FunTripsLIVE is bulging at the seams. We are currently in the top 1% of all web sites (there are 56 million). We have been online since April of 1999 and have survived the peaks and valleys on the cyber highway. We are growing faster than we can keep up and you can make a major impact and be part of our vibrant, fun and rewarding future. We are adding independent [virtual] guides to each section of FunTripsLIVE. This will make the LIVE live all the time instead of just during trips. The guides will be introduced to our audience and will be permanently present on the website. They will exude (and hopefully be) friendly, helpful and full of life! In the beginning, this project will have intermittent responsibilities, but as our website traffic continues to grow, the workload will become heavier (and the opportunities will become greater). You can work at home or on the beach if your wireless computer is functioning, but you must at all times feel a responsibility to our website visitors. It is helpful if you are someone with these characteristics. 1. Enjoy doing minor research (sometimes on subjects you don't really care about).
2. Are someone who is out and about in the community you are representing so you know what's going on, what's new and what's in the future.
3. Be familiar with online writing.
4. Be able to research quickly. You should know where to find the answer (or if the answer is available) to any question in approximately 5 minutes or less.
5. Have photography skills.
6. Be able to work independently but in concert with our goals and objectives 'from afar.' Responsibilities
1. Write a monthly newsletter focused on the featured destination - usually 300-400 words. Eventually the newsletter will be published weekly. Information from the main newsletter which contains travel tips, specials, announcements, etc. will be added to your contribution. Your content will relate to news in the area - restaurants openings, calendar events, real estate developments, at least one 'secret' (very important) as you are a local, and so on. These will be defined per area. 2. Sporadically, as needed, write a short enthusiastic and personal article about something in your area that travelers would find interesting or insightful. 3. Respond promptly (same day) to traveler questions. These are all over the board - for example, right now I am trying to find out where the Mr. Margarita Contest is held, who won and what recipe he used; this from a visitor to the Cabo section (if you know, help me out, OK?). 4. Blogs are being set up and will be active in the near future. In the beginning you will only be required to spend a few minutes on the blog each day to contribute and answer any questions that may arise about your area. Your work will be owned by FunTripsLIVE, LLC and we may distribute it over the internet for promotional purposes, publish it in our electronic newsletter and use it in our offline newsletter. Any articles you write will always include your byline. Payment Options
You will not be an employee of FunTripsLIVE, but a Freelancer and Independent Contractor. This is a contract/per item arrangement and you may choose your payment options. 1. You can accept a flat rate for each newsletter of .10 a word, $2.50 for each response you give a website visitor question and $10 a month for the blog. As I mentioned above, at this time there is not an over abundance of questions and the blog is not active, but the questions are becoming more frequent and the blog will be active soon (which is why I'm getting helpers). | | 2. If you are entrepreneurial and have sales skills we have other options that might interest you. In this case your articles become advertorial and your pay is 50% of the agreement you made with the supplier. If you are interested in this option (which is much more lucrative than the flat fee) please indicate your interest in the appropriate place on the form. So, is this you? If so, please proceed to the application. |
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