| In today's busy world, whether your business is large | | | | they are working to your specifications. |
| or small, it is easy to become over whelmed with | | | | The online freelance project posting systems allow |
| day-to-day tasks. Suddenly you realize that you need | | | | you to review the portfolios of the writers who are |
| to update your web presence content or you need to | | | | members of that system. You can select based on |
| have a processes and procedures manual on-hand in | | | | criteria such as previous feedback, length of time on |
| case of key personnel being out. It just becomes too | | | | the system and other factors to view a selection of |
| much to handle! Or perhaps you need to produce | | | | service providers' information. You can then select a |
| articles to promote your business, but writing simply | | | | few service providers which appear to fit your needs |
| isn't your forte. What do you do? It's simple; hire a | | | | and invite them to bid on your project, if you wish. |
| ghost writer to assist you in performing your writing | | | | Keep in mind when reviewing service providers' |
| tasks. | | | | feedback reports that no one makes everyone happy |
| Professional, well-qualified ghost writers can be | | | | all of the time. If a 5.0 is a perfect rating, and a writer |
| contacted via any number of freelance project posting | | | | has over 20 projects on which they have received |
| sites such as or and others. These freelance project | | | | feedback, you can expect at least one client to have |
| posting sites permit a buyer who needs writing | | | | not given even an exceptional writer a perfect score. |
| projects completed, while maintaining all rights to the | | | | Be realistic and look for service providers with a |
| material upon payment, to post a project description | | | | feedback rating near the top as well as those at the |
| and allow "Work for Hire" freelance writers to bid on | | | | top of the ratings. |
| your project. You can set the time length during which | | | | Once bids have been placed on your project, review |
| bidding is permitted and even request samples of the | | | | those bids. It is wise to identify which service providers |
| writers' work for review. | | | | bidding on the project included in their response your |
| When posting a freelance writing project for bid on | | | | exact project requirements. If you stated that you |
| any project posting site, you should strive to | | | | desire 30 articles written and the bid stated the |
| communicate facts clearly so that service providers | | | | provider will write 15 articles for you, it is clear that they |
| can bid accurately on your project. | | | | did not read the project description. That kind of |
| -Establish exactly what length, in number of words or | | | | inattention to detail when bidding can indicate a general |
| pages, you are requesting to be written for you. | | | | lack of attention and your project deserves to be |
| -Define exactly the content and purpose of your | | | | treated with care. A good service provider will tell you |
| requested project. Some examples of content types | | | | in their bid exactly what services they will provide for |
| are web content, search engine optimized web | | | | how much money and within what timeframe. If those |
| content, magazine article, resume, processes and | | | | key items are not contained in the bid, move on and |
| procedures manual, how-to report, ebook, or white | | | | review the ones that have clearly responded to your |
| paper. The type of writer that will bid on one type of | | | | request. |
| job may not be well suited to another type of project. | | | | If you request samples of work from the service |
| -Define format requirement. These requirements | | | | providers bidding on your project, you can expect to |
| include exactly what format you want the data should | | | | receive anywhere from one to two articles per bid to |
| be delivered to you as a final product such as MS | | | | as many as ten articles attached to bids. Read at least |
| Word, plain text, or rich text format. | | | | one sample from each bid to learn about that writer's |
| -Determine precisely the deadline for delivery of your | | | | style and tone. If the sample style fits with what you |
| final products. If you have an exact need date for your | | | | have in mind and their bid reflected care and precision |
| material, state that date in your project description. | | | | in bidding, you should add that writer to your "short list". |
| Those writers who can not meet your deadline will | | | | As soon as you have honed the respondents down to |
| simply not waste your time reading their bids. | | | | three or four bids that are from reliable providers, |
| -Communicate any other requirements. You may want | | | | choose based on price and turnaround time that best |
| content to have bulleted points, or to have margins of | | | | suits your personal needs. There are many, many |
| 1.5 inches on every side. Any requirements that you | | | | wonderful freelance writers working in the global |
| desire in your final product should be stated in your | | | | marketplace of the Internet today. Let them relieve |
| project description. Most freelance writers, upon | | | | you from some of your job stress by writing |
| accepting your project award, copy your exact | | | | documentation and content for you! |
| project description into their information files to ensure | | | | |