Inkthinker: One More Reason to Love Craigslist

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

One More Reason to Love Craigslist

Subject: Freelancing at [major regional magazine]

Message:

Hi there Kristen,

Another editor here at the magazine found your resume on Craigslist and passed it along to me. I edit our [special publication coming up soon], which includes [details about what they're looking for]. The next issue comes out [later this year]. ...The copy deadline would be [XYZ]; we pay [$XX]/word. Let me know if you'd like to pitch anything.

[Love, Magazine Editor]

How cool is that? The really funny thing is that pitching this publication was on my list of things to do this week. Ah, timing.

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6 comments:

Dean @ Sachi said...: That's great to hear, Kristen. For web designers, I see nothing but people wanting to only pay a couple hundred dollars for a site. :(

Dean; 9:59 PM
Anonymous said...: Hmmm. I've looked at craigslist for jobs (even got a promising lead on one.) But, I haven't posted a resume.

Do you want to blog about what to include on a craigslist resume and show us some examples?; 10:44 PM
Michi said...: LOL. Timing is everything!; 1:38 PM
Cory said...: Congrats! Did the Craig's List guide play a role in this? I.e., did you change the language of your ad based on its recommendations?; 9:54 PM
Lori said...: It's like the planets were aligned, eh? :)) That's really cool!; 10:08 AM
WritingForFood said...: Very cool! I never realized that it was possible to post a resume on Craigs list. Thanks for the tidbit!; 11:49 AM

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