Writing jobs Philippines

UPDATE:  EXPIRED.  PLEASE TRY OTHER PROJECTS POSTED ON Homebasedwriters.Com

An online content publishing company contacted us for writers.  Instead of merely posting their job ad here, they requested that interested individuals send their BID or OFFER to write 100 original words per article.

PROJECT DETAILS

Writer will receive a story.

Writer reads the story and understands it fully.

Writer quotes PARTS of the story and writes INSIGHTFUL and INTELLIGENT comments based on those quotes

Writer writes a strong Introduction that clearly demonstrates that he/she understood what she just read and introduces some issues that the writer noticed and will discuss.

Writer writes a CONCLUSION that summarizes the points he/she raised and asks other questions of the original article’s writer and of the reader.

NOTE: This project is VERY EASY for writers who have very strong reading and comprehension skills and who form opinions quickly.  It’s also very easy since it only requires your PERSONAL ANALYSIS and INTELLIGENCE–no additional research is needed.

At least 100 words.  There’s no payment for words that exceed 100.

Please enter a bid (between P1 and P25) to write the 100 word comment/article described above.
Send a copy of your resume and writing sample in the body of the email–no attachments.  All emails with attachments will be automatically deleted and won’t be considered.
Your writing sample must match your actual writing ability.

WARNING:  Enter a bid that you will honor–bidding low to get included in the project and then raising your price will not only get you rejected but will get you BANNED from our mailing list as well.

HOW TO APPLY

Step 1:  Join our homebasedwriters mailing list by sending an email to homebasedwriterjobs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com   Important:  Only list members can avail of this opportunity.

Step 2:  Once you’re a member of the mailing list, email homebasedwriterjobs@yahoogroups.com with the subject line being: I AM BIDDING (enter your bid amount here)

Your email MUST have the following information:

Your BID (see above)
Your name and contact information
Your resume (must be pasted in your email–no attachments)
Writing sample (REQUIRED)–Must be pasted in your email–no attachments

Important:  Only list members can send email to homebasedwriterjobs@yahoogroups.com  All other emails will be deleted automatically by the newsletter system.  So make sure you join the list.

Wishing you the greatest success!

NOTE:  This project has EXPIRED

An online content production company is offering the following project:

Write 5 600 word short articles based on keyword topics and get paid P550

Payment sent via LBC or bank deposit.  Any fees are taken off amount due.

There are several hundred topics available for this project.

Here’s how to apply:

1) Join our mailing list by sending an empty email to homebasedwriterjobs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  IMPORTANT NOTE:  Only list members can avail of this offer.  Sign up today, it’s free and easy–just send an email to the address above.

2) Send this project offer to at least 10 of your friends and family.  Put in the CC: field the following email address:     homebasedwriterjobs@yahoogroups.com

3)  Use the Email Subject line of “SHORT ARTICLE PROJECTS”

4) Make sure to attach a copy of a writing sample and put your resume in the body of the email — DO NOT put your phone number or cell phone number, only your email (since you’re sending the email to 10 people)

5)  Warning:  The subject line must be EXACTLY as it appears above (without the quotation marks)

6)  Assignments will be handed out based solely on the quality of your writing sample.  When you send in your work, it will be reviewed by editors and may either be accepted or sent back for revision.  Only accepted work will be paid.  There is a 48 hour deadline for all work.

NOTE:  This project has EXPIRED

Do you like to read blogs?

Better yet, do you own and write a blog?

Do you like to share your opinions?

Why not Get paid to share your opinion/comments about a blog’s posts?  Get paid to post comments on blogs.

10 comments = 15 pesos

Short, succinct, and clear posts only.  Also, no spam posts.  Your posts must make sense.

The client will send you a list of 10 blogs.  Just create an account and post away!

Each batch will include 10 posts to 10 blogs = 100 total comments.  Total payout is P150.

Very easy!

RESTRICTIONS:

Only published comments will be paid.
Your comments must make sense and must actually discuss IN DETAIL the post you are commenting on.
Garbage posts/comments will not be paid.
If you get banned, you will not be paid.

There’s THOUSANDS of POSTS budgeted for this project, so sign up today.

How to sign up:

STEP 1:    Send an empty email to hjig-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and join this list.  Once you’re a member (or if you’re already a member, proceed to step 2)

STEP 2:  Write a comment about this blog post and post it on a Forum you visit.  Make sure you include the URL of this post.  Make sure you explain what this post is about and that everyone is invited to join!

