Friday, January 23, 2009

Money-making tips

I don't want to be all gloom and doom on this board, so here are a few tips on making money from fellow freelancers.

Alan Korwin suggests a service called Money Line to find work. There's a fee to join POMA (Professional Outdoor Media Association; more info at  www.professionaloutdoormedia.com/moneylineadd.cfm). 

Also, you can join the Society of Professional Journalists and post your data on its freelance board; it's included in the cost of membership. Visit www.spj.org for details. The local Valley of the Pro chapter is at www.spj.org/arizona. Look for info on the SPJ regional conference April 3-4 to come soon to 60 Percenters.

And this is from Deb Krol: "But it's not all bad out there: I've actually been getting invites to query from High Country News--anybody got some great enviro stories and no place to pitch them? Send them to Jodi Peterson...that's jodi@hcn.org. They don't pay oodles but at least it's something in the pipeline."

Here is some info on the POMA service:

The Professional Outdoor Media Association's (POMA) Money Line service is connecting professionals and growing their businesses.

Are you benefiting? 

Money Line connects entities that are looking for writers, photographers, editors, public relations and marketing specialists or staffers with qualified professionals -- POMA members. And, the service is free. During the past month, Money Line has connected:

A writer with a magazine that needed a monthly columnist

Several publications with photographers who were able to fulfill unusual photographic need

An up-and-coming journalist with a market otherwise inaccessible an

A public relations firm with an outdoor industry professional who can represent the agency's outdoor clients

"I have been impressed with POMA's Money Line service each time I've used it," said Cheryl Snider, general manager of JB Scott Publishing.



2 comments:

Unknown said...

Great resources. I'll check them out.

Thanks, Geri!

Jackie

Ann Videan said...

Hey, thanks for the light at the end of the tunnel, Geri!

Ann N. Videan, APR
www.videanunlimited.com/