slashpine:

Hmmm, money for writing things online that are eagerly read? I think I know some people with this talent!

*hem hem* This involves writing about environmental issues. You know, that major cause of injustice and generations of war that most of fandom ignores. Also, there's a Warnings challenge: the writing must all be "G" rated. ;-) But - money for mad writing skillz! On a blog! How cool is that?!?!?!

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:

Water Words That Work, LLC is recruiting a group of bloggers to write about four topics for residents of the Washington, DC metro area. If you can answer "yes" to the following questions, then this opportunity may be for you:

Do you know (or want to learn) how to keep the snappy articles coming? Can you build a loyal audience of regular readers, and engage them on your blog, on Facebook, and via Twitter? And -- would you enjoy writing about one of the following topics -- with a pollution prevention/water conservation twist:

Public works -- water, gas, electrical, and transportation infrastructure:

http://metro-dc-utilities-blog.com

Dogs:

http://northern-virginia-dog-blog.com

Lawn and Garden Care:

http://metro-dc-lawn-garden-blog.com

Raising children (from a woman’s perspective):

http://metro-dc-mom-blog.com

Our bloggers will be independent contractors. You will set your own hours, work from the location of your choice, and use your own equipment. You will earn a fixed payment based on a minimum monthly volume, plus additional payments for traffic, subscriptions, and other performance benchmarks. Payment can exceed $1,000 per month.

Each of these blogs will be sponsored by county and city governments who are working together to engage their residents in a new and exciting ways. The project is a pilot -- each blogger will be contracted to write for 6 months. After that, the sponsors will evaluate the effort and determine whether to continue.

We seek self-starters who can:

• Find topics and produce articles that engage readers in these topics

• Get noticed -- and linked to -- by other bloggers in the space

• Extend the blog conversation into Facebook and Twitter

• Periodically repeat pollution prevention/water conservation messages that the sponsors want to get out

• Ensure the blog content and commentary reflect well on the sponsoring governments

We will look favorably on candidates who live in the DC metro area and who can demonstrate their passion for the topic in question -- but we will give priority to candidates with a demonstrated track record building thriving blogs.

How to apply

Send a resume, cover letter, and samples of relevant work experience to:

contract-blogger-opportunities@waterwordsthatwork.com

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Eric Eckl

Water Words That Work, LLC

(703) 635.4380

http://waterwordsthatwork.com

"Make a Splash With Your Communications"