STEP 3:  Send an email to manager@forumcash.com with the subject line:  “Blog Commenter Application Jan 15″  Make sure you follow the exact subject line because our email filter will DELETE your email if the title is not correct.  INCLUDE in the email:  Your email address for Step 1  and the URL of your comment on STEP 2

An online media company based in the Euro zone is looking for a Philippines-based writer that can write in Spanish.

Duties include:  blog entries, press releases,  and small articles.

Requirements:

Excellent spanish grammar
No typos
Articles and blog entries must be useful
Well-formatted materials
Absolutely no plagiarism

Compensation:  $250 a month

Very light work–maybe 2 to 3 blog articles per day.
5 days a week.

Independent Contractor Position only

To apply:  Send your resume IN FLUENT SPANISH to manager@forumcash.com  with the headline:  RAFAEL PROJECT

WARNING:  If the subject line is wrong, your email won’t be received and will be discarded by that email address’ filters.

To get more homebased writing jobs, sign up for our free mailing list and always receive a notification of new writer jobs that become available.  Send an EMPTY email to homebasedwriterjobs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

An online publishing company is looking to hire an experienced writer for the following:

Daily blog updates
Daily forum postings
Press Release writing (periodic)
Article writing

Requirements:
Some professional writing experience
No plagiarism / No grammar issues
Must be self-starting and motivated
Must possess a lot of common sense and can learn easily.
Can function well without supervision–must be able to understand and follow English instructions easily.
Must be passionate about writing–if you are writing just to make money, this won’t work out for you.

Must have own computer and DSL connection

Compensation:
Payment is based on blocks of work.  If all blocks are completed, the compensation translates to P20,000 per month.  This is an Independent Contractor position so you’ll be in charge of your own taxes, benefits, etc.

How to apply:

1) Join the writers mailing list at homebasedwriterjobs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

2) Once you’ve joined, email manager@forumcash.com with the Subject line of “Homebased writer application-HBW”  Very important:  Our mail system is set up in a way that rejects any non-complying subject lines.  So make sure you follow instructions or your email won’t be processed.

Make sure to put the email address you used to join the writers mailing list.  You have to be a member of the mailing list for you to participate in this.

Research is a necessity in every writer’s life. This is especially true for “career writers,” or those who rely on writing for a living. The daily deliverables of these career writers can be too much that, sometimes, research is done carelessly. This is actually a mistake that can be prevented by just applying some discernment in research sources, especially if these sources are found online.

Online research seems like the best thing since sliced bread; yet, there are pitfalls to this present-day convenience. As websites take opportunity of several online ad programs, there has been a prolification of “bad” websites that use “bad” sources. The point of these websites is just to rank high in the search engines. These do not really concern themselves with clarity and truthfulness. Likewise, even reliable reference sites like Wikipedia.com may not always be that trustworthy. Because sites like Wikipedia are user-edited, it can be subject to malicious intent by some. There are human checkers, of course, but the sheer number of pages in sites like those can be daunting. Not everything can be checked and rechecked every time.

An Internet user and researcher can sidestep these pitfalls through these simple tips:

1.  Double-check. Sites like Wikipedia require their users to cite sources. A researcher can go back to these sources and confirm what is said. This way, one is assured that any claims, statements, and statistics – the gray areas in research – are true.

2.  Use the reliable online sources. Instead of blindly searching the web, it is sometimes more productive to search the reliable sites. There are several government sites that have made their libraries and statistical documents available online. Also, websites of education institutions may have information related to what you are looking for. These are great resources as well. The secret really is to know what you need. For sure, there are legitimate sites that feature these.

When you work from home, project instructions are most often sent via electronic form. This can be done through email, or, in a few cases, via chat. Whatever the case, things can get lost in translation. Miscommunication can happen. Personal directives or even on-hand demos of project expectations are always better than just reading off emails and chats. But then again, in this digital age, you might as well get used to digital instructions.

Here are some tips that can help you avoid errors in processing client’s instructions:

1.  Confirm. When a set of instructions is sent, it is always good practice to confirm its receipt. When you do, this is opportunity to confirm your understanding of the instructions as well. Detail what you have to do, as you understood it. This is the only way for both parties to know that both are in the same page.

2.  Clarify. Sometimes, there may be vague sections in the instructions. The best thing to do here is to clarify. As service provider, you shouldn’t be afraid to ask your client to expound on his or her instructions. It is not a sign of weakness when you do. In fact, your client might appreciate it more that you are concerned enough to want to provide him or her with outputs exactly as he or she wants them. If there is an item that you do not understand, ask.

