Then → Now · 2026
The post's premise that writers were in demand ran straight into ChatGPT: within eight months, job posts for writing and coding work fell 21% relative to manual work, according to an Imperial/HBS/DIW study.
What it said (2018) ↓
"Writers are in high demand right now" because companies are investing in content marketing.
A FlexJobs report said remote writing/editing listings were up more than 20% since January 2017.
What happened (2026) ↓
Generative AI overturned the demand premise. Upwork writers saw a 2% drop in monthly jobs and a 5.2% drop in monthly earnings in the months after ChatGPT launched (study of 92,547 writers). source, source
Job posts for writing and coding work fell 21% relative to manual work within eight months of ChatGPT (Imperial/HBS/DIW study). source Writing projects on Upwork reportedly fell 32% year on year in 2025, according to Mediabistro (March 2026) citing a Vollna report that could not be found. source
Verdict · Held up: 2 / 10 · Rewritten in 2026 → · Full 2026 update
- Writers were in high demand because companies were investing in content marketing.Didn't happen was reversed after 2022
- Job boards such as Remote.co, Jobspresso and ProBlogger were good places to find writing work.Came true for most of them
- Writing projects on Fiverr often paid only $5 to $15.Still valid
Original post · 30 January 2018
Where to Find your Next Writing Job
Are you passionate about writing and want to turn it into a profitable side hustle, or even your full-time career? You’re in luck. Companies are investing more time and money in content marketing efforts, which means writers are in high demand right now. When you know where to look, you can definitely find some good freelance writing jobs. This is a great opportunity for digital nomads and remote workers. Keep reading for the writing jobs sites we have looked into for you. According to a recent FlexJobs report, listings for remote writing and editing jobs have increased more than 20% since January 2017. Businesses of all sizes, in all industries, and in all parts of the world need talented writers for website content, blogs, proposals, presentations, marketing deliverables and more. Writers add value to a company regardless of location, creating endless possibilities to explore when choosing the direction you want to take your writing career. Flexibility to work from anywhere is a huge perk for freelance writers, since all you really need to get your job done is a computer. So whether you prefer writing from a loud and bustling coffee shop, a cozy co-working space or under an umbrella on the beach, most writing jobs offer the flexibility of working wherever you choose. Or whether it is for blogs, curating content, editing product descriptions on e-commerce sites, fixing blogs for SEO, you name it. There is always writing job that you can land on if you are good at writing.Legitimate Freelance Writing Jobs
But, there can be trouble in paradise when it comes to finding legitimate, remote, paid freelance writing work. It can be a treacherous process if you don’t know where to look. When you’re first looking for clients or remote employers, it can be difficult to weed out the good ones from the ones that sound too good to be true, so researching the company or the client and setting expectations up front is critical. Luckily, there are tons of resources targeted explicitly to writers looking for remote work.Freelance Writing Jobs Websites
These eight sites post remote jobs hiring writers across dozens of industries, from all over the world. Many of them also provide useful resources to help you get paid for doing what you love so you can travel the world. Remote.co posts a variety of jobs in all industries with a specific tab for writing and editing jobs. On the site, you’ll find freelance and contract positions and even full-time writing jobs with fully remote companies. They also provide valuable tools for people wanting to embrace the remote work lifestyle, manage distributed teams and insight on productivity. On Jobspresso, you’ll find high-quality remote positions in writing, marketing, customer support and more. Jobspresso screens every employer so you never have to worry about a job post being fake or a scam. They curate high-paying remote jobs from large tech companies, start-ups and creative agencies who are looking to hire full-time or contract employees. Problogger is a writing job board and community of over 300,000 bloggers and writers. The site offers tips helpful downloadables, articles and even have a podcast where they talk all things writing and blogging tips and teach listeners how to make more money as a freelancer. They update their jobs daily and feature a wide range of positions from technical writers to food bloggers and post jobs for blogging, copywriting, content creation, SEO, and marketing jobs. Truelancer is an online platform that pairs employers with freelancers and other professionals to help them finish projects and complete specific tasks. Anyone can create a free account on Truelancer. Just complete your profile, share your skillset and start sending out proposals to land paid writing jobs to clients all over the world.- Freelance Writing Jobs
2026 update
What happened after this was written
Claims then:
- "Writers are in high demand right now" because companies are investing in content marketing.
