The California Small Business Association is looking for someone who has a passion for both small businesses and technology to write a blog on technology for small businesses.

We are starting a website devoted to helping small business owners improve the way they purchase and use technology. The website will have several tools such as buying guides, original content, and listings of service providers, and one of the most important elements of the site will be a blog.

There are many blogs on technology for small businesses, and most of them are mediocre. They have no attitude, no strong human voice. They blog about technology in general instead of focusing ruthlessly on the needs of small businesses. They are afraid to take sides, name names, and be controversial. They aren?t really blogs but standard product reviews. Their posts have few comments because they are so bland.

We want to help small business owners become more comfortable with technology by viewing it through the filter of a unique human perspective. Our blog is not for people already proficient in technology but for small business owners who are forced to be their own part-time IT manager. Other parts of the site will help them gain the technical knowledge they need or to find professional help quickly. What we want the blog to do is put it all together ? not only inform our users, but entertain and provoke them, help them get in touch with their inner nerd. We want this to be the Car Talk of technology blogs.

Your samples don?t need to be published, since we believe that you could come from either the world of writing or the world of technology. We?ll be rating your samples by the following criteria:
? passion for small businesses
? passion for technology
? breadth of knowledge about small businesses
? depth of knowledge about small businesses
? breadth of knowledge about technology
? depth of knowledge about technology
? the ability to write about technical subjects for general audiences
? an understanding of what blogs are good for and what they?re not good for
? a sense of humor
? clear, professional, journalistic writing style

Compensation will be $75 per post, with a maximum of 10 posts per month.

To apply, send a letter and samples to writer at csba.com.

About the CSBA
The California Small Business Association is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization that gives small businesses a voice in state and federal governments. Founded as a grassroots outgrowth of the 1980 White House Conference on Small Business, CSBA advocates on behalf of small businesses at the state and federal level, conducts research on issues, and helps develop policies that benefit small businesses. Its work includes supporting candidates friendly to small business, communicating information on government programs to its members, acting as a liaison between the legislature and members, and helping members grow their businesses. For more information, see http://www.csba.com/.

* Telecommuting is ok.
* This is a part-time job.

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