You want to find online writing jobs but all you can think of are content mills and scammy places that require an upfront payment. You know you can find legitimate freelance writing jobs online.
But how do you get writing jobs from home without cold-pitching? Where do you find writing jobs online that pay well?
Don’t worry. Even if I told you there are some good reasons why you should write for a content mill there are other writing job opportunities out there. Maybe you don’t even know where to start looking. Or you can’t justify investing money in a paid writing job platform right now.
Let’s find out where to find freelance writing jobs online to get paid and make money writing from home!
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How to find legitimate freelance writing jobs online
To get paid writing you need to spend a few minutes to browse through online job boards offering work from home writing jobs. Online platforms for freelance writers make this easy on you. Go through their job offers and pitch your services to the right people. You can also create a writer’s profile on many of those job boards and offer your services right away. Clients may prefer a writer with an online profile and you can collect client’s testimonials on your profile.
Let’s go finding freelance writing jobs from home now.
Here is a list of 20 online job boards for freelance writers so you have several go-to-places to find freelance writing gigs right at your fingertips:
Free and well-known Job boards for online writing jobs include ProBlogger, JournalismJobs (for people in the U.S.), or the writing section of Craigslist. They are a great place to get started!
Upwork’s Freelance Writing Jobboard. Upwork is one of the most popular freelance job boards out there. Right now, more than 10,000 freelance writing jobs are listed on their website. Upwork takes a service fee, though.
Guru – Writing & Translation. Guru is a website that lists freelance jobs in different categories one of which is writing.
Freelancer. A job board with free and paid plans for people searching for freelance jobs.
Fiverr is a place where you can list your freelance writing services. You can join the job board and list services for free. But you will have to pay a transaction fee of currently 20% when you get paid.
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OnSite.IO is a place to find curated job offers for freelancers. You have to apply to get inside and provide working samples of yours. Fortunately, you have learned how to create a professional writing portfolio fast in this post!
TheMuse is a more general online job board. Enter “Freelance Writing” and “Flexible/Remote” as location and you will find remote freelance writing gigs for companies like Airbnb.
Indeed is another job board you can search for “Freelance Writing” and “Remote” (as location).
Freelanced is an online network just for freelancers. You can create a profile, look for jobs, or network with other freelancers. Clients or coworkers can credit you with “kudos” points that will appear on your profile.
WorkingNomads curates freelance jobs for digital nomads. You can browse the “Writing” category on their website or sign up for an email newsletter about new job offers.
At PeoplePerHour you can offer your services or browse the board for freelance writing opportunities.
iFreelance is a job board where you can bid on writing projects or offer your services. And it is completely free of charge. You keep 100% of what you earn.
Krop is a job board for freelancers. If you want to create a writer’s profile here you will need to get on their paid plan. But you can skip this and just look for copywriting jobs here.
Online Writing Jobs offers a broad variety of curated writing job offers, from blog posts to research reports or even articles for digital or printed magazines.
Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs could be for you if you can write using Canadian spelling. You can browse writing gigs or create a writer’s profile here.
The Shelf is a platform where you can sign up if you have an online presence in form of a blog or Instagram profile. You should have some following and influence, though. Then, brands can find your profile at The Shelf and get in touch with you to work with them.
If you are short on time or you want premium offers, then a paid job board for writing jobs from home could be a good choice. The team at Contena Pro searches the web for freelance writing jobs and offers them in one place, tagged with categories. A membership starts at 42 $ a month.
Freelance writer Carol Tice has created a membership platform called Freelance Writer’s Den that includes a job board. It offers training, courses, and a support forum. She opens the doors only a few times a year. You can join a waiting list when enrollment is closed. Membership is 25 $ a month. Carol also has written some fantastic resources on freelance writing, some of which are only a dollar in the Kindle store, and she blogs at Make A Living Writing. If you like her style the Den might just be for you!
That was the list of 20 places to find online writing jobs from home. I hope you have some ideas now and start making money writing today!
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Karen Ching says
Just got to see jobs from Fiverr and Upwork, I haven’t explored really. Thanks for sharing these sites! Hopefully I’d be able to find another great job 🙂 Cheers!