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My Year of (Under)employment, Job 3: Internet Writer

Wait, I think I've finally got it!

My third part-time job of 2010 was freelance writing. I’ve only begun to mine the opportunities for this on the net, but there are many.

I’ve blogged and gotten paid for it (not this particular blog, but another), and I’ve sold my writing wares on elance.com – a global marketplace for all manner of freelance jobs. I’ve also written short articles for ehow.com, which is part of Demand Media. They strive to be the go-to place when you type in any question into Google or other search engine – so as you can imagine, the topics you get to explain in 400 words are amazingly esoteric.

Since sitting at my computer writing stuff is probably my second favorite activity (and there’s been a dearth this year of number one, which is another post entirely), I pretty much loved these opportunities, as odd as some of them were. It’s something I figure I can temper out over a longer period, once I really understand the landscape. I assume this sector will account for much of my work in 2011.

What I liked about this job:

  • You work alone. No bosses, no meetings, no cubicles, no annoying phone calls. Perfect for an introverted personality (me).
  • There were no payment issues – the internet, and specifically systems like PayPal, have made the timely payment of freelancers less of a hassle.
  • Generally, I got to write about topics that interested me.
  • You can do this work at any time, any place where there’s an internet connection, wearing anything you want.
  • At least for Demand Studios, there’s no limit to the amount of work you can do – it just all depends on your stamina or level of insanity.

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What I didn’t like about this work:

  • Isolation! Even for an introvert, at least a barista background conversation is nice, sometimes.
  • It is sometimes very hard to find “understandable” titles to work on for ehow, as in, when you have no idea what a topic is about it’s not cost-effective to search it.
  • Globalization of writing – since the internet is a global marketplace, competing against English speakers/writers in countries like India and the Philippines can be a losing proposition.
  • Yes, even sometimes I like a meeting. It would be nice, on occasion, to get a face-to-face with the people you are working with/for.

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