Hiring a writer for blog posts.
I'm looking to hire a writer for one off blog posts here and there.
What I want to do is take 2-3 source URLs and allow the author to rewrite them into a new document based on a few examples I provide.
Does anyone use any services like this?
I need someone who's used to content marketing, blogging, etc.
At first I'd like to do it on a case by case basis. Then maybe work with them to crank out 2-3 documents per week.
Hey Kevin. Happy to help if you feel we are the right fit for your requirements. Have a look at this comment too:
https://www.indiehackers.com/post/f187883f3a?commentId=-LgkD-y8zUM9hz2jRi3B
Check with @shalintj on the same. He runs Springzo and might be able to help.
Springzo hasn't really got raving reviews thus far. Check out the pros and cons on ProductHunt...
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/springzo
Hey there. Appreciate your response. We have come a long way since we appeared on PH. Our authors are ESL writers and at times, there might be some discrepancies wrt to the usage of words/phrases, etc. However, we definitely ensure the grammar, as well as language syntax, are in place.
Here's one such example:
We might write, "well-placed argument". For a native English speaker, there's no such word. It can be a "well-placed phrase", and in this particular case, a valid argument.
Let me also mention here that we do work with a lot of brands from the US as well as Europe.
Also, we take up long-form writing assignments too (aka, skyscraper content), 2000+ words. Here's one we wrapped up a couple of days back:
https://irisholidays.com/keralatourism/best-places-to-visit-in-kerala/ (comprehensive 8000+ words).
The whole ESL writer thing is and will continue to be a sticking point for you. On inspection it does look like your capitalising on staff that can produce content at a much cheaper rate than is synonymous with quality writing and placing quantity over quality. RE: issues your opener on that link states...
‘If you visit best places to visit in Kerala it would feel like the most “pampered kid” of the Creator himself!’
What does that mean? It makes no sense at all.
In your first caption '1. Munnar – Enjoy Tea Gardens and Greenery' you mention Munnar no less than four times. That's either repetition gone haywire or a poor attempt at SEO.
As a point of kind advice I'd suggest you get better writers or make EFL a priority if you're producing English content geared at English speaking audiences rather than pursue damage control as you have on PH and IH when community people highlight issues with your service.
Thanks a lot for your inputs. I appreciate it.
We continually strive to improve the quality of our content while working with ESL writers. Will reserve the "why" of it for a blog post sometime in the future.
With regards to the blog post I shared in my earlier post, it ranks on Page 1 of Google search results for "places to visit in Kerala" - as you can imagine, a highly competitive (ok.. let me repeat that again as it's that important... a highly competitive) search term for OTAs here in India. Travel agencies / OTAs spend millions of dollars on ads to attract the audience searching that search term. So, a lot of phrases in the article are there to help the article rank for the targeted keywords, and when I see the results, that strategy is working...
Also, when we launched on PH last year, we did focus on working with companies in the US/UK, primarily native English speakers. We quickly realized that our skillsets are a better fit for ENGLISH SPEAKING AUDIENCE in the countries where English is not the first/native language (India / several countries in Europe / APAC, etc.) That strategy is working quite well when I look at numbers we have been able to achieve for brands wrt to the organic traffic - one of the key reasons for doing content marketing in the first place.
But that does not stop us from approaching brands operating in the US/UK - if they find us the right fit, awesome. We work with them. If not, it's an opportunity for us to improve our services. That's also the reason why our prices are competitive (read as: not lower than some other players in the market).
check this thread at Hackernoon forum: https://community.hackernoon.com/t/for-writing/2561/17
I'd look into Upwork.com and ProBlogger.com. I haven't personally used either of them, however, I've seen others recommend them multiple times.
don't like Upwork. a lot of people that just need a job. sell me services there - don't feel ok with it
Couldn't agree more. Basically summed up as...'You pay peanuts, you get monkeys'. And that goes for all freelancing platforms.
Hi Kevin,
We do just what you need at www.fluxcontent.stream.
Our unlimited copywriting plan will produce you the material at the pace you need :) No contracts, just unlimited copy on tap. Drop us a line if you think we could be of use.
Richard
FLUX Content
check out fiverr.com for writers.
Not always a great idea. Paying 5-20 dollars will usually reflect in the quality of copy.