For any freelancers: Whenever I post a callout for writers, I'll also quote tweet it with a message saying the callout has closed when we've found enough writers! This is meant to make it easier to tell if we're still looking for pitches. 🙂 Not trying to waste time over here!
Looking for beauty pitches! If you've been waiting to write about the one product you've used for 10+ years, dish about your favorite dupes, or confess a beauty regret, fill out this form. No writing experience necessary. Rates start at $225 for 600 words!
Happy April,
#freelancejournos
! My inbox is open for pitches about general lifestyle, travel, food (we love Ina 👩🏻🍳), effective workouts, or home/relocation (figuring out where to move, especially with a family 🏠). Rates start at $200 + no hard deadline. Examples 🧵⬇️
Looking for lifestyle essays/quick tip/lesson learned type of stories (think less than 800 words). Examples threaded are travel related, but they don't necessarily have to be! Rates start at $200 for 600 words. DM me w/ pitches!
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
Happy July, freelancers! Looking for US vs. non-US story ideas (ex: I'm a Brit who visited Texas for the first time) and essays about moving from expats/those who experienced a major culture shock. Rates start at $220 for 600 words. No hard deadline!
Story examples 🧵⬇️
For
@thisisinsider
, I'm in search of freelancers who shop at Costco, Trader Joe's, and/or Aldi and want to share their favorite finds! No previous writing experience needed. If interested, fill out this form (more details there). ⬇️ Rates start at $175.
Any writers work on/going on 10+ hour-long train rides? For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for travel enthusiasts and Amtrak employees to write about their experiences on particularly long train rides. Rates start at $185!
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
One more call for pitches! For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for writers with UPCOMING travel plans with a luxury angle. I'm especially interested in hearing about pricey resorts, celeb-owned hotels, upgrades flights/train rides, and premium airport lounges.
🧵⬇️
Happy Friday freelancers! For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for a writer who's done Pilates for years/months and has a story about how the exercise impacted their life. And, while I'm at it, I'm also looking for someone who's started doing reformer Pilates for the first time.
🧵⬇️
@ Freelancers who have pitched me in the last week — I'll be sorting through my inbox and reaching out if you have an idea that'd be a good fit for us next week. So, if you didn't hear from me right away, just hang tight!
Any food writers with access to In-N-Out traveling to/near the Midwest in the next month or so? I'm looking for a writer to compare the popular chain to the Midwest's Culver's! Rates start at $200 🍔
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
Anyone planning on seeing the northern lights in Iceland this year? For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for budget/travel enthusiasts making the journey (especially with the $600 Travelzoo deal) to write about their experience. Rates start at $215!
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
Searching for two writers for
@thisisinsider
! First, I'm looking for a current Aldi employee who wants to share their favorite products. Secondly, I'm looking for a tattoo artist to share their least/most favorite designs.
Rates start at $200, examples🧵⬇️
@WritersofColor
Any writers/journos who received money from their parents to buy a home or take a trip or gap year? Or any writers who have an allowance from their parents even though they're an adult with a job? DM me!
Rates start at $220 for 600 words. Callout is open until we find writers.
For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for a writer who started a side hustle as a Pilates instructor to do what they love while making money. If this sounds like you, comment/DM me. Rates start at $200!
Our previous Pilates stories examples 🧵⬇️
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
Happy Monday, freelancers! Thank you to everyone who responded to this callout. I'm currently working through my inbox, so if your idea is a fit, I'll be in touch soon. 🫡
Happy April,
#freelancejournos
! My inbox is open for pitches about general lifestyle, travel, food (we love Ina 👩🏻🍳), effective workouts, or home/relocation (figuring out where to move, especially with a family 🏠). Rates start at $200 + no hard deadline. Examples 🧵⬇️
Any writers with an ~upcoming~ trip to an all-inclusive? Bonus points if you've been to 10+ all-inclusives or you're traveling with a group. Rates start at $200 for 600 words, example 🧵⬇️
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#freelancejournos
For
@thisisinsider
, any writers heading to Martha's Vineyard via ferry this May/June? Bonus points if you'll be taking the buses on the island or bringing your car. ⛴️
Rates for a story like this (example 🧵⬇️) start at $200.
