41 Places to Find Freelance Writing Jobs
Where do you look for freelance writing jobs? Well you can view them each weekday here, of course. But it’s always a good idea to get to know where you look. I should also say that I still think the number one way to get freelance writing jobs is by networking. Call up those acquaintances! Did you used to work in a corporate environment? Contact the people you knew there. You’d be surprised at the jobs you can get with this strategy.
But I also get the occasional gig from the job boards. Here are some of the places I search for to provide the daily freelance writing jobs list. It should be noted that some of these sites are far better than others, which means some I recommend, some not so much. But all of them offer opportunities. Be a smart freelancer when it comes to running your business and decide what’s right for you.
In no particular order, here are 41 places to find freelance writing work:
- Freelance Job Openings
- Online Writing Jobs – Mostly listing from Craigslist and other job boards
- Kijiji
- Problogger – a great list of blogging and telecommute gigs
- Blogger Jobs – this one doesn’t have jobs very often listed, but every once in a while they have something good
- Whisper Jobs
- Performancing
- Simply Hired – this is a search engine that will help you narrow down the job search
- Mashable – lists freelance jobs every once in a blue moon
- Digital Media Jobs – occasionally lists writer jobs
- Career Builder
- Sun Oasis – great list and you can also get updates via Twitter
- Dice - lists mostly technical writer jobs
- USA Jobs
- Twitter - don’t forget Twitter when looking for freelance jobs! Use the #jobs or #amwriting to narrow your search
- Poynter Online – allows you to search by job name and location
- Telecommuter Jobs – I’ve yet to find anything good here but you might have some luck
- Monster - lists a lot of technical writer and temporary jobs, but also has the occasional gem in terms of freelance writing
- Journalism Jobs – reporter and journalist work
- Media Bistro
- All Freelance Writing – jobs and also great tips on how to be a freelancer
- Work at Home Mom (WAHM) – lists writer and other types of telecommuting work
- Writers Weekly – job board and great list of writing tips
- Craigslist - don’t forget Craigslist! It offers great jobs – just be sure to weed through the clunkers
- About.com – Has several contributing and guide positions
- Writer Find
- Seed - lists jobs to claim which pay anywhere from $15-75 (see also my article on how SEED works)
- Indeed - wonderful search engine to find job opportunities
- Morning Coffee
- Write Jobs
- Wise Geek – I’ve heard these assignments are a bit more technical to write, but might be a good resource for some
- Suite101 – telecommute freelance writing
- Freelance Careers
- Poe War – lists job by category or look to the right for most recent
- Essay Writers
- Prospect Solution
- Creative Hot List – many creative jobs, including writing
- Jobster - job search engine like Simply Hired or Indeed
- Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs – jobs in Canada along with tips on freelancing
- Break Studios – not the highest paying gigs here, but if you’re looking for some in-between assignments, this would work
- Elance - I know a lot of writers that love this site, so it might be a good one for fill-in gigs

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Cherie, your list of freelance jobs works! I applied for one and ot it. Unofrtunately they changed the requirements for the job sometime after I applied, and I am no longer interested in doing it.
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Cherie Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 8:07 am
Hey Cheryl!
Glad you found on a job from the list!
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