Again, on Fortitude

I just had another piece published in Fortitude, but unfortunately it didn't make it to the Front Page. Oh well, the Front Page streak (durr, if you can call two articles a streak, lol) had to be broken sometime. Anyway, it still gets a dollar, I retain copyrights, and I can republish it somewhere else... Go check it out if you have time: You Know You're a Homemaking Newbie If You Won't Stop Yapping About That Half-burnt Bread.

Things Are Hectic

Adgitize seems to be down again. :(

I'm hosting my first giveaway over at Spinning Lovely Days. If you're from the US, please, please join. All you have to do is leave a simple comment. You don't have to pay for shipping if you win. The prize is 250 stickers or labels from UPrinting.

I wrote an article for Bukisa. It's Ten Tips to Tap into the Artist Within. I just shared some ideas (the ones that work for me) on how to spark one's creativity.

Btw, here's the review I wrote for Reviewstream. I need to set aside time and write more.

Wanted Fulltime, Work-At-Home Content Editor

Got this from one of my writing egroups. Can't do full-time so I'm not even bothering to apply. :)

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We are looking for an experienced editor who will work full-time but on an online, work-at-home basis.

This is not a employment arrangement. This is a service arrangement.

This is an urgent requirement.

You must able to provide or have ALL of the items listed below. Seriously, please DO NOT apply if you do not have at least ONE of the following:
1. you must allocate at least 8 hours of work a day
2. you have a landline-based DSL at home. Wireless DSLs at home or working at internet cafes are not applicable
3. you do NOT have a full-time work
4. you must have writing and editing experience.
5. you must provide us with previous articles you wrote
6. you can attend physical/in- person meetings and travel to Ortigas Center on short notice
7. you are currently living in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces
8. you are very proficient in MS Word and Powerpoint
9. immediately available for work

You have an advantage if you have:
1. CorelDraw experience
2. Management experience

The hired editor will:
1. be provided with training
2. be assigned with a high-end workstation to be used at his/her home
3. 14,000 to 20,000 pesos a month NET compensation
4. in 6 months time, possible additional income from revenue share of company sales which is normally 10 - 30% of the monthly salary.

You scope of work includes:
1. Source books for content from bookstores, publishers and authors. You will be communicating with authors who are mostly U.S. based
2. Edit the output from the in-office content-production and ­management staff.
3. Liaise with book authors and publishers to source books and have content approved by them for further use as necessary.
4. Transform edited and approved output of content into the various formats (or supervise staff handling the creation of these formats).
5. Broadcast final output to subscribers on a weekly basis.
6. Oversee the operations of the in-office content-production and ­management staff.
7. Coordinate and liaise with non-fulltime staff regarding their output and remuneration.
8. Manage the company blogs and social media accounts as assigned.
9. Assist in social marketing efforts as required.
10. Liaise with subscribers to deal with their content-related issues.

If you think you are qualified, please email the following to jojy at bizsum dot com:
1. answer 'Yes' to all 9 requirements
2. attach sample work
3. resume

If you have any questions, please do not post in the thread. Just email me straight.

Interviews will begin immediately as we receive the emails. Thanks
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Here's another one:

Looking for writers.

Must be Internet-savvy. SEO knowledge a plus pero kung hindi okay lang.

E-mail your resumes to admin (at) jonasdiego (dot) com.

Thank Heavens for Paid Blogging

I'm thrilled because just when I thought a certain paid blogging site has forgotten all about me, I got two assignments from it. The thing is, I really did enjoy writing those posts. Some assignments require me to pause and formulate an entry, but not so with these two.
These paid posts may not be worth a lot of money, but they do add up to an amount you'll be glad to have and writing them is really very easy. Blogging purists may scorn, but these online gigs are really a blessing.

The Ten-Post Challenge

The thing is, I really have to post more frequently here. Last week, twice I had the opportunity to blog for pay three times in one day, but I only ended up getting two opps for each day because I had to fill in a regular post between two paid posts. That took up time. If this thing had already been eligible for paid posts, I wouldn't have had to spend my precious online time coming up with filler posts. Well, for this blog to be eligible, it must have ten original, non-paid posts in thirty days. That shouldn't be so hard. But it is. My WAHM life is pretty limited to writing just now and I don't want to go on and on about how sleep-deprived I am and my writing schedule and how I'm behind my work hours because that's just boring. Anyway, I already spent way too much of my time on this post, so hasta luego!