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for writers who travel several hours, especially to another country, to go to Trader Joe's, Aldi, or Costco (threading stories we've done before). If this sounds like you, leave a comment/DM me!
#journorequest
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
Going on an Amtrak trip in a private roomette/bedroom? For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for writers to share their travel experiences in one of these rooms. Notably, I'm looking for those with FUTURE bookings. Rates start at $200, example 🧵⬇️
#journorequest
@WritersofColor
Thanks to the
@InsiderUnion
, WE WON! Under our new contract, I'll be able to stay at the company, get a raise that's adjusted for inflation, and not worried about being laid off for the rest of the year. Catch me celebrating this win with a lovely cocktail
I'm looking for more dietitians, personal trainers, and people who have been grocery shopping for 30+ years to share their favorite items to buy at Costco, Trader Joe's, and Aldi! Rates start at $185 for 600 words.
If interested, fill out this form:
It's that time again! For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for pitches from writers with *upcoming* ferry trips in the US or from the US to another country to start 2024 off right! ⛴️
Rates start at $200.
Looking for non-sponsored, non-gifted trips at this time.
One more callout for
@thisisinsider
! I'm looking for a writer heading to Chincoteague Island to share their experience staying on the island/going on a cruise/boat tour. Rates for a travel story like this start at $200. 🐴🚤
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
Happy Monday! For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for current or former Aldi and Trader Joe's employees who have worked at their stores for 5+ years. I'd love to have you share some of your favorite things to buy there (threading an example below).
Rates start at $185!
On the hunt for more writers once again! For
@thisisinsider
, looking for someone who follows the DASH diet (bonus points if you're a nutritionist) AND shops at Costco or Trader Joe's. If this sounds like you, leave a comment/DM me!
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
Back with another callout! Any travel writers with UPCOMING trips on Vonlane buses from Atlanta to Nashville? I'm looking to assign something like the below example. Rates start at $200 for 600 words! 🚌
Example 🧵⬇️
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
Any golf enthusiasts with a hot take? I'm looking for a writer who loves golf/has a few years of experience playing who prefers to golf in colder/not super summery weather for Business Insider!
Rates start at $225 for 600 words.
@WritersofColor
#journorequest
@paywritersmove
13 may be Taylor's lucky number but for the
@InsiderUnion
, it's a reminder of how many days we've been ON STRIKE!
By now, you know the drill: DON'T CLICK on ANY Insider stories and consider donating to our hardship fund:
Day 12 of our
@InsiderUnion
strike! We're still waiting for management to bring more money to the table (we know they have it) and resolve our ULP!
Feeling supportive? DON'T CLICK on ANY Insider links and DONATE to our hardship fund:
ELEVEN ... that's how many days we've been on strike! Management needs to bring MORE MONEY to the table so we can settle our contract.
If you're able, please support our hardship fund. Insider doesn't pay the 250+ of us on strike!
Looking for a writer who moved to/is based in Celina, Texas, to write about what it's like to live there (and give a few reasons why it might be the fastest growing US city). Rates start at $220 for 600 words.
#journorequest
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
🛑Got tons of great pitches from this callout, so officially closing this call for pitches!🛑 Thank you to everyone who reached out, I'll be contacting writers with ideas that are a fit for us.
Happy Friday freelancers! For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for a writer who's done Pilates for years/months and has a story about how the exercise impacted their life. And, while I'm at it, I'm also looking for someone who's started doing reformer Pilates for the first time.
🧵⬇️
Back with another callout! Any travel writers with UPCOMING trips on Vonlane buses from Atlanta to Nashville? I'm looking to assign something like the below example. Rates start at $200 for 600 words! 🚌
Example 🧵⬇️
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
It's official: THE INSIDER UNION IS ON STRIKE.
Management failed to agree on a fair contract that settles our healthcare ULP and pays us what we're worth. Starting now, over 250 Insider employees are on indefinite strike.
You want us back
@thisisinsider
? Settle the contract. ✊
Am I next? The constant threat of discipline has devastated morale in the newsroom and is a troubling distraction. We need just cause and reasonable goals NOW.
#AmINext
Insider management is giving our members unreasonable goals and then threatening to fire them — in violation of our agreement over metrics and goals.
