Job Hunting

I know years before that there are writing opportunities in the internet. My former boss at one time encouraged me to submit articles to well-known publications that accept unsolicited contributions as a way to break into professional writing. I guess I didn't have the nerve before or I'm just too lazy to try. I'm also aware when the freelance writing industry started to grow a couple of years back and for some time, I kept track of its development. Still, I didn't venture into joining the bandwagon, secure and nonchalant that I am in having a good job. It is only recently when I finally decided to try it out, as general living conditions became more difficult with my take-home wages.

My so-called career plan then was to create and launch a blog, make a name for myself through it and then start a freelance writing career. I had it all ready by then: I'd set-up blogging accounts with Blogger.com and Yahoo and all I had to do was post that first blog entry. But I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

First problem I had was I don't know what to write about. I like music and music videos, movies, books and e-books, electronic gadgets, some sports, computers and all its related technologies, but I still did not have anything to write about. Or to put simply, I don't know which topic readers would find interesting. Thus, for months I waited for something I would care to write about or maybe what many would call divine inspiration. But sadly, it never came. Until today, at least.

Since I urgently need extra income to pay for home mortgage and college education of my eldest kid, I thus resorted to scanning the job postings in Craiglist and other internet sites for writing jobs. And luckily, I stumbled on some good leads.