Tips for self-editing:

1.       Proofread! Please don’t ever, ever submit a tip without reading it first. Bonus: Read it out loud to be sure it sounds right.

2.       Spell check. Those little red squiggly lines mean you misspelled a word.

3.       Did you use the required keyword? Did you buffer it with a few additional keywords?

4.       Don’t forget to fill in the question, mobile and meta description fields.

5.       Did you give your tip a title? Did you capitalize all important non-prepositional words?

6.       And finally, are you considering a tattoo? Think before you ink.

See our posting on Craigslist. Email resume and cover letter to Carolyn@ideaLaunch.com.

What’s all the buzz about the Chitika ad revenue system being up and running for LifeTips Site Gurus? It’s not just a rumor, my friends. Site Gurus can now get paid for 20% of their site ad revenue by signing up for a free Chitika account. All you have to do is enter your user name as “lifetips<your niche>” and your application will get fast lane approval. Email us when you’re accepted, then you’ll be able to track ads on your Tip Site as well as any of the ads you post on your own blog or website. Payment to you is made directly through Chitika net 30 days at the end of the month.

To sum it up:

1.       Publish lots of great content (tips, blogs) to your site

2.       Promote your site through social media (outreach, word of mouth, linking)

3.       Get your site traffic to rival the Mass Pike at rush hour

4.       Cha-ching, that’s the sound of ad revenue dollars in your account

You can find me too: @LifeTipsLady 

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Hey Gurus!

LifeTips is making the final adjustments to our platform with Chitika, an online advertising network that’s going to support the ad revenue of your niche at LifeTips. You’ll be able to have an account directly through Chitika, monitor site traffic and get payment through them. In the coming weeks we plan to schedule a training call to help sign you up and understand how to manage your account. Stay tuned …

Do you know any college kids or recent college grads in the Boston area looking to get their career going? Right now we are looking for a part-time editorial intern for spring/summer 2009. Duties include assisting a team of three editors and SEO specialists in 

•  Revising tips, articles and web content
• CMS production
•  Performing keyword research
• Helping us expand our database of freelance writers
•  Editing books

The right candidate will edit professional freelancers and experts, create engaging web content and be a contributing member of a tight-knit team. He/she will be a part of a an exciting, fast-paced and growing dot-com environment and learn from professionals on the cutting edge of organic search engine optimization.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and self-motivated, has some knowledge of the web, superb writing and editing abilities and impeccable grammar and punctuation. Who should apply? Those with the desire to learn, work hard and be a contributing member of our team.

Qualifications:        

• Junior, senior, grad student or recent graduate with a major in Journalism or Communications
• Able to dedicate 20-30 hours a week
• Eye for detail and accuracy
• Impeccable grammar, punctuation and editing skills
• The ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines
•  Strong organizational skills
• Able to successfully juggle multiple projects and prioritize tasks

This position offers internship/co-op credit as well as real-world work experience that builds a resume. Please email resume and cover letter to me.

Every day, LifeTips receives dozens of applications from writers wanting to become Gurus.  We get so many it’s hard to keep all you talented professionals straight. My advice for those eager to get started on paid projects is to apply to become a writer at WriterAccess.com. We will review and approve your application within 48 hours, and then you can check the job board and start applying to projects ASAP.

A few of the jobs available right now include:

·         200 tips on early childhood learning

·         70 tips on pain relief

·         Dermatology and facial care tips and articles

·         Clinical job placement tips

·         IT jobs and career advice tips

·         Sunglasses tips

Make sure that when you apply for a job you make a good argument for why we should pick you. “My mother has a cat and therefore I can write really good cat-care tips” is not good enough. We need to see that you have professional experience in a particular field or industry, that you have freelance writing experience and that you have published material online in related subjects. Send us links to your work. And please, please, please be sure to proofread your job pitch because any typo here is a red flag that your copy is not consistently clean. Typos, grammatical mistakes and awkward phrasing make our job as editors harder. Show us some love and we’ll show it right back with fat paychecks.

Are you the parent of a young child, tween or teenager? Do you know how to throw raging birthday parties that become playground lore and elevate your kid to mythical legend? I’m talking clowns, ponies, magicians, trapeze artists, blow-up castles, cotton candy, Ferris wheels, Hannah Montana performing live…

Okay, you may not be able to get Miley to cameo your kid’s birthday fete, but you sure know where to get the Hannah Montana swag and how to stylize your house into a birthday concert worthy of the stars. If you think you could be the Jeopardy champ of all things Disney princesses, fairies, wizards, Spiderman, Transformers, GI Joe … and you can interpret this knowledge into ideas for birthday parties in a well-written and articulate manner … I have a great opportunity for you.

I’ll be assigning seventy-eight 500-word articles in the next week—all on the subject of birthday party themes—for one of the biggest retail websites in the WWW. Shoot me an email if you’re interested, and don’t forget to recap the most bodacious bash you’ve ever bestowed on your little prince or princess.