Content Writer – How Good is Your Relationship With Yours?


It’s important when you work with a professional writer that you can communicate and end up on the same page. That’s how you’ll get exactly what you envision with your writing projects. The writer you deal with should feel like an extension of your business; a virtual team member. If not, you might want to look for a new website content provider.

When you deal with a professional copywriter, they should be ready to ask and answer questions. Some of the questions they may ask you could include:

What is your goal for your website?

If the writer knows what you want to accomplish, this can help them determine what type of call to action to include in the writing.

Who is your target audience?

A writer should know what demographic they are writing for. If you have several demographics in mind you might choose to write more than one piece. Writing online content for the teen marketplace is very different than writing for businesses or for stay at home mothers.

Where will the articles be posted?

If the writer can see the context of the work, they can learn more about you and your line of business. This can help them write according to the existing voice and style of your website when you are ordering more content to be integrated into an existing website. If your articles are being posted on your site they might be written differently than if they are on an article directory pointing to your site or a news service, etcetera. Seeing your existing keywords and your layout can help substantially.

Managing the Relationship with a Writer

In terms of managing a relationship with your writer, it’s important to discuss things such as deadlines, payment terms and payment methods. If you are working on a larger project together, you might consider interim discussions so you can see the project as it is coming together and reduce the risk of not hitting the mark by the deadline. You’ll also want to discuss how many rewrites or revisions are included in the pricing as well as discussion of future projects so the writer can help you with your business planning.

Having a communicative relationship with anyone you outsource work to is especially important when you’re dealing with someone through e-mail and not face to face where communication can be a less challenging.

When you decide to hire a professional writing company or individual copywriter to do business with it’s wise to deal with someone who you feel comfortable with, who responds promptly to your queries and who is receptive to learning about the big picture. The more the writer knows about your business and your goals, the more likely you are to get written content that will help you reach those goals.

Julie-Ann Amos is a professional writer and business consultant. She has over 14 books published in many countries. She runs Exquisite Writing, a large freelance writing agency that produces a wide variety of website content, articles, web pages, website contents, books and ebooks as well as blogging services for an international client base. Topic experts available for a wide range of subject areas.

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