Dr. Hottie and Two Legitimate Looking Local Freelance Opportunities
If you have a directory listing on SPJ, I'm learning that many of us received the same email from a Dr. Hottie online magazine targeted at the "alpha female." Unfortunately, the downside of such listings are the mass emails from Internet trolls. While I can't say if this online magazine is legitimate or not, it sounds like the work of an amateur and if you reply, please proceed with caution. I replied just to see what this "opportunity" is and have yet to hear from the editor. In the meantime, hopefully, you are getting some serious inquiries, as I have, from your listing.
Here's a couple of opportunities taken from journalismjobs.com this morning:
Seeking freelance writer/research assistant to assist author and editor with nonfiction book project based in New Burn, North Carolina. Applicants MUST live within driving distance of city, even though minimal driving will be required.
This contract-based project will require extensive writing, research, photo/caption compilation, and work with corporate archives and outside sources. Familiarity with Chicago Manual of Style a plus. Please send a cover letter and resume, along with a minimum of two published clips (no Word files as clips, please) to the Editor at research102006@aol.com or fax to (954) 463-2220, attention Editor. Please, no phone calls. We will contact you only if we think you are a suitable candidate. Thank you.
BostonNOW, the new free daily newspaper, is looking for experienced freelancers to write LOCAL news enterprise stories. Rates: $1/word for 300-500 word stories. We’re talking HARD news, definitely not features; front-page, hard-hitting, investigative topics. Send resume and clips to: Managing Editor Mitch Lipka at mlipka@bostonnow.com. No calls, please.