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How easy (or hard) is it to find talented content writers?

by WarriorForum.com Administrator
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I'm always wary about advice like this, to be honest. But, a new article on Search Engine Journal reports that there are several sure-fire ways to find an ace scribe.



What's your experience with this? Is it easy to find great writers?

As you can probably guess, I remain unconvinced, but maybe the following list is a start:
  • Fiverr: A global platform connecting businesses with on-demand freelancers in the simplest way possible.
  • Guru: A platform where professionals can connect, collaborate, and get work done.
  • LinkedIn ProFinder: A freelancer recruitment platform for helping people hire freelancers.
  • ProBlogger Job Board: A leading marketplace for blog-related jobs.
  • Upwork: A work marketplace that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways.

And that's not all. If you've exhausted the mainstream platforms in your search for great written content, you can try further afield:
  • Contently: Powers the content marketing programs of some of the world's most valuable brands through their complete content marketing solution: Expert content strategy, an industry-leading content marketing platform, and one of the highest-rated creative networks. They've received numerous honors, including G2's #1 Enterprise Content Creation Solution and Gartner Peer Insights' Customer Choice.
  • Scripted: A leading provider of original written content for thousands of customers - ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. Their curated user-base of writers and editors collaborate with clients to produce a wide variety of engaging content, including original blogs, newsletters, web copy, video scripts, social media posts, and much more.
  • Skyword: A solution recognized by customers and analysts year after year, having been named a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights "Customers' Choice," ranked as a leader in the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for Content Marketing Platforms, and consistently rated a leader in content creation, experience, and distribution by their customers via G2.
  • Textbroker: A top online platform for custom-made, unique written content. The online marketplace brings together customers looking for unique and exclusive textual content with more than 100,000 U.S.-based freelance authors who can write about virtually any topic. Their parent company was founded in Germany and offers its services in 36 languages.
  • WriterAccess: A talent marketplace with nearly 2,000 clients, and more than 500 agency partners. The platform offers streamlined workflow tools to empower marketers to easily go from the ideas stage to publishing on their websites. Acquired in April 2022 by Rock Content, a global leader in content marketing solutions.

Got any tips of your own? With great writers so challenging to find, we'd love for you to share!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    It is not that difficult to find a talented/skilled content writer. However, too often the customer is looking for 'really great' and 'cheap' - and that doesn't work.


    Choose several writers and give each a decent gig to do - 10 articles, for example. Give more work to the best of that group and you can narrow down to 2-3 writers that produce the work you want, be on time every time with the work and suit your budget.


    Once you have a couple writers that suit you - treat them like professionals...use them regularly and send them a bonus once in a while Do that and they will always have time to do your work.
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  • Profile picture of the author DABK
    The issue, in my opinion, is not finding great writers but finding great writers for a low price. More precisely, they want writers for low price for the type of writing involved.


    Even at the filler-level writing.


    $10 dollars for a 1000-word article seems too much to some. Yet they want their filler article to be written by a native-speaker who's familiar with the mortgage industry or whatever industry they're in.


    Or they want an 'article' that converts for $25.


    Originally Posted by WarriorForum.com View Post

    I'm always wary about advice like this, to be honest. But, a new article on Search Engine Journal reports that there are several sure-fire ways to find an ace scribe.



    What's your experience with this? Is it easy to find great writers?

    As you can probably guess, I remain unconvinced, but maybe the following list is a start:
    • Fiverr: A global platform connecting businesses with on-demand freelancers in the simplest way possible.
    • Guru: A platform where professionals can connect, collaborate, and get work done.
    • LinkedIn ProFinder: A freelancer recruitment platform for helping people hire freelancers.
    • ProBlogger Job Board: A leading marketplace for blog-related jobs.
    • Upwork: A work marketplace that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways.

    And that's not all. If you've exhausted the mainstream platforms in your search for great written content, you can try further afield:
    • Contently: Powers the content marketing programs of some of the world's most valuable brands through their complete content marketing solution: Expert content strategy, an industry-leading content marketing platform, and one of the highest-rated creative networks. They've received numerous honors, including G2's #1 Enterprise Content Creation Solution and Gartner Peer Insights' Customer Choice.
    • Scripted: A leading provider of original written content for thousands of customers - ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. Their curated user-base of writers and editors collaborate with clients to produce a wide variety of engaging content, including original blogs, newsletters, web copy, video scripts, social media posts, and much more.
    • Skyword: A solution recognized by customers and analysts year after year, having been named a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights "Customers' Choice," ranked as a leader in the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for Content Marketing Platforms, and consistently rated a leader in content creation, experience, and distribution by their customers via G2.
    • Textbroker: A top online platform for custom-made, unique written content. The online marketplace brings together customers looking for unique and exclusive textual content with more than 100,000 U.S.-based freelance authors who can write about virtually any topic. Their parent company was founded in Germany and offers its services in 36 languages.
    • WriterAccess: A talent marketplace with nearly 2,000 clients, and more than 500 agency partners. The platform offers streamlined workflow tools to empower marketers to easily go from the ideas stage to publishing on their websites. Acquired in April 2022 by Rock Content, a global leader in content marketing solutions.

    Got any tips of your own? With great writers so challenging to find, we'd love for you to share!
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  • Profile picture of the author max5ty
    Myself, I think most of the article writers these days use AI.

    When I google something anymore, I usually skip most of the results and just look for the industry leaders on the subject.

    I subscribed to one of the AI platforms and even joined the FB group...it's full of people talking about how easy their content writing business is now.

    I don't have a problem with AI, but the articles are usually bland and have no emotion. But, if you're an article writer I guess it gets you the money in the shortest amount of time.

    I think google will somehow change the way they rank articles. I've noticed a lot of the articles that rank all sound about the same and have the same info in them.

    I'm pretty much convinced that if you hire an article writer these days...you're hiring someone that uses one of the AI platforms
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    • Profile picture of the author janicecai57
      That's true, but I really don't use AI. My clients don't like it. I always ask what my client needs and I don't break my word because I don't want to ruin my reputation.
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  • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
    As a Princess, natchrlly ima seekin' anywan can SPOUT bcs lineage stuffs etc.

    But also, I would wanna be specific 'bout imbibo of any an' all said squoit.

    Gotta always ask with what kinda stuffs you want fillin' out with in ordah to scream HEY YEAH I AM A MAXO SUCCOR ZONE.

    Prahblem with most hartifishyool intelligence is decidin' how little you would wanna kiss it or invite it to bring you ahf.

    & hey, so that is prolly why we gaht so much doobyYRs horizons bein' lofted from outta noplace rn.

    Did I mention I accidentally birth raptors to ordah?

    Course naht, bcs I only a Princess.

    Spouto imbibo -- nor nuthin' 'less.
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