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So, for those of you who hire writers....

by awicky
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What do you look for in a candidate? What makes a writer ideal?

Do you prefer someone with a passion for the craft of writing, or someone who knows how to stuff in keywords?
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  • Profile picture of the author Bluestarace
    Well, a good writer should be able to craft a piece that is both search engine friendly and reader friendly.
    Other than that, the writer should be able to make any topic interesting and simple.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by awicky View Post

    What makes a writer ideal?
    One thing is a pretty good indication: a successful record of achieving syndication (and I don't mean in article directories and Web 2.0 sites!).

    Here's the point: if someone has regularly and reliably produced articles (I'm guessing you're talking about articles, and not copywriting, here?) which publishers with ezines/newsletters and Webmasters with niche-appropriate sites have chosen voluntarily to share with their own readers/visitors/subscribers, that's the effective hallmark of quality.

    It's a simple, very pragmatic description of "quality", but for the writer's clients, it's the one that best translates into income.

    Writers to avoid, in my opinion, are probably those whose websites discuss "keyword density", "latent semantic indexing" and/or "passing copyscape" on their home pages.
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  • Profile picture of the author awicky
    I like seeing you around, Ms. Alexa

    You have a lot of valuable input for a writer hoping to get started in this business.
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  • Profile picture of the author TimothyTorrents
    Good communication is very important as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author awicky
      "Good communication is very important as well."

      Agreed, sir. Communication is the main directive of writing, wouldn't you say?
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  • Profile picture of the author theimbible
    I write articles for a variety of different blogs and sites and for myself it is always a mixture of the two. First of I have a passion for good quality writing, I find it a joy to craft a well written piece, but most people do need to have certain keywords in the articles as many of them are for SEO purposes. In my opinion, you can't have one without the other, to be a good paid writer you need to offer the full package, and this is generally reflected in my buyers' requirements.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matt121
    Preferable someone who has a background on SEO content marketing. And the basics should go along with it like good control of grammar and spelling.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dimachaerus
    I like someone that can also spin the articles as well because it saves me time of course you will have to pay a little more but its worth it. Needless to say a bit of a SEO background is preferred.
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