How do you
hire freelancer content writers for your
niche website? This is one of the most asked questions to me. Because I
do work with niche websites, and outsource the contents from freelance
writers. I have used several
content writer hiring platforms last couple
of years. And this article is all about my experience and guideline for
you to
hire quality content writers for your upcoming project!
Identify the Sources
There are hundreds of websites out there filled with people who can
write pieces as you would like them to. For starters, you may look into
the platforms:
These few websites are places where you can find quality freelance
content writers. Now there are thousands of them out there. You need to
segregate the best from the rest.
Post the Requirements
Now the second thing you need to do is to post the requirement of
your job. A nice little website description that you need the author for
will work great guns. Describe the job very closely. Don’t leave any of
the details out. It will be good for yourself to be specific about what
you want. You don’t want a quality writer applying for the position and
find information to be unorganized or inappropriate, do you? Be
specific about what type of person you want for your job. If you want an
author with experience, go ahead and mention it. Even if the
requirements don’t match, you can always find a close enough person for
the job and train him better.
Sample of Job Posting to Freelance Market Place:
Here is a sample job posting I published on oDesk a couple of days ago to hire a writer for one of my niche site projects.
You can get the job posting content here >>
Download It.
How Do you Find The Amazing Writer?
This is easy really. Well, if you follow the steps correctly. If you
are particular with the choosing criteria of your candidate and want
only the best for the job, you should hire the ones with the most
experience. They are usually the best in their sectors and know what
they are doing. However, to determine further, just follow the steps
below.
Look for someone with experience:
Experience beats all won’t you agree? Well, it is true. It does beat
everything. You should go with the most experienced author out of
several applicants for your niche website. There are others with little
or no experience as well. I am not ruling them out. Frankly, they are
good too. They might be new to the world of freelance writers or to the
website you posted the job in. In that situation, check the resumes for
the right candidate. Then you have the option for contacting them
directly.
Checking out the Past Articles is a Great Idea:
There are smart authors who’ll submit their resumes with samples (if
they don’t ask for, I do it). You can select the ideal one who matches
the most with your requirements and is familiar with your style of a
website from them. Read one or two lines from their past work and you
will know whom to choose.
The next thing is contacting the Author:
Now when you have shortlisted your panel of authors to choose from, you
will need to select the ideal one. The process is easy. You need to
contact the authors one by one through any communication method you
prefer. Then ask them few questions that you have selected. The question
will help you in knowing them better. Start with greeting and
experience related questions. Slowly move into the job-related ones. Be
on your toes to judge whether they are fit enough for the job. Judge if
they are responsive or not. If they are slow in getting your point, they
are no good. An author, who responds late, is not good for your job
either. Be warned, one who knocks you constantly, can be a red zone to
move into as well.
Give the Selected Candidate Detailed Info:
You need to be very specific from top to bottom in your selection
process. That involves the aftermath of the selection as well. Give your
selected man/men detailed instructions about how to go about in your
niche website. Is it a product you want reviewed? Do you want them to
focus on positive sides or do you want them to be “As it is” to their
approach? Make sure you make the facts clear before you move on.
Decide how many Dollars to Pay
The next thing to decide is what to pay for your ideal person.
Believe me, you will have to be on your guard as far as the payment
method and amounts are concerned. The easiest way to go about things is
to pay based on the length of the article that the person has written.
If you want a 1000 word article and pay your man with a pen $5, it will
honestly be a low price. On the other hand, $70 will be too much. I pay
an average 4 to 9 dollar for a 500 to 700 word article.
By following these specified steps you will find outsourcing your
content-related works easier. You will not need to go through all the
hustle. Just hire the best person you see fit for your niche website.
Select a few from the lot of applicants, shortlist them, ask them few
follow-up questions, select your best man with all the qualities you
desire, decide what to pay him, and you are good to go
Build a better relationship with the amazing authors
This is a must follow rules. Not all the freelance writers are great
writers! Whenever you find a great writer to work for you, build a
long-term relationship and try to hire the writer for your future
projects as well. This well saves you hours of time just to let the
writers know about your requirement, writing patter and things related
to your project.
Writter Al Amin
Sourav
Tuesday, September 1, 2015