Jenn HollowellI become a blog writer for Adapt Inc.
October 30th 2006 13:34
After the web copy job, I was upset and frustrated...I had applied for a position as a blog writer for a company called Adapt Inc., and hadn't heard back so thought that was a bust. The Tuesday after the Web Copy Fiasco, I finally received an email with all my blog invites...I was accepted, and would be paid a minimum of $5 for a 700 word post, up to $15 for a 3000 word post...with a monthly cap of $300. WOO HOO! This, folks, is half my stupid mortgage! Talk about being ridiculously excited...I was like a kid on Christmas morning. Well, not maybe THAT excited but you get the picture.
I immediately got to work and tried to crank out a 3000 word post...thankfully, they offer a wide range of topics from Gardening to Fashion to Movie Reviews and everything in between, so how could I miss? Gah...as it turns out, I could...I was blocked up like a loo in a spicy food restaurant. All I could pull was 1000 words, which was six bucks. Not bad, but not as easy as I thought it would be. See, back in the old days (before the child) I could write for hours, uninterrupted, thoughts flowing freely. Now, someone is always breaking my concentration, whether it be the child, husband, cat, or my very own self as I get distracted and surf around for something.
I did the math, and if I could manage two 700 word posts a day, for 30 days, there would be my $300 cap. 700 words was a breeze...and I could be distracted and still manage to keep things coherent. I wrote three posts, and then had another bad experience with a job (that will come later on this week for your reading pleasure)...and suddenly I wondered, am I going to do all this work and not get a dime for it?
So, I decided to wait until the end of the month and leave things as they were to see if money appeared in my PayPal account. And guess what?
IT DID! One of the best days of my freelancing career so far...I had found a genuine opportunity to make money! This month I'm up to around $100 bucks, not the full monty but all I had time for (FYI, selling your house yourself can take a boatload of you time). I'm not sure if they're still looking for people, but I found them at www.freelancewriting.com...they posted on the job board, so keep your eyes peeled!
Thanks to all for coming back to read more...it's so nice to have you, and I hope together we can all learn so very much!
I did the math, and if I could manage two 700 word posts a day, for 30 days, there would be my $300 cap. 700 words was a breeze...and I could be distracted and still manage to keep things coherent. I wrote three posts, and then had another bad experience with a job (that will come later on this week for your reading pleasure)...and suddenly I wondered, am I going to do all this work and not get a dime for it?
So, I decided to wait until the end of the month and leave things as they were to see if money appeared in my PayPal account. And guess what?
IT DID! One of the best days of my freelancing career so far...I had found a genuine opportunity to make money! This month I'm up to around $100 bucks, not the full monty but all I had time for (FYI, selling your house yourself can take a boatload of you time). I'm not sure if they're still looking for people, but I found them at www.freelancewriting.com...they posted on the job board, so keep your eyes peeled!
Thanks to all for coming back to read more...it's so nice to have you, and I hope together we can all learn so very much!
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Yes, that was a shameless plug! Anyway, I hope you have many more blessings to come! If you submit and they choose to publish you, let me know and I will swing by and leave a comment! Just make sure you read the guidelines first. They are specific but not hard to uphold. Good Luck!
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