Opportunity for Part-Time Work

One of my clients, Nature's Natural Solutions, has brand new openings for distributors.  If you are into the green lifestyle or want to free others from cracked, dried up skin that hurts, you may want to give this a try.

Summary- They've been around for some time and use real goat milk and Vitamin E in their products.  Believe me, they do walk the walk when it comes to their products and not jump on the 'natural' or 'organic' bandwagon like so many do to seem as if they care about anything but getting your money.

Here's a list of ingredients they use and with the warm months coming up, I would recommend Pest-Off for being outdoors.  I know I hate it when mosquitoes and other creatures like to join me for cookouts.

Writer Watch: Fiction Writing

So far, I no issues with fiction writers but then again, they are few and far between, and pay little.  Associated Content/Yahoo Publisher/Yahoo Voices has calls for fiction ideas but none of these pay upfront.

Now, I've had some exposure with StoryMash and they have a really small payout.  My next mission is to filter and find romance/erotica search engines to submit my content so that I can market these better.  I like the escapism but I'd rather do this for a publishing house or as an hourly ghostwriting contractor.

I'm starting to find my leads in Google Ads.  As I have an email designed for writing, I find a lot of leads advertised on the page.  So far the success rate has been about 20% when it comes to money in my pocket but it is worth it since it's free and there's nothing to upload.

Last night, I discovered a site called Fictionade Magazine and here's what they have to say -

Writers Wanted

Yes it’s true, we’re looking for talented fiction writers who can self-promote really well. 
To be more specific, right now we’re looking for writers who:

- Are great storytellers in the short fiction, novella and/or novel range.
- Are trying to “become” writers in the career sense.
- Will use offline networking and online social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to effectively

 self-promote among your circles of friends, family, co-workers, fans, etc.
- Are believers in and will commit to Fictionade’s philosophy and success.
- Will respond to the comment boards that will go up in version 2.0. At that point we will be looking 

at hosting virtual “meet the author” events, hold book clubs, writers circles, and other events. 

We’re really excited to begin workshops for our writers. Will you be able to participate in these live virtual events?
- Will consistently provide approximately 4,000 words per week in finished prose by deadline.
- Will commit to the editorial process and won’t give up on us. Like any good editor, we will be sending

 your work back for revisions a lot. Please expect your work sent back with comments that are hard to 

stomach sometimes. We care, we really do. Part of this process will be becoming better writers. 

That’s part of the caring process, and it’s also the business. Can you handle some rough critique? 

When Your Back is Against the Wall

Right now, I'm waiting impatiently for more work from a client that pays hourly. Feedback has been good but my output may have been a little too good so I hope the worst thing is that I will have to wait a day or two for more work.

Otherwise, I'm assed out.

While trying to play catch up on social marketing for my blogs, I ran across a list of resources from the I Hate My Life blog.  The links mostly apply to those who live in Los Angeles County but there's other info that is worth bookmarking.  Sounds like the author has done some time in Hollyweird but maybe he/she didn't want to play ball (a.k.a casting couch) so they took a few detours (including homelessness) in order to maintain their sanity.

Speaking of, I've been fortunate to be in a position where I can plug away for hours.  Some folks in my age range have health problems that prevent sitting at a desk for hours, others do not have the resources.  My internet service was disconnected for a few days recently and I had too much work to complete at the library.  And of course, the larger jobs ALWAYS get priority.

So why is one client who's fought me tooth and nail now writing me in CAPS?

Long story short.  She has a product that has yet to gain attention because in this day and age, people care more about paying bills than whether their skin care products contain parabens or synthetic materials.  And, she wants Perez Hilton numbers for a low hourly and less than 6 hours a week of work.  I've set them up on a few proven social/internet marketing campaigns that have brought in a few dollars but they're somewhere between dictating and not wanting to listen to reason.  And have been for some time now.  Though I like the cause/product, I love it when my landlord does NOT pay me a visit.

Talk about trying to shop at Nordstrom/Neiman Marcus for a gotdamn dollar.

Freebie Friday - Craigslist Edition

Not sure how to take this one since I did volunteer last year with mixed results but I felt it necessary to share with those who may feel they are giving away work and got nothing in return.