{"id":4267,"date":"2009-07-12T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2009-07-12T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=4267"},"modified":"2020-12-05T14:33:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T00:33:09","slug":"announcement-want-to-write-for-the-impulsive-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/12\/announcement-want-to-write-for-the-impulsive-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"ANNOUNCEMENT: Want To Write For The Impulsive Buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like trying new products?  Do you voice your opinion about those products to yourself in the mirror or to family members and pets who don&#8217;t care what you think?  How would you like an audience that cares?  If so, you should apply to be a writer for The Impulsive Buy.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re looking for a writer (or possibly two) to try the latest goods and review them using entertaining prose. Interested?  Read on, my friend.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need to send us:<\/p>\n<p><b>Writing Samples<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1.  One sample review in TIB format (price, pros, cons, etc at the bottom).  The review can be about whatever product you want.  We won&#8217;t be using the review on TIB, we just want to see your writing style to determine if you&#8217;d be a good fit.  To give you an idea of how long a TIB review is, most of them end up being around 300-500 words.<\/p>\n<p>2.  A bio about yourself and why you want to write for The Impulsive Buy.<\/p>\n<p><b>A few notes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1.  Due to legal reasons, we can&#8217;t hire minors.<\/p>\n<p>2.  <b>Please don&#8217;t send attachments.<\/b>  Copy and paste your writing samples into your email. <\/p>\n<p>To apply, please send us an email with your writing sample to <b>theimpulsivebuyATgmailDOTcom<\/b>. Please add the word &#8220;Writer&#8221; in the subject line.  We will stop accepting applicants on Friday, July 17, 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like trying new products? Do you voice your opinion about those products to yourself in the mirror or to family members and pets who don&#8217;t care what you think? How would you like an audience that cares? If so, you should apply to be a writer for The Impulsive Buy. 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