Where to Find Writing freelance

Finding online writing jobs isn’t easy and, quite often, you can find yourself searching for work a lot more than actually working. Ideally, you want to be in a position where the work is coming to you, and the best way to start that trend going is with newsletters. I’ve listed some of the best newsletters you can sign up for below and plenty of other resources that have been freelancer lifesavers.

I’m not recommending the obvious sites since there are hundreds of other articles listing those out there on the internet. I’m also not going to recommend things like Fiverr and Upwork because, generally speaking, everyone is trying to underprice each other and I do genuinely believe you should be paid as well as possible for your work. That being said, they are there and some people do find success in them so that’s your call.

I’m going to list the things that have genuinely helped me find online writing jobs; the things I always find myself recommending to my friends who are getting started in the freelance writing world.

I’ll update this post as I find more useful methods for finding online writing jobs, and we would love it if you’d drop any things you find useful in the comments below.

*I’m not an affiliate of any of these newsletters or groups. But I do subscribe to most of these myself and have found them incredibly useful.

Best Newsletters for Writing Opportunities

Searching for online writing jobs takes up so much time that newsletters are absolute lifesavers since, with them, the work comes to you. In theory, anyway.

Study Hall

This a relatively new group on Patreon that has several tiers available. For four dollars a month you get a thorough weekly list of writing opportunities and a digest of things happening in the online journalism world. If you’re willing to pay eleven dollars a month you can access their databases of editors, late payers, and other useful information. Plus, you can join their listserv, meaning you can chat with other freelancers, ask questions, and generally engage with the freelancer community. Lots of people have had amazing success because of this group but I will say the listserve and chats are currently very USA-focused.

Opportunities of the Week

Sonia is a freelance writer and she puts together a bunch of useful resources as well as a long list of writing opportunities every week. I’ve had great success from this one and Sonia is just a really friendly, helpful human being so I’d highly recommend this method of finding work. Her suggested payment is $3 a month on Patreon but she’ll take as little as $1 and even offers sponsorship if you can’t afford to pay anything.

Freelance Writing Jobs

One that’s perfect for us Brits! Sian Meades collects freelance opportunities within the arts, art jobs based in the UK, as well as prizes you can enter and scholarships to apply for. I look forward to this email every week so I highly recommend it. Plus, it’s free! Although she does appreciate a digital cup of coffee.

Pitchwiz Newsletter

Pitchwiz is a great site to get in contact with editors (it’s amazing for searching for names for a more personal touch) and to find stories in the story market. Literally, editors putting out calls for things we need – the dream! They also have a forum where James Durston posts an ongoing thread of calls for pitches from Twitter. You can also sign up to the free newsletter which pins these to your inbox once a week.

Morning Coffee Newsletter

Fancy new work into your inbox every day? Then the Freelancer.com newsletter is for you. It’s free and reliable. The work is pretty hit-and-miss but there’s a lot of blog writing work and quick money-making gigs to be snatched up.

Facebook Groups for Freelancers

Facebooks groups are definitely hit-and-miss, and the last thing I want to recommend is sinking more of your time into social media (we all spend too much time there as it is) but there are a couple that have been pretty useful for finding online writing jobs. Of course, if you type in ‘digital nomad jobs’ you’ll find plenty more.

Female Digital Nomads

This is a great group if you’re a woman. The people are generally very supportive and helpful, and great freelance jobs come up from time to time as there are plenty of badass entrepreneur ladies in there.

Guavabean

A super friendly group and platform. They post freelance jobs and allow you to post your services and meet others in specific threads. They often put out courses and helpful tools and articles. Their actual website has even more resources and job opportunities.