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How to Hire Excellent Content Writers

How to Hire Good Content Writers

• CHOOSE YOUR CONTENT WRITER HIRING PLATFORM

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• Upwork

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• Problogger

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• Content Beast

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• Linked In

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• Fivver

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• Your company website

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• SET UP YOUR COMPANY/BRAND BLOG JOB DESCRIPTION

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• Make sure you job ad is friendly and engaging

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• Create a section to showcase your company

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• Include your content strategy

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• Include writers roles and responsibilities and project details

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• Include salary range

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• Include project length

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• Include that part of the interview process is a paid writing test

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• Include how writers should apply

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• BEGIN WRITING TEST/ONBOARDING PROCESS

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• STEP 1: EMAIL THE WRITING TEST AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING;

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• Include some writing samples or a link to your blog

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• Include a few interview questions in email that writer can submit back to you

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• Pitch a blog topic, along with a short description

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• Include your blog content strategy ( create a checklist that they can easily follow)

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• If they submit content back that you find is a good fit or you continue to step 2

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• STEP 2: ONBOARDING PROCESS

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• Set up a call or zoom to go over the project in more details

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• Send writer your company onboarding documents

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• Have writer sign contract (if this makes sense for your company/brand)

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• STEP 3: ASSIGN PROJECT

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• Give writer all project details

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• Make sure they understand deadlines and writing process

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• Set up a call to review give feedback on first article

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