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Archive for July 2007

July 27th, 2007

Major TV websites have a budget

Is barelypolitical.com on your bookmarks? If it is, blogging about politics for a major TV Web site could be the gig for you. Unfortunately, we can’t offer any pay , only exposure. This gig is ideal for political junkies, students and retirees. Of course, we will link back to your site (if you have one).
You […]

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July 27th, 2007

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you … the writing police

Writing Gigs Police

I’m a screenwriter. I responded to an ad on Craigslist offering back end points as payment for the acquisition of a script. My script was chosen, and is now in preproduction. Through the experience of collaborating on that project, with no up front pay, I’ve met numerous industry folks which has led […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 3 comments

July 27th, 2007

Fair Wages

There’s an interesting discussion raging at Deb Ng’s Freelance Writing Jobs blog as to what’s a fair wage. I see lots of writers throwing out numbers such as $25, $50, $75 and up.  I don’t see any writers admitting to $3 a gig. So who’s taking these jobs? Certainly they’re quite popular or we wouldn’t […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 5 comments

July 18th, 2007

Portfolio Building Lamery

 The ad:
It’s a great opportunity for up and coming writers or anyone who is looking to get pubilshed and build their portfolio. Your name and contact info will be included in the masthead. Anyone interested feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. I cannot disclose much info here. Looking forward to […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 3 comments

July 18th, 2007

National City Wide Exposury

You know why this ad is so lame?
The Bay Area Critic http://www.BayAreaCritic.com is an interactive directory listing things to do, places to stay and where to dine in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re looking for writers to contribute articles on topics such as, restaurants, tours, wine country, etiquette, how to write a review, […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 1 comment

July 15th, 2007

Lamery with the Olsen Twins

The ad has since been removed from Craigslist, but Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, each worth around $50 mil, are looking for slaves interns. That’s right, the richest twins in the world don’t want to pay for help with their couture line. Oh wait, it’s not free. They’re giving out subway Metro Cards […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 4 comments

July 14th, 2007

Who Knew?

Under the heading “Do You Love Writing?”
  We are currently looking for writers for our Non profit website
To write about Fashion
the website is updated once a month
A non-profit fashion website? Way to get free work!
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July 14th, 2007

Corporate Girlfriendery

I found this ad in the admin/office help wanted section of Craigslist. This is where you find all of those fun envelope stuffing and email reading type ads. There was none of that today, but I found this one. Bad girls need not apply.
Are you a NICE girl who wouldn’t dream of being an
escort […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 2 comments

July 7th, 2007

$100,000 in Advertising and Marketing

Yet the person doing all the work gets the shaft.
The ad:
“I am looking for 2 people to edit/research/and write, A top 5 NYT
Bestseller, After the book is done, I will be spending at least
$100,000 in Advertising, and Marketing of this book. I need a Intern in
Santa Barbara to work on this project with […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 4 comments

July 7th, 2007

Startup Assery

The Ad
 ”Parenting Articles Needed”
“Seeking talented writers who want to add to their writing credits. I’m starting a
magazine that will be online and in print and need lots of articles.
Currently, this is a non-paying market, but with a little luck and if
we like your article(s) we hope to change that for future work. Right
now, we need […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 4 comments

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