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Essay writing and freelance writing jobs

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Essay writing and freelance writing jobs are among the best online jobs these days. For one, work from home writing jobs allow you to work on your own pace. It also gives you the freedom to choose your own working environment. You just need to have more discipline if you get freelance writing editing jobs online that require you to meet deadlines.

Different types of Online writing Jobs
There are a number of writing jobs that you can do online. Even craigslist freelance writing online jobs vary. There are the so called academic writing jobs where you write term papers, thesis and essays for students and even professionals. Individuals who are looking for jobs as essay writers or academic writers may find it helpful to have a working knowledge on the so called citation styles such as APA, MLA and Turabian.

There are also the freelance writing jobs for magazines. Magazine writing jobs may have writers focus on writing health and even parenting articles. Travel writing jobs are good for people who love to tour around and travel places. Some travel writers are also into blog writing jobs. There are also the freelance content writing jobs where you can write web content articles for webmasters on a ghostwriting condition. These webmasters pay people to write content and articles for their websites.

Wages and Salaries
The payments online writers receive for the articles that they write vary a lot. Some writing companies or clients pay four dollars per article while others pay up to $20 per article. Writers have also different ways of receiving their payments. Some receive their article payments through money transfer via xoom or western union. Some also receive their pay through checks and paypal.

Companies and sites that pay you to write

Constant Content
I have written and even sold some articles in this site. Unfortunately, I haven’t reached their payment threshold of $50 yet so I can’t get my earnings. This payment threshold is the reason why I am not actually recommending this site for people who are not “that good” and “that dedicated”. The company may receive the payments for your articles but as long as you haven’t reached the $50 minimum earnings, you do not reap your writing rewards. As I see it, Constant Content can actually send payments via paypal regardless whether the amount is $5 dollars or a hundred dollars. (A much busier company, payperpost can do it, why can’ they?). If there are at least 20 writers who have earned 5 dollars each and gave up writing because of the minimum payout, then constant content will get 100 dollars. Through this, the company earns without sweat and many of their writer waste time and effort.

About.com

Appingo
Copy editors and proofreaders jobs

Associated Content

Digital journal

eHow

Wordfirm

Worldstart

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At Home Journalism Writing Jobs for Young Teen Writers

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More and more teenagers and young people these days are looking for online jobs that they are eligible to do. This is very evident in forums where teenagers are looking for legitimate ways to earn extra money online. While there may be a limited number of companies, offline and online, that offer jobs to young people, there are jobs such as at home journalism writing jobs that young teen writers can do. There are actually internet based companies that prefer write ups and articles written by young writers.

One of these companies that accept young teen writers to work and write articles for them is WireTap.org. The website publishes articles targeted for young people which is why they are looking for young writers between the ages 16 and 28 years old who are looking for free lance writing jobs to write for them.

What to Write
Because targeted readers of WireTap are young people, creative writers for the company can write relevant things pertinent to the young generation. These may include issues and situations that affect young people most. They may also write about their views on current news and issues and how these affect them. Preferred subjects though include education, human rights, technology, environment and relationships. Writers may write investigative stories, opinions, reviews and news reports. For writers who are interested in writing news report or features though, the company requires writers to use direct quotes when interviewing people. Of course, young writers should also adhere to basic journalism and reporting ethics if they want to do well with telecommuting writing jobs. Length of articles for submission should ideally be not less than 800 words and not more than 1800 words.

Submission and Payment
Writers are encouraged to send a one paragraph story idea to Submissions(@)WireTapMag.org. before they start writing their articles along with a resume and at least two sample articles. Writers whose articles are published are paid somewhere between $50 to 250 for each story. The best thing about submitting a story to this site is that you are still able to republish your work in post them in other sites as well as long as you notify the publishers of the WireTap and mention in your reprint where the story first appeared.
Young people who are based in Chicago, Atlanta and Boston may check out the site to see whether they are qualified for this creative writing job. To learn more how to get an at home journalism writing jobs, please visit this site:

Wiretapmag.org
On line writing jobs for Teens and Young People

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