The first thing that you must identify is what exactly you want from the article writer. You don’t just say write me some articles about this subject and that is it. The more specific that you’re, the better that the results are going to be.
You have to either give them keywords to target or have them do the research for you. It seems so obvious, but I see people doing this all of the time. Even if you’re just going to turn around and sell them for a higher price. You’ll more than likely get way more for them if you have already done this.
Now, with that said sometimes people just want the content read naturally and they don’t want to be too pushy with keyword phrases. That is fine also, but that should be specified. It is writing more for readers and less for the search engines.
If you are going to be outsourcing article writing for the long-term, it is best to work with a team of writers or someone that you’re comfortable with. It is just like anything else, once you build up a relationship with someone, things seem to work out better.
What I mean by that is you get familiar with what to expect from them. You get use to their writing style and their turnaround time etc. You know that you can count on them to deliver.
If you’re really looking to scale up your operations and you need a lot of bulk work, you’re going to want to look for someone that has a talented team of writers. You don’t want to put too much of a work load on one person, that one person is probably taking on other writing jobs, as well, so the turnaround time could get too long.
One more tip that I will give you is that I don’t post offers on freelance worker sites. I talk directly to writers by sending them e-mails or direct messages.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t like posting a job and letting it sit there for seven days or whatever and then not know for sure if anyone will even take it or if they do, I have to wait so long for the article or articles. It also allows you to build a relationship with them, like I talked about earlier.
