Best Freelance Writing Jobs

If you’re a freelance writer, the task of finding quality, well-paying gigs can be a daunting one. Where do you even start? How you can guarantee the jobs you’re looking at are legit instead of scams?

Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: the Internet is chock full ofpeople who are willing to pay pennies on the dollar for hours of your highly skilled time. (Keep reading for some words of warning about these people.)

The good news is that we’re here to help you weed out the dreck and find the sites that are actually worth your time and effort. Whether you’re a copywriter, editor, creative writer or anything in between, these sites offer the well-paying, reputable freelance writing jobs you really want.

Also listing a healthy dose of copywriting jobs (you can search postings by category), this board is, as the name suggests, right up a blogger’s alley. Whether you’re into health and fitness, pets, writing code or what have you, you’ll find a steady stream of employers looking for blog writers versed in these and many other subjects.

While anything on Craigslist should be taken with a grain of salt, this site does increase your chances of finding a decent gig by consolidating writing job posts from Craigslist boards all across the country, allowing you to locate online writing gigs you might never see if you were only browsing your local board. That said, Craigslist is still Craigslist. This site tries to exclude any posts that look like scams, but the onus is still on you to vet each listing carefully.

While most of the postings are (you guessed it again!) for those interested in journalism jobs, you don’t necessarily have to have Lois Lane dreams to find a gig here. There are also editing positions, ad copywriting and other jobs thrown into the mix. Some are location-based, some can be done remotely.

If you’ve already got a LinkedIn profile (and you really should), don’t just let it sit there. Networking goes a long way in the freelance world, and LinkedIn is a great resource to do some networking through common connections.