3.  List. It is always good practice to list down the deliverables for each instruction set. This not only lays down what’s expected from you by your client. This also protects you as service provider. A list of deliverables is somewhat a list of expectations. It tells your client what is within his or her right to demand. Anything out of the list can be treated as a new project and subject to additional fees.

Writing quality is a tricky topic. Just how does one define writing quality? With the many styles of writing out there – and a writer may use one or more of these styles, depending on the writing gig – it is hard to pinpoint a set criteria of what qualifies as “quality” writing. For the purposes of this write-up, let’s narrow it down to writing for online entities.

Online articles have different requirements than print articles or creative writing (e.g., novels, poems, screenplays). With online articles, a writer needs to engage the reader within a line or two of his or her articles. There is a wealth of resources online; a reader can just easily go to another website if he or she finds boring content. Likewise, online articles need to read fast. They should be easy to easy to scan and well organized. And yet, another criterion in online writing is readability. There is absolutely no place for high-sounding words in an online article. A writer should not make his or her readers turn to the dictionary every two minutes.

With these criteria in mind, here are some tips to coming up with quality online content:
1.  Get to the point. To engage the reader as soon as possible, a writer should get down to business. Let the reader know what the topic is right away. At the same time, do not go around in circles. Say it as it is.

2.  Note the keywords. In cyberspace, keywords and search engine optimization rule. Note this when writing online articles. Quality articles are practically useless if these are not read. Hence, optimize the site content by being aware of keyword usage.

3.  Make use of bullets, sub-titles, and all. A reader usually just spends a few seconds to scan an article and decide on its relevance. The writer needs to assist in this aspect by organizing his or her articles with sub-titles, bullet points, and other formatting tools.

Writers often need to research their materials first before they start putting words on paper. This can sometimes be a tedious process, especially with the deluge of search results online. While some of these results can be really helpful, most are search engine-optimized pages that hardly have any useful content. Just how can one hasten the research process? Here are some tips:

1.  Refer to the old reliables. Old reliables pertain to websites that would most probably have useful information. These include Wikipedia, Wikitravel, and other reference sites. There is the contention that information in these sites is often reader-edited. Hence, some information may not be all-true. However, sites like Wikipedia require its users to make the necessary citations for all the facts stated in the entry. If the main content on-site reads doubtfully, a researcher can just opt to go straight to the listed sources. Either way, these reference sites can prove to be good resources.

2.  See what the others have done. Most of the time, it is during the process of research when the writer forms ideas about his or her article. Hence, at the beginning stages of it, thoughts are all over the place. There is no direction yet – with the writing, and the research. This delays research and the task prior to writing. To alleviate this, it is sometimes helpful to refer to article databases like Ezinearticles. In sites like these, a user can browse through similar articles. One can take ideas here and there, and eventually have a better direction for his or her own.

3.  Narrow down searches. In doing online research, it is always better to have specific topics in mind. Take for example a topic on “Bahamas travel.” It will take a lot more time sifting through results if you search for “Bahamas travel,” than if you searched for “Bahamas travel outdoor adventure things to do.”

Writers’ block is a common affliction amongst wordsmiths. Even the best of them suffer from it every now and then. Writers’ block can last a couple of minutes, an hour, days, weeks, and even years. Some well-known writers have even blamed it for years of zero commendable output. It is no wonder that career writers – or those who depend on writing for a living – complain about writers’ block every so often. How can one not experience it when one writes day in and day out?

Unfortunately, there is no surefire cure for writers’ block. Pharmaceutical companies would definitely make a killing if there was one. What writers can do is to let it pass – and, ideally, let it pass quickly. Here are some ways to hasten the block and get back into writing soon:

1.  Sometimes distance from work helps. A quick gym break can renew one’s writing juices. In worse cases, a short trip to the beach or elsewhere may do the trick. Or, in the worst of cases, it may be advisable to put the pen down for a while, say for a week or so, and do something else. It is an odd “cure” really; but a distraction from writing can make a big difference in one’s creative output. Once the writer gets back in front of the computer, words will just fly out of his or her mind.

2.  Stop the work and write for one’s self. A trick to getting back into the groove of writing is to forget any requirements and just write of one’s self. This can be in the form of blogs or diary entries – anything that can release whatever’s keeping the words in. Although technically, this is not a break from writing, it can be seen as a break from work. As in most breaks, the idea is to renew one’s readiness for work.