5/31 ATFW Jobs Newsletter

20 new freelance writing gigs, tips on applying, and more!

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Happy Friday!

We’re back this week with:

  • 20 new freelance gigs from Popular Mechanics, Health(dot)com, RetailMeNot, BBC, and more.

  • Tips on getting more responses.

  • A free pricing strategy resource!

  • Breaking news: The suspected Google Search API leak.

20 new freelance writing gigs

  1. A US-based product marketing manager is looking for a freelance technical writer

  2. Nonprofit Quarterly is looking for freelance writers

  3. Bigger Than Our Borders is looking for Canadian investigative journalists—Contract up to $50k

  4. All Conditions Media is looking for a freelance action/adventure/travel copywriter

  5. Ideal Concepts is looking for a freelance insurance content writer

  6. Rocket SaaS is looking for a freelance SaaS content writer

  7. Popular Mechanics is looking for freelance A/V writers—$500 to $600

  8. Business Insider is looking for pitches from parents on long summer camp stays—$250

  9. BBC’s The SpecialList is looking for city guides with a cultural angle—Starts at $600

  10. GlamourMagUK is looking for first-person confessional stories

  11. Health is looking for experienced freelance health and wellness writers—$350

  12. Indie Hackers is looking for freelance tech/biz journalists

  13. BBC is looking for freelance tech writers

  14. PSMJ Resources is looking for a freelance B2B content writer (architecture/engineering)

  15. RetailMeNot is looking for freelance commerce writers

  16. A US-based managing editor is looking for a freelance B2B tech writer

  17. Jess Beauty is looking for freelance bilingual natural skincare/beauty blog writers

  18. CurbsideOKC is looking for animal-themed pitches—Starts at $250

  19. The Plank is commissioning stories to freelance reporters—₹40,000/$480 

  20. JoJoseph Creative is looking for a UK-based senior freelance copywriter

More from ATFW and friends…

Tips on getting responses to your applications/pitches

Want to improve your odds of standing out and landing freelance writing gigs?

  • Optimize your LinkedIn profile and website for the type of writing job(s) you want to get.

  • Focus your energy on good-fit job calls.

  • Follow the application instructions to a “T.”

  • Share 1-3 relevant and high-quality live samples.

  • Include a reason they should choose you.

  • Keep the message short, friendly, and confident.

  • Ask a question about the job.

Learn how to charge premium prices for freelance writing!

Nicolas Cole is offering a FREE 5-day email course to help freelance writers uplevel their pricing.

If you don’t know Nicolas, he’s the founder of Digital Press—the first ghostwriting agency for C-Level Executives & Silicon Valley Founders/Investors.

Before founding his agency, he made upwards of $30k per month as a premium freelance ghostwriter!

Sign up below to learn how he recommends you break away from per-word or per-hour pricing and sell differentiated packages.

(It’s designed for ghostwriters but has tips applicable to all writers – Day 4’s email is gold!)

Land Your First Client In 5 Steps

Freelance Writers:

  • Tired of getting paid per hour (or worse, per word?)

  • Still relying on inconsistent word-of-mouth referrals?

  • Ready to step off the freelancer hamster wheel?

Then you’re in luck! 

  • Craft an irresistible offer

  • Charge premium prices

  • Land your first $5,000 client

Breaking news: Did you hear about the suspected Google Search API leak?

Get all the details from Rand Fishkin here.

That's a wrap!

Thanks for reading, good luck, and we’ll see ya next Friday.

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