Post For Pay

I'm one of those bloggers who occasionally publish a paid post. I've got a disclosure badge and everything ;-p. For this blog, I currently have dNeero, which simply requires publishing surveys, but soon I'll be adding this blog to my account with PayPerPost and SocialSpark (I'm just building up my number of hits and establishing some sort of presence - this is a relatively new blog after all. And the number of opps you qualify for largely rely on your blog's ranking, of course). So far, I've only been using my personal blog for those. I actually also have an account with Blogvertise and Smorty, but after two opps from Blogvertise, I stopped receiving emails from them. I have yet to get an opp from Smorty although it did accept my application. I've only just joined Smorty, so it's early days yet. However, with the other three, I got an opp right away, even if just to promote their site (still paid though). I've so far refrained from joining other blog-for-money sites because of experience with these two, so I can say that PayPerPost and SocialSpark have been of the most service to me. I've already had more than ten opps from PayPerPost and four from SocialSpark, which is newer (both are under IZEA), but the social networking there is great.
Now, I'm not sure if it was the disclosure badge that did it or the increasing number of paid posts, but I've been getting requests from companies to write a promotional post for them and these indie gigs actually pay much better (understandably since you don't have an "agent"). Of course, they come sporadically, so it's better to be affiliated with an actual site.
I haven't been maximizing my blogs' potential to earn, but if I did, I think they can add considerably to my WAHM income. Again, one of these days. ;-)

Local Writing Job Ads

Real Estate Writer
- Just wanted to know if anybody is able and interested to write real estate articles for a PR company? Email me resume and sample works to nina.chua@yahoo. com.


Full-time Writer/ Reporter
- The Development Executive Group, Inc.

Join one of the most innovative and fastest-growing companies in international development – The Development Executive Group (www.devex.com) . Serving more than 100,000 international development professionals from around the world, The Development Executive Group is a social enterprise founded at Harvard University in the year 2000 with a mission to bring efficiency to international development and humanitarian relief. Today, we are a 60-person company with offices in Washington, DC, Manila, Tokyo, and Barcelona. For entrepreneurial, motivated, and energetic professionals, we offer tremendous opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Full-Time Staff Writer
(National Capital Reg - Pasig City)

Devex is in urgent need of a Full-time Staff Writer for its office in Manila, Philippines. The successful candidate will perform the following:

• Produce daily news digests on international development, global health and humanitarian emergencies
Interview officials in international organizations such as the World Bank, the ADB, USAID, and the European Commission
• Write articles and special reports for publication on our website, which has over 190,000 active users worldwide

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Economics, Journalism, Development Communication, and other relevant social science courses
• At least one-year professional or freelance writing experience
• Strong writing, editing and interviewing skills
• Excellent computer and online research skills
• Deadline- and output-oriented
• A fast learner

Preferred Qualifications:

• Substantial work experience in journalism and reporting
• Strong knowledge of international development, global health, and humanitarian relief
• Experience writing for an international audience
• A portfolio of articles published in major publications

Application Instructions:

In order to be considered in our short listing and interview processes, please follow the following instructions.

1) Register and Logon at
http://www.developm entex.com/ spring/registrat ion/register_ individual. jsp
(it’s FREE!)
2) Click on »Register as Individual
3) Once logged on, apply for the position by following this link.

Our diverse global team includes professionals with experience in business, media, and international development. Our team members are dedicated and enthusiastic about our mission, have excellent academic and professional credentials, and possess foreign language skills. If this describes you, we encourage you to submit your application. We are building a team of the world’s best-and-brightest professionals to lead this exciting social enterprise to its next level of growth.

Online Editor
- Philstar.com, the website of the Philippine Star is still looking for an
online editor. If any of you are interested, please forward me your resume
to alexavillano@ philstar. com and will forward it to my bosses.

Call to UP Students and Alumni with a Good UP Story to Tell

In line with the centennial of the University of the Philippines, here’s a call for submissions to "100 Kwentong Peyups." As part of UP’s 100th year celebration , we are putting together "100 Kwentong Peyups," a series of columns that will appear in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star throughout the year. We invite all past students of any of the UP units to submit their stories.

Submissions must have a maximum of 1,000 words and be based on a personal experience. Written in the first person, they should be emotionally engaging (whether funny, sad, or scary, etc.) and make a connection between the story and a life lesson that serves the author today.

Entries should also include an old photo or scanned memento, the sender’s name, college or unit and course, admission year to UP or student number, and e-mail address.

Send articles to 100kwentongpeyups@campaignsandgrey.net.

Authors whose stories are selected for publication will be notified by e-mail.