who are willing to work for peanuts. Let them take that job, and you go out and look for the companies that are willing to pay more. They are out there. You just have to find them.
Guess I'll stop there -- since my comment is longer than my post!