Five Best Sites For Freelance Writing Opportunities

Since I originally published this, a couple of the sites in my list have gone offline. The ones below are still online, and I’ve added a few more sources in this brand-new Slideshare presentation.

As a new freelance writer, it can take a while to find good sources of writing work. If you’re new to the game, how can you tell the difference between sites that offer below-minimum-wage gigs and those that give you a great chance of earning a living from writing. Even with the best search tools, it can take time to wade through hundreds of job listings, so why not save yourself the hassle and check out this list of the five best places to find writing work.

Freelance Writing Gigs

This award winning freelance writing jobs site sifts through the jobs on offer to find the ones that are likely to be genuine. There’s also a minimum payment threshold for jobs posted on the site. That means writers who get gigs this way are much less likely to get scammed and much more likely to pick up paying, long term gigs. Anything that looks too ridiculous or scammy is weeded out before you get the list, preventing you from wasting time. There are hundreds of writers who make this their first port of call each day, not only for the job listings but for the valuable advice on running a writing career that’s available from a talented group of writers.

About Freelance Writing

Anne Wayman has been collating lists of writing jobs on About Freelance Writing for years. There’s a daily update on what’s available and somehow she always manages to have a couple of opportunities I’ve not seen anywhere else. Anne’s approach is slightly different. Instead of weeding out the low paid jobs altogether, she lists them separately, so that people who don’t mind taking jobs in that category — or new writers looking for experience — can check them out if they want to. Anne’s site also features advice for writers — and she’s a veteran in the business, so is worth listening to.

Problogger

You might be wondering what this well known haven for professional bloggers is doing on a list of writing sites, but bloggers are writers too, and the Problogger site has one of the best job boards around. Almost every blogging job worth having seems to show up on this site at some time, and it’s absolutely free to access the opportunities, which are updated regularly.

With these sites alone, you could soon have a well paid writing gig — so what are you waiting for?