- A FlexJobs report said remote writing/editing listings were up more than 20% since January 2017.
- It lists Remote.co, Jobspresso, ProBlogger ("300,000 bloggers"), Truelancer, Freelance Writing Jobs (freelancewritinggigs.com), FreelanceWriting.com, Fiverr ("$5–$15" projects), AllFreelanceWriting.com, BloggingPro, plus Airtasker as a bonus.
- It links to a Freelance Effect guide on making money on Fiverr.
What happened since:
- Generative AI overturned the demand premise.
- Upwork writers saw a 2% drop in monthly jobs and a 5.2% drop in monthly earnings in the months after ChatGPT launched (study of 92,547 writers). source, source
- Job posts for writing and coding work fell 21% relative to manual work within eight months of ChatGPT (Imperial/HBS/DIW study). source Writing projects on Upwork reportedly fell 32% year on year in 2025, according to Mediabistro (March 2026) citing a Vollna report that could not be found. source
- Most of the listed boards still exist. The "free" framing is only true for job seekers: ProBlogger charges employers at least $80 per listing and Jobspresso charges $299. source, source
- Fiverr cut about 30% of its staff (250 people) in September 2025 to become an "AI-first company". source
- Two errors in the original post:
- The "Truelancer" link actually points to
freelancer.com/job-search/trulancer/, not to Truelancer. - It says "9 sites", then "these eight sites".
- The "Truelancer" link actually points to
- The Freelance Effect link (
thefreelanceeffect.com) now redirects to an unrelated site, thehireups.com (curl, 2026-09-30).
Named tools/orgs status:
| Name | Then | Now | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote.co | Remote job board with a writing tab | Reportedly still listed in 2026 comparisons; could not be confirmed from its own site (no usable response, Nov 2026) | pitchmeai 2026 |
| Jobspresso | Curated remote jobs | Active; free for seekers, $299 per employer post | jobspresso.co, review |
| ProBlogger Jobs | Board plus community | Active; pay-to-post from $80 per 15 days | about |
| Truelancer | Freelance marketplace | Reportedly active, Delhi-based and India-focused, but this could not be re-checked on its own site (the post's link was wrong) | truelancer.com, winvesta |
| Freelance Writing Jobs (freelancewritinggigs.com) | Curated daily list | Not operating: the domain now serves only a default server page (Nov 2026) | stephanmiller, site |
| FreelanceWriting.com | Job collection | Live (HTTP 200) | curl 2026-09-30 |
| Fiverr | $5–15 gigs | Active; 30% staff cut, "AI-first" pivot in 2025 | The Register |
| AllFreelanceWriting.com | Jobs and community | Live (HTTP 200) | job board |
| BloggingPro | Daily writing jobs | Reportedly active, claiming a $15/hour minimum for employers (could not be re-checked; the site blocks automated reads) | bloggingpro.com/jobs |
| Airtasker (writing) | Task marketplace | Live; the URL now redirects to the /au/ section | curl 2026-09-30 |
Verdict:
- "Writers are in high demand": Didn't happen, and was reversed after 2022.
- The listed boards still existing: Came true for most of them.
- The Fiverr $5–15 warning: Still valid.
Headline finding: The post's premise that writers were in demand ran straight into ChatGPT: within eight months, job posts for writing and coding work fell 21% relative to manual work, according to an Imperial/HBS/DIW study.
Additional checks · Chrome search, 30 Sep 2026
- Writing projects −32%: CORRECTION OF ATTRIBUTION: the −32% YoY drop in writing projects (2025) is attributed by Mediabistro to Vollna's analysis of Upwork job postings, not an Upwork statistic; Vollna's own report could not be found. (confirmed (re-attributed); Google search in Chrome 2026-09-30; vollna.com Upwork Projects Analysis 2025)
Where these differ from the notes above, these supersede them.
Re-verified 3 November 2026: 11 claims confirmed, 3 corrected, 5 hedged, 0 removed.
Researched 30 September 2026 and re-verified against the sources on 3 November 2026. Sources are linked in each point. Items marked "unverified" could not be established and are not guessed.