The following websites all compile jobs available for freelance writers. Keep in mind that the jobs posted on these sites aren’t endorsed by After Graduation, so use your best judgment when applying to jobs to avoid low-paying gigs and scams. Many of these sites do have policies in place to only accept legitimate freelance jobs ads, so check with each site’s policy before applying.
Best of the Best
These are my personal favorite places to find freelancing jobs. I’ve found a number of clients, many of them long-term, through these three job boards alone.
- The Freelance Writing Jobs Network – writing jobs posted daily
- About Freelance Writing – writing jobs posted on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Problogger – blogging jobs posted on a rolling basis
Other Job Boards
- Freelance Job Openings – writing jobs posted on a rolling basis
- Mediabistro – media-related jobs posted on a rolling basis (only some are telecommute)
- Craigslist – freelance jobs posted under the “gigs” section
- WAHM – freelance jobs posted on a rolling basis (many not writing-related)
- Journalism Jobs – newspaper-related jobs posted on a rolling basis (only some are telecommute)
- Absolute Write Water Cooler – forum with occasional writing job postings
- Writer Find Jobs – writing jobs posted on a rolling basis
- Sun Oasis – writing jobs posted on a rolling basis
- Blogger and Freelance Jobs – a few writing jobs are posted every day
- Freelance Pulse – writing jobs posted sporadically
Bidding Sites
Many bidding sites take a percentage of your total pay or charge a membership fee. The advantage is that some also have Escrow services for you to use, which ensures that you get paid when the project is complete. Make sure you understand what you’re paying and why before you sign up for any bidding site.
- Elance – a basic membership is free, but you have to pay if you want more bids (I like Elance the best among bidding sites)
- Project 4 Hire – most of the projects are for developers, but there are writing jobs occasionally
- Freelancer.com – large job board with many categories
- Guru – another bidding site with multiple categories
Subscription Boards
There are also some job boards out there require you to pay for a subscription to have access to their jobs. Before you pay for anything, I recommend reading what others are paying about these services. You don’t want to pay for a job board that just aggregates jobs you can find for free on Craigslist. I personally have not paid for access to any of the following services, but I know people who have that say they’re worthwhile.
If you do pay for any of these services, make sure you check subscription policies. Many will automatically resubscribe your, charging your credit card or PayPal account every month.
- Freelance Switch – $7 per month
- FlexJobs – $15 per month or $50 per year
If you believe any of these job boards to be fraudulent or come across other freelance job boards, please let me know by leaving a comment!