Six Easy Strategies For Recruiting English Writers
In the Internet marketing community, many business owners prefer to outsource much of their writing so they can focus on working on their business rather than working in their business. I’d like to share with you a few simple tips that have worked for me.
1. It is important to ask a job candidate for samples of their writing. You really shouldn’t hire someone simply based on an email conversation. In fact, ask for at least two samples of writing.
2. If you come up with a fictional topic, you can ask candidates to write about that topic as if it were a real topic. This prevents the writer from being able to copy material from elsewhere. It gives you a chance to see how they write, creatively, without being given any material to start from.
3. Test candidates on their ability to correct basic errors. Pre-write a one or two paragraph sample that is injected with basic English grammar and spelling errors. Focus on verb tenses and plural vs. singular formats. If they can fix all of the mistakes, they are likely better qualified.
4. Ask for the error correction task to be done online, via Skype. If you send the above described task by email, it is easy for the candidate to ask for help. By asking them to do it live, via skype chat, it is nearly impossible for them to escape doing it themselves.
5. Discuss the volume of writing output that you’ll expect ahead of time. But avoid asking for any kind of software time tracking to be used. You don’t want to make your writer feel like he is punching a time clock. That’s not cool. Focus on quality and quantity, rather than hours.
6. Early on, for example in the first week or two, ask for revisions to any work that is not absolutely perfect. But be nice about it! This will set the tone for what kind of quality you expect while not having you come across as a mean boss.
Stick with it. These are just a few ideas, but ultimately as you outsource your writing you’ll develop more ideas to grow your business. Just take action.
To find out exactly how I learned to outsource effectively, visit my website about John Jonas Outsourcing.
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