How To Find A Professional Writer For Hire

By Roger Young


Hiring a writer is a big decision since the person will serve as a persona reflection of your brand. If they do a good job, this will reflect well on your or your company but if they do a bad job, you will be the one to be embarrassed. That is why you should find the best author possible. Here are some of the things you should know when you are looking for a professional writer for hire.

Find someone who has a good grasp of what you want them to do. They should have been writing for quite some time, so that they do not get overwhelmed by the task before them. If the topic is particularly difficult, you want someone who has been writing on that topic for a while and understands it well. If the topic is simple, you have much leeway, since you can even find a newbie to write the article.

Test the person before you give them a job. You want to make sure that they can do a good job. Give them a small test, which you can compensate them for, if they do it well. Do not just blindly hire someone and give them a huge job without first testing their skills. You also need to interview them and assess them too.

Ask them how much they charge for their services. This will depend on your budget and how much you can afford to pay. Just remember that you will get what you pay for. If you do not pay good rates, it will be hard to find a quality person, who will stick with you for a long time.

You want someone who is available to work and meet your deadlines. If you have lots of projects, go for a full time expert, who has lots of time to write. If your deadlines are not so tight, you can get someone who works on a part time basis.

Decide whether you want to get someone to work for you over a long period of time for only for a short period of time. If you have a lot of work, you can get an in house expert. However, if you will only be assigning them projects from time to time, just pay them on per project basis.

Explain to the person what you expect from them. Do you expect them to just write or perform other functions as well? This might include designing power point presentations and looking for images that go with your articles. Define the scope of the project. However, it might be unfair for you to expect an author to posses other skills, such as graphic designing or web designing. Get other people to do these tasks for you.

When you are writing your ad for the expert, write it well. A good ad will attract the right people. Make the ad detailed, so that people can understand the requirements and qualifications wanted. A detailed ad will help to disqualify a lot of people, who do not fit the bill of what you want.




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