Comments on: Journalism job ads: not for actual jobs any more #1

By: Freelance Unbound

Freelance Unbound — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:53:18 +0000

No, but it does bring pleasure to its readers, I certainly enjoy it. The slightly irregular Hackney Hackette is also well worth a read.

Congratulations on the impending arrival by the way.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:46:53 +0000

Er, I wasn’t suggesting I had the initiative or imagination to do it, but I’m sure there are some hard working sorts who do. My own rather sad effort (http://hackneyholiday.blogspot.com/) is unlikely to ever bring fame or fortune.

By: Freelance Unbound

Freelance Unbound — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:11:29 +0000

Stuart – hi

You’re absolutely right – if you can create compelling content, get yourself set up with an e-marketing blog and have a chance of making some decent money.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:21:51 +0000

I came across one of their ads a few months back when I ‘resting’. It seemed like a modern take on the old ‘Write for a living’ classifieds. After a little research I can see what they are doing, and the onus is very much on the writer to come up with content that is engaging enough to pull in traffic, in a sector that is not already overpopulated (Suite 101 has editors that vet you before you become one of its contributors).
It will probably work for a few people, but it’s a big ask. If your content was that compelling, why bother sticking it on their website, when you could make your own blog a destination with a bit of effort and imagination?

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:16:41 +0000

They’re like about.com. It’s basically an adsense site that they don’t have to provide the content for, and they pay you a portion of the adsense profits.

By: Freelance Unbound

Freelance Unbound — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:32:23 +0000

Nor had I, I thought – though I may have actually arrived at it from a search. It looked slightly familiar.

It’s the sort of thing you tend to find if you do a “how to” Google search. And it’s the future of content…

By: Greg Watts

Greg Watts — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:59:03 +0000

I must admit I’ve never heard of this online magazine.