Today we're demanding answers from
@nichcarlson
,
@hblodget
,
@leahggoldman
, &
@BLPeng
to the question on all our minds:
#AmINext
?
It's been almost a month since I joined the ~lovely~ Lifestyle & Ent. Freelance Team at
@thisisinsider
! 💫
I can't wait to edit more pieces on food, travel, beauty, fashion, entertainment, and whatever else comes my way these next few months. 🥦💼💄👗⭐👀
🛑Inbox is basically overflowing so ~closing~ this call for pitches.🛑 Thank you to everyone who reached out with a pitch! I'm currently sorting through a bunch, so it it's a fit, you'll be hearing from me soon!!
One more call for pitches! For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for writers with UPCOMING travel plans with a luxury angle. I'm especially interested in hearing about pricey resorts, celeb-owned hotels, upgrades flights/train rides, and premium airport lounges.
🧵⬇️
I might have felt like I was in a dream when she appeared on my Zoom screen (instead of my TikTok FYP), but I got to chat with Alyssa McKay for HC. Yeah, we talked about her raps, but it was her adorable dog that really stole the show.
Looking for a writer who moved to/is based in Celina, Texas, to write about what it's like to live there (and give a few reasons why it might be the fastest growing US city). Rates start at $220 for 600 words.
#journorequest
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
Less than a year after I was put on a list of "potential layoffs," another round of layoffs has landed at Business Insider. I'm truly heartbroken to see my affected colleagues and for what this current (for lack of a better word) trend means for the future of media 💔
Seven days ... that's how long my
@InsiderUnion
colleagues and I have been on strike!! Though I'd love to get back to work, we're still working toward an agreement on a fair contract and resolution to a ULP. Management, it's time to come to the table!
@insiderent
@EammonJacobs
DO NOT cross the digital picket line! My
@InsiderUnion
colleagues and I are on STRIKE for a fair labor contract. 🪧🪧 Stand with us by not engaging with Insider's content until we reach an agreement with management!
Happy July, freelancers! Looking for US vs. non-US story ideas (ex: I'm a Brit who visited Texas for the first time) and essays about moving from expats/those who experienced a major culture shock. Rates start at $220 for 600 words. No hard deadline!
Story examples 🧵⬇️
One more callout for
@thisisinsider
! I'm looking for a writer heading to Chincoteague Island to share their experience staying on the island/going on a cruise/boat tour. Rates for a travel story like this start at $200. 🐴🚤
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
The Luddites of 1800s England set the stage for the modern labor movement. Here's why their story is relevant today as we worry about AI and its role in journalism:
Thanks to the
@InsiderUnion
, WE WON! Under our new contract, I'll be able to stay at the company, get a raise that's adjusted for inflation, and not worried about being laid off for the rest of the year. Catch me celebrating this win with a lovely cocktail
Does my room look like an explosion went off in a garbage pile that hasn't seen the light of day for a long, long time? Yes. Did I still unpack and decorate my tree in the only clean area of my room? Yes, yes I did.
#ChristmasEveEve
#ChristmasTree
It's day six of our
@InsiderUnion
strike and we're still fighting for a fair contract and resolution to our ULP! 🪧✊🏻 Insider doesn't pay us during strike so, if you can, please donate to our hardship fund!
Support Insider Union workers on strike
For
@thisisinsider
, any writers heading to Martha's Vineyard via ferry this May/June? Bonus points if you'll be taking the buses on the island or bringing your car. ⛴️
Rates for a story like this (example 🧵⬇️) start at $200.
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
#journorequest
@fani_breakeven
Hi! We're mainly looking for experientials about pretty much any ferry, kind of like this one. If you have a pitch for a similar story, DM me!
For
@thisisinsider
, I'm looking for a writer who started a side hustle as a Pilates instructor to do what they love while making money. If this sounds like you, comment/DM me. Rates start at $200!
Our previous Pilates stories examples 🧵⬇️
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
It's day eight of our strike!! The White House voiced support for
@InsiderUnion
and believe it's time for change. Don't you also think it's time,
@nichcarlson
and
@hblodget
?
Looking through my saved videos on TikTok like wow I was seriously convinced that I'm the type of person to buy five different fruits and learn to cook a simple syrup all for a single measly cocktail