Best Sites to Visit for Freelance
Writing Opportunities

With the freelance writing market becoming increasingly competitive, writers are constantly on the lookout for sites, which provide them a continuous flow of jobs. Contrary to popular belief, there are many lucrative freelance opportunities in India, especially in the writing segment. Here’s a listing of some of the best sites online offering work to Indian writers.
AllFreelanceWork.com
AllFreelanceWork is one of the top 10 freelance writing sites online. The site includes a fresh listing of featured writers and writers can expect customized assignments delivered to their inbox as per their specific niche. There is a sidebar, which has a listing of the latest project requirements. A section detailing a list of most popular as well as active members, top contributors helps writers showcase their profiles and stay accessible to recruiters. Registration is free and with sections like chat, groups, questions, portfolios, jobs, hot resources and several others, it is easy to find the writing assignment one is looking for.

AllFreelanceWork – hot jobs available for freelance writers
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Authorlink.Monster.com
Monster has always been a powerful platform for job seekers to find work. Now, Authorlink, an offshoot of Monster, is targeted mainly at the writing community. On this site, freelance writers can find an India jobs board where they can apply for the latest projects and start working on assignments. There are virtually thousands of listings available free, which include full-employment as well as contractual jobs. Registration is free and there are many different categories of writing assignments available. The site has a global section where Indian writers can select up to 20 different locations and 20 different occupations to find a specific kind of project.

AuthorLink – A powerful platform to find niche writing assignments
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FreelanceWriting.com
FreelanceWriting offers an easily navigable interface whereby Indian writers can hope to find assignments easily. The ‘online writing jobs’ section lists thousands of available postings from buyers worldwide. Through this site, it is easy to search for jobs based on their pay scale, part-time or full-time and many other criteria. Registration is free and very easy on the site. With so many advantages, it is no surprise that FreelanceWriting has emerged as one of the best writers sites available.

FreelanceWriting – Thousands of job listings available
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MediaBistro.com
MediaBistro is mainly targeted at the freelance journalist or editor. The site has a healthy mix of contract as well as full-time assignments so it is easy to choose projects based on convenience and availability. There are also several editing assignments for freelance writers. The site offers some of the best jobs for writers in India along with a couple of on-site positions available. Registration fees include a 21 USD monthly membership and an annual listing of 145 USD per year. For the AvantGuild members, membership rates are at 15 USD and 119 USD monthly and annually respectively.

MediaBistro – Affordable services for highly lucrative freelance writing assignments
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CopyEditorJobs.com
As the name implies, this site provides comprehensive listings of editing jobs available worldwide. The listings are offered free. One of the reasons the site bags the coveted position of top 10 sites India for freelance writing is because it has high-profile editing jobs available on the site. You can expect to find jobs pertaining to publishing majors like Penguin Publishing or even some of the other biggies.

CopyEditorJobs.com has high-profile listings offered free on its site
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GetaFreelancer.com
The site maybe a little low on the pay scale but certainly ups the quotient when it comes to availability of projects. GetaFreelancer or GAF, as it is called offers lucrative freelance opportunities India especially for writers. The site has a separate section on ‘copywriting’, which is sub-divided into categories like e-books, articles, blogs, reviews and the like. Hence, a freelance writer can easily select the niche section they wish to work on. Registration is free and the writer needs to bid on available projects. The person with the best bid and relevant experience wins the project.

GAF has many opportunities across diverse niches in copywriting
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WriteJobs.com
WriteJobs has plenty of potential when it comes to resources for freelance writers in India. There are several listings provided on the site and sections like ‘find a job’ or ‘writer on call’ help freelancers actively seek out new opportunities. The site also has separate niches based on media/journalism, editing and writing, publishing, technical writing, medical writing as well as jobs requiring telecommuting. WriteJobs is certainly one of the best writing sites for aspiring freelance writers in India.

WriteJobs has an assortment of writing projects based on specific niches
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eHow
eHow is one of the most sought-after sites that offer freelance opportunities India. The site is a wealth of information on ‘how-to’ articles. The site allows writers to select topics or subjects they are comfortable writing about as well as provides a byline to the respective author. There is plenty of advice on how to generate more traffic to your article on eHow and thereby earn money. The site operates on a ‘more traffic-more revenue’ model wherein your article will fetch you revenues based on the number of hits from visitors.

eHow helps freelance writers get recognition because of the byline with every article
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iFreelance.com
iFreelance is a paid site but it has numerous advantages for the discerning freelance writer. iFreelance offers struggling freelance writers a way to create their profiles or portfolios on the site with a URL dedicated to their portfolio. This way, writers can simply direct new clients to the URL whenever samples are requested. There are three membership levels to the site and the higher the level, the more the exposure to service buyers. iFreelance is one of the top 10 freelance sites for writing and though membership is paid, it has many benefits that compensate for the money spent.
iFreelance has many high-paying job opportunities as well as the ability to create your own writing portfolio on the site
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Suite101.com
This is another one of the sites that operate on the ‘more traffic-more revenue’ model. Registration is free and the site offers a web editing tool for submission, review as well as distribution of content. Depending on the quality of the article and the amount of traffic it receives, the writer receives requisite compensation. Suite101 is one of the top 10 sites India and already has a growing base of Indian writers.

A byline and revenues in accordance with traffic hits Suite101 provides tremendous scope in terms of payment
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