Article writing

If they didn't specify a particular wordpress site or sites for you to post the articles on then I would say yes, go ahead and post them on your on blog.

You might want to contact them and ask them for a little more clarification if your not sure.

Yes I would seek clarity before posting ... if they have missed such a basic detail it may be worth checking the rest of the brief as well.

It sounds to me like they want you to post them to their site, they just didn't do a good job of specifying that. Check with them ASAP.

Pretty basic question that you should be asking your client as I do not see how our fellow warriors will be able to give you a definitive answer...

Customerservice,

Your question borders on customer service really. He who pays the piper dictates the tune. They are your customer/client, I guess. So, you have to satisfy them unless you are not comfortable with the offer.

BTW, your question is not very clear.

Seek clarity for the instructions. This goes for future projects as well. If you're not sure about the instructions, don't assume anything. Just ask.

David Jackson

Sounds fishy, just make sure you get the money up front.

Contact them as soon as possible. After all, they are the clients. Clarify things. If the clients options are nowhere in sight, it is up to you as the service provider to think of any possible solution.

Just wanted to comment back to say again what I think is going on.

They're not clear in their instructions, but they want you to post the articles to their Wordpress site. They said "a" instead of "my" or "our" in an attempt to make the invitation for proposals sound official. Kind of like you might say "Write an article for me," but that doesn't mean you can write just anything. They still control where you post them -- on their site -- and will give you the URL where you can post them, plus login info, if they choose you.

I have had articles written for me before and it was for my site and I had all the rights to them, so you would not be able to use them and they had to be unique articles not copies from anywhere else, so I would imagine they would want the same. That is good you have got intouch with them, hope you get the job.

Create a specification from a series of questions

I would add that you should learn from this experience - create your own questionnaire that you either have your clients complete or just a checklist that you go through yourself. The list will help you stay organized and get to know what each of your clients desire.

Your questionnaire or checklist can be simple or it can be very detailed. Just keep in mind that the more effort you put into this concept the easier it will be to please your clients. When you are gathering information from a client be sure to discuss things like the agreed upon article length, rate, and keywords as well as anything your client wants you to focus on or avoid mentioning in the article.

You can also get details about the resource box (some clients prefer that a pen name be used and others do not - and some want a specific product promoted while others just want to link to their website). Additionally, you should have an estimated delivery date, payment agreements, and information about how the completed project should be delivered.

You should definitely contact them to be completely clear where they are wanting you to post. Don't ever just post it to the place you assume they were wanting you to.

Good advice...no one ever likes getting scammed thanks

If you want to be a writer you should always capitalized your I's.

I have done something like this before outsourcing work to a site I no longer do any work on. I made the person an account on this blog so they could go and write the articles directly on the blog. So it is my guess that this is what they want but you should really ask them first.