Bloggers for hire?

May 28, 2007 8:27 AM

I'd like to hire one, or maybe two, bloggers to keep my subject-specific weblog updated while I go on vacation (two weeks only). Is there a website that hooks up bloggers with potential clients for this purpose?
posted by afx237vi to writing & language (9 comments total)

Yeah, check it out.
posted by hermitosis at 8:31 AM on May 28, 2007

Yeah . . . Jobs. I would blog for you, assuming I know anything about what you blog about. And assuming you're not evil. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
posted by Medieval Maven at 8:51 AM on May 28, 2007

Wouldn't your best bet be to look among your readers first?
Presumably they are interested and relatively knowledgeable about whatever your blog is about?
posted by thatwhichfalls at 9:03 AM on May 28, 2007

Problogger.net has a job board.
posted by acoutu at 9:23 AM on May 28, 2007

In addition to the ones mentioned above, Craigslist can sometimes be useful for these things, depending on your area of focus.
posted by anildash at 10:15 AM on May 28, 2007

I was going to say problogger.net as well.
posted by delmoi at 10:16 AM on May 28, 2007

If it's not all news blogging, and if you're on a platform that allows it (Wordpress, Movable Type, and others too probably) then you can also consider lining up a couple of posts to appear while you're away. It's a bit of work if you're already too close to your vacation, though.
posted by easternblot at 10:33 AM on May 28, 2007

Are we talking about Cycloblog, because my brother is cyclo-crazy and would probably love to pen a few posts for you. As an added bonus he's a journo, so he's at least semi-literate, and probably won't get you sued while you're away.
posted by roofus at 10:59 AM on May 28, 2007

Thatwhichfalls has a great idea! I got my blogging job (Aeropause.com) just by being a prolific commenter who used proper grammar and spelling, and didn't troll. I also got a job offer from another blog that way, but didn't accept. Look at your commenters!
posted by IndigoRain at 8:11 AM on May 30, 2007