Thursday, July 28, 2011

Freelance writing, VillagePic.com.au, pays $40 per article (Australia)

VillagePic is a new Aussie website dedicated to bring local content to local people. We are after articles in the range of 800-1000 words that appeal to Australians.

The articles may be on the following subjects:

1. Beach Victoria Beaches
2. Things to do on the Great Ocean Road
3. Kalgoorlie and its surrounds
4. The Grampians and its surrounds
5. Wineries in the Adelaide region
6. South Coast of NSW
7. Visit Kakadu
8. Melbourne in a day

The content has to be unique and appealing to Australians. An example of the content is here:

http://www.villagepic.com.au/Brisbane-QLD/10-Places-to-Visit-That-Brisbane-Locals-Dont-Want-You-to-Know-About.html

and here:

http://www.villagepic.com.au/Kirribilli-NSW/Lazing-on-a-Sunday-afternoon.html

We pay a flat rate of $40 an article that features a topic about a location as in the examples above. The article also needs to include a royalty-free image with dimensions larger then 300px wide height not important. The work would be for 4 articles from the 8 mentioned above delivered over 4 weeks.

NOTE: You must be based in Australia or be an ex-pat to be selected.

Contact Information:

For submissions: apply here

Website: http://www.villagepic.com.au