December 19, 2009
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New Job as the South Bay Parenting Examiner
I have a lot of fun updates from the last couple of days, but those will have to wait for another entry. I only have time for a short entry tonight, and I wanted to tell everyone that I have a new writing gig as the South Bay Parenting Examiner.
Donna told me about Examiner.com last week (she's the newly minted Orange County Pregnancy Examiner). I hadn't heard of it before, but Examiner is a web site with over 200 local editions -- basically, one for every major metropolitan area in the United States. It employs writers (that would be the "Examiners") to write about hundreds of topics in each location. You can apply for any topic that interests you (or suggest a topic), and Examiners aren't all professional writers. The only prerequisite is that you are passionate about your topic, and that you focus on the "insider" local angle.
I figured that since 95% of my posts are about parenting, anyway, that I might as well get paid for it! Granted, the pay is only pennies, but the greater opportunity is the chance to be discovered someday by a magazine or newspaper. And even if that never happens, well, I love to write, to dispense unsolicited advice and of course, I love being a parent (most of the time). Win-win!
So, please, visit my Examiner page often -- I put a little badge up on the right-hand corner of my Xanga page. I'll also take any story suggestions! I have three articles up so far (and two in the works); not bad for someone who started on Wednesday. Over the next few weeks, I'll be adding a lot more, and also making my page more interesting with link lists. Thanks in advance for reading.
p.s. If you're interested in being an Examiner or have any questions, let me know!
Comments (2)
I love your articles! You are such a good writer...wow! I have put the site into my favorites, so i hope to keep up with all your articles. How much do you get paid? How often are you required to post an article? I am so impressed!!
@ShamrockLover - Thank you for bookmarking my site and for the kind words about my writing!
The pay is really variable, based on the number of subscribers, page views, and posts you have. So far it seems to be a cent per page, view, so it's not much. They pay via PayPal, and a payment is made once you reach the $25 threshold (if you don't reach that in a given month, it just rolls over to next month). If you refer someone to be an Examiner, and they get hired, you get $50. You're not required to post a minimum number of articles -- it's what you have time for, but they recommend 3-4 a week, at least. A lot of SAHMs are Examiners ... something to think about! 
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