If you don’t know what about.com is, most probably you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade or so. About.com just happens to be a very popular website and according to Alexa and other statisticians, it’s one of the top one hundred websites in the world.

And they’re looking for contributing writers to add content to their ever expanding information empire. They’re looking for writers to fill in for the following topics:

* Playing and Coaching (About Football http://football.about.com)

* Antique Furniture (About Antiques http://antiques.about.com)

* Legal Issues (About Single Parents http://singleparents.about.com/)

* Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Scene (About Manhattan http://manhattan.about.com)

* At-Risk Teens (About Teens http://parentingteens.about.com/)

* XML (About HTML / Web Design http://webdesign.about.com/)

* South Africa Travel (About Africa Travel http://goafrica.about.com)

* Feminism in the 1960s and 1970s (About Women’s History http://womenshistory.about.com/)

* Algebra (About Math http://math.about.com)

* Medical/Surgical Information for Patients (About Back and Neck Pain http://backandneck.about.com)

Interested parties are advised to email their resumes and a writing sample to contributingwriters@about.com.

The actual job ad is here:

http://football.about.com/b/2009/10/09/about-com-looking-for-freelance-writers.htm

Tell them you saw the ad here and you’re practically hired already (kidding).

Good luck to all freelance writers who apply!