Freelance Writing Jobs — Online Content Markets
Make Up To $4,000.00 Writing For These Websites
Find the perfect markets — food, sports, and vacationing — what could be better to write about?
Finding the perfect websites to pitch your stories can be challenging, and honestly, exhausting. There are a lot of markets out there — but they vary in topic, payment, and difficulty of breaking in. If you are not sure you know what you want to write about, these markets cover very popular topics that you probably already know something about or have something to say. If you are at all interested in writing about cottages (and vacationing), food, sports, politics, or entertainment — these will be great markets for you!
Cottage Life
Website: Cottage Life
Guidelines: Cottage Life Writer’s Guidelines
Send Story Query To: [email protected]
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: Not listed, but reported elsewhere between $75.00–4,000.00 depending on the type of article, length, and other factors. However, the fee of the story will be agreed upon when the article is being assigned.
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: Yes
More Info:
Cottage Life is a print magazine and a website based in Ontario, Canada. They publish 6 print issues a year and daily articles on the website. They offer writers a kill fee and a byline. The kill fee is usually between 50% — 100%.
Nonfiction: This is a journalistic website and publication with a slant on service. Many of their articles include interviews and sources; these are not fluff pieces. The length depends on the department. For instance, front-of-the-book items may only be 400 words, regular articles are typically 1,000–1,8000 words, and major features are 1.500–3,000 words.
They cover cottage country, cottage life, personal cottage experiences, political, financial, and environmental topics directly related to staying in a cottage or owning one. The website also has lighter stories such as DIY articles about the outdoors and timely pieces.
Cottage life does not want manuscripts; they only accept pitches. The information on pitches, editing, fact-checking, and what they are looking for is listed on the guidelines page.
Bon Appetit
Website: Bon Appetit
Guidelines: Bon Appetit Writer’s Guidelines
Send Story Query To, refer to the guideline page; the email you pitch depends on the type of story you want to write.
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $250.00 for a 400-word story; rates go up from there.
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: No
More Info:
Bon Appetit is an online website and print magazine that is all about food — they publish everything from singular recipes to restaurant reviews. If you love food and are great at writing on this subject or developing recipes, this could be a fabulous writing market for you!
Nonfiction: Bon Appetit does not want full manuscripts; they want potential writers to send a pitch with their idea. Don’t worry, though — they literally break down precisely what they want in your pitch.
Payment starts at $250.00 for stories of 400 words. Some of the columns are 400-word columns with a $250.00 payment. Longer stories may be paid more. There are 4 different types of stories you can pitch. Each of these stories is fully described on the guidelines page on what they are looking for in that category. The four types of stories are:
- Cooking
- Shopping
- Culture & Lifestyle
- Restaurants
Defector
Website: Defector
Guidelines: Defector Guidelines
Send Story Pitches or Completed Manuscripts To: [email protected]
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: Shorter pieces start at $500.00, Longer, reported pieces start at $1,000.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: No
More Info:
Defector is an employee-owned culture and sports website. It was created by former staffers of Deadspin. They write about sports, politics, entertainment, and anything interesting or newsworthy. It is a subscription-based business.
Nonfiction: They are interested in the things they publish (sports and entertainment) and interesting things that they have not come across — think culture that grabs the reader’s attention and won’t let go, crazy news stories, or weird things happening online right now.
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