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Examiner. ​​​com is seeking social activists, community leaders and local experts.​​​ Examiners are local insiders with writing skills who love to share their knowledge.​​​ If you have a thirst for getting involved, a desire to help those in need, and an urge to wrap yourself up in social fabric, answer your calling and join us.​​​Examiners are given their own pages on our site, complete with personal photos and bios.​​​ Your work on Examiner.​​​com can help you establish your own brand and allow you to use your written voice to reach a broader audience.​​​
â–º Retain rights to your content
► Your articles appear on Examiner.​​com, a site with more than 17 million unique monthly visitors
â–º You decide where and when to write
â–º Free training and support on online publishing, social media and search engine marketing
â–º Creative freedom to cover your topic area
â–º No fees or start-up costs, in fact, we pay you.
SOME AVAILABLE TITLES:
â–º Community Activism Examiner
â–º Gentrification Examiner
â–º Dating Hot Spots Examiner
â–º Architecture & Design Examiner
â–º Haunted Places Examiner
â–º Historic Places Examiner
â–º Real Estate Examiner
â–º Life in Photos Examiner
â–º Parks & Open Spaces Examiner
â–º Urban Renewal Examiner
â–º Volunteerism Examiner
â–º Sustainability Examiner
WHAT OUR EXAMINERS SAY:
“Unlike other outlets, I have control over what gets published and when.​​​ I've also become much better at using social networking sites as a result of both Examiner.​​​com’s encouragement, and the advice of other Examiners.​​​ I promote myself much better and this has led to an editor of a print publication actually reading my queries.​​​"
-- Neala Schwartzberg, Offbeat Places Examiner
“My articles have stimulated some thought in the local architecture and design community.​​​ I certainly get a lot of comments from folks that I bump into who have read my stuff.​​​ A regional real estate/​​​development magazine asked me to be a regular monthly contributor.​​​"
-- George Calys, San Francisco Architecture & Design Examiner
“Eleven years ago I was the mom who always knew what was going on in Parker, Colo.​​​, and started a website to keep everyone in town up to date.​​​ For those eleven years no one knew who I was nor did they care.​​​ Now as an Examiner for the last four months writing on the same topics as I've always written on, my popularity has increased tenfold and I'm invited to show openings, new restaurants, etc.​​​ It's definitely opening new doors for me and I've even received a few freebies along the journey.​​​"
-- Chrissy Morin, Douglas County Examiner
QUALIFICATIONS:
☻ Credible, passionate and knowledgeable subject matter insider/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​expert
☻ Able to tell engaging stories using solid writing skills (spelling, grammar, etc.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)
☻ Access to timely, accurate information within the topic and able to provide a local angle
☻ Ability to keep their Examiner page current, which usually means publishing 2 - 4 brief (200-400 words) articles per week or more
☻ Desire to build their readership, understand their audience, and be the expert
☻ Interest in online/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​SEO writing
☻ Technologically savvy; able to learn and utilize web/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​publishing tools and internet applications
COMPENSATION:
Most people become Examiners because of the exposure they receive from being on a Top 100 Web site and the additional opportunities that result from it.​​ Examiners are independent contractors and receive competitive pay based on publishing frequency and Internet variables such as page views, reader subscriptions, session length and advertiser interest.​​ It may not be a job that will support you, but there are many other benefits like getting invited to special events, becoming the local go-to expert, and making media appearances.​​ Many Examiners have used their columns as springboards for further success in publishing, while established writers have made their columns integral extensions of their writing lives.​​
ABOUT EXAMINER.COM
Launched in April 2008, Examiner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​com is the insider source for everything local, offering a rich mix of hyper-local and globally-relevant content.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ We have presence in most U.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​S.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ cities, thousands of towns and neighborhoods, and are developing a strong presence in international markets including Canada.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Examiner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​com is a division of the Clarity Digital Group, LLC, wholly owned by The Anschutz Company, a Denver-based investment company whose broad array of assets include AEG and other live sports and entertainment (including STAPLES Center, The O2, Nokia Theater); print and digital media; hospitality; film production and exhibition; wind energy development and transmission.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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â–º Retain rights to your content
► Your articles appear on Examiner.​​com, a site with more than 17 million unique monthly visitors
â–º You decide where and when to write
â–º Free training and support on online publishing, social media and search engine marketing
â–º Creative freedom to cover your topic area
â–º No fees or start-up costs, in fact, we pay you.
SOME AVAILABLE TITLES:
â–º Community Activism Examiner
â–º Gentrification Examiner
â–º Dating Hot Spots Examiner
â–º Architecture & Design Examiner
â–º Haunted Places Examiner
â–º Historic Places Examiner
â–º Real Estate Examiner
â–º Life in Photos Examiner
â–º Parks & Open Spaces Examiner
â–º Urban Renewal Examiner
â–º Volunteerism Examiner
â–º Sustainability Examiner
WHAT OUR EXAMINERS SAY:
“Unlike other outlets, I have control over what gets published and when.​​​ I've also become much better at using social networking sites as a result of both Examiner.​​​com’s encouragement, and the advice of other Examiners.​​​ I promote myself much better and this has led to an editor of a print publication actually reading my queries.​​​"
-- Neala Schwartzberg, Offbeat Places Examiner
“My articles have stimulated some thought in the local architecture and design community.​​​ I certainly get a lot of comments from folks that I bump into who have read my stuff.​​​ A regional real estate/​​​development magazine asked me to be a regular monthly contributor.​​​"
-- George Calys, San Francisco Architecture & Design Examiner
“Eleven years ago I was the mom who always knew what was going on in Parker, Colo.​​​, and started a website to keep everyone in town up to date.​​​ For those eleven years no one knew who I was nor did they care.​​​ Now as an Examiner for the last four months writing on the same topics as I've always written on, my popularity has increased tenfold and I'm invited to show openings, new restaurants, etc.​​​ It's definitely opening new doors for me and I've even received a few freebies along the journey.​​​"
-- Chrissy Morin, Douglas County Examiner
QUALIFICATIONS:
☻ Credible, passionate and knowledgeable subject matter insider/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​expert
☻ Able to tell engaging stories using solid writing skills (spelling, grammar, etc.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)
☻ Access to timely, accurate information within the topic and able to provide a local angle
☻ Ability to keep their Examiner page current, which usually means publishing 2 - 4 brief (200-400 words) articles per week or more
☻ Desire to build their readership, understand their audience, and be the expert
☻ Interest in online/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​SEO writing
☻ Technologically savvy; able to learn and utilize web/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​publishing tools and internet applications
COMPENSATION:
Most people become Examiners because of the exposure they receive from being on a Top 100 Web site and the additional opportunities that result from it.​​ Examiners are independent contractors and receive competitive pay based on publishing frequency and Internet variables such as page views, reader subscriptions, session length and advertiser interest.​​ It may not be a job that will support you, but there are many other benefits like getting invited to special events, becoming the local go-to expert, and making media appearances.​​ Many Examiners have used their columns as springboards for further success in publishing, while established writers have made their columns integral extensions of their writing lives.​​
ABOUT EXAMINER.COM
Launched in April 2008, Examiner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​com is the insider source for everything local, offering a rich mix of hyper-local and globally-relevant content.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ We have presence in most U.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​S.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ cities, thousands of towns and neighborhoods, and are developing a strong presence in international markets including Canada.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Examiner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​com is a division of the Clarity Digital Group, LLC, wholly owned by The Anschutz Company, a Denver-based investment company whose broad array of assets include AEG and other live sports and entertainment (including STAPLES Center, The O2, Nokia Theater); print and digital media; hospitality; film production and exhibition; wind energy development and transmission.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​