Eric Eckl Falls Church May 7, 2010 18:05 pm

Are you an experienced blogger who knows how to keep the snappy articles coming, build a loyal audience of regular readers, and engage them on your blog, on Facebook, and via Twitter? And -- would you love writing about one of the following topics (with an environmental twist):

Dogs:
http://northern-virginia-dog-blog.com

Lawn and Garden Care:
http://metro-dc-lawn-garden-blog.com

Raising children (from a womans perspective):
http://metro-dc-mom-blog.com

Public works -- water, gas, electrical, and transportation infrastructure:
http://metro-dc-utilities-blog.com

If so, then you may have what were looking for. Water Words That Work, LLC is recruiting a group of bloggers for an innovative social media/social marketing project aimed at residents of the Washington, DC metro area.

Our bloggers will be independent contractors. You will set your own hours, work from the location of your choice, and use your own equipment. You will earn a fixed payment based on a minimum monthly volume, plus additional payments for traffic, subscriptions, and other performance benchmarks. Payment can exceed $1,000 per month.

Each of these blogs will be sponsored by county and city governments who are working together to engage their residents in a new and exciting ways, and to encourage them to adopt environmentally responsible behaviors.

The project is a pilot -- each blogger will be contracted to write for 6 months. After that, the sponsors will evaluate the effort and determine whether to continue.

We seek experienced bloggers who can:
Find topics and produce articles that engage readers in these topics
Get noticed -- and linked to -- by other bloggers in the space
Extend the blog conversation into Facebook and Twitter
Periodically repeat pollution prevention and water conservation messages that the sponsors want to get out
Ensure the blog content and commentary reflect well on the sponsoring governments

We will look favorably on candidates who live in the DC metro area and who can demonstrate their passion for the topic in question -- but we will give priority to candidates with a demonstrated track record building thriving blogs.

How to apply

Send a resume, cover letter, and samples of relevant work experience to:

[email protected]

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