| Content is extremely important. A successful | | | | frustrations of re-writes. Often, it's a bunch of jumbled |
| webpage will combine many features. A successful | | | | words that requires me to go online, read, research, |
| webpage will have many SEO techniques involved. | | | | construct, etc. Basically, a re-write is usually just me |
| However, if people click on your website and they see | | | | writing the whole article. When you know your English |
| a bunch of confusing writing, they will immediately back | | | | is VERY bad, you should be honest with the editor. Tell |
| click and leave the site. This is especially upsetting if | | | | them that you will give them ½ of what you are paid. |
| you live anywhere in the world where you speak a | | | | Although it might not be a lot of money, new |
| different language than English. After all, you can | | | | freelancers will often take this kind of work. |
| speak English all the time and read it with no difficulties. | | | | What Is The True Minimum Wage? |
| As a former professional English teacher and student | | | | It is important to keep in mind that you will NEVER find |
| of 6 different languages, I understand that writing is the | | | | someone to work for you if the work is less than $6 |
| last frontier of fluency. | | | | per hour. If you offer less than that, no one will do it. It |
| How Can You Do SEO Without Fluency? | | | | is not possible to live in a country where Native English |
| The truth is, you can do a lot with SEO and not be | | | | is spoken and make less than $6 per hour. Don't think |
| fluent. However, if you want content, articles or blogs | | | | that someone who is educated enough to be an editor |
| that appeal to an English speaking audience, you need | | | | is going to have college debt, a house, a computer, and |
| to address the issue of fluency. If you are trying to be | | | | internet and make this little amount of money. So keep |
| in the business of creating content, you cannot | | | | these things in mind. Most of the people you are |
| continue to have a successful business if your fluency | | | | working with as freelance editors want to make |
| issue is never addressed. In other words, SEO without | | | | $10-$15 per hour. |
| Native English fluency will not take you far for very | | | | SAMPLE FREELANCE JOB PROPOSAL |
| long. | | | | Hi potential editor! |
| Editing Services | | | | THIS IS NOT A RE-WRITE or ARTICLE REWRITING |
| One of the easiest things to do is contact an editing | | | | POSITION. We are looking for a college graduate to |
| service. However, most of these companies are larger | | | | edit our writing. This will be steady work. Let us know |
| firms. If you are from Europe, this can be something | | | | about your expected turn around times. |
| affordable for you. The rest of the world is trying to | | | | This is a great startup job for someone who is new |
| write content at a lower rate than would be paid to a | | | | and wants to build their portfolio as a freelancer in the |
| European, Japanese, American, Canadian, or Australian | | | | editing category. |
| worker. This is why people in places like India, Pakistan, | | | | Financial Expectations: |
| the Philippines, and Manila continue to struggle. They | | | | Our expectations are 20 cents per 100 words. Each |
| have the English skills and even speak English in those | | | | of our articles is about 500 words each. In other |
| countries. However, they do not have the writing skills | | | | words, each 500 word article will be about $1 each. |
| at a level high enough to be at the same level of | | | | We expect to send you about 100 articles per week. |
| quality as a Native English speaker. | | | | Most people read about 10 articles in one hour. See |
| Getting a Freelance Native English Editor is The Only | | | | our samples that are attached to see for your self. |
| Option | | | | What we need from you: |
| When you look at freelance sites that offer you | | | | 1. Edit articles with us on where we can see the |
| actions to get in touch with a native English speaker, | | | | changes you made. |
| you might not have the right words to address exactly | | | | 2. Use Firefox add on Capture Fox or similar to |
| what you want. Often times, editors will want to | | | | communicate any major problems or changes (so we |
| charge you according to how much work it takes for | | | | can learn!). Capture Fox allows you to record your |
| them. If your English is so bad that it takes them a long | | | | computer desktop and voice to make a tutorial video |
| time to edit it, they will want to charge you more. See | | | | for us about our project. Also, in your proposal reply, |
| the bottom of this article for more details of an | | | | type the following to let us know that you understand |
| excellent job proposal for a freelance site editor. | | | | and have read all of our instructions - 56MarKin |
| Characteristics of a Great Editor | | | | 3. Native English Speakers only. |
| Once you have a great editor, you will see that your | | | | 4. College Education preferred. |
| projects, workflow, and client expectations are paying | | | | 5. English as a Second Language experience |
| off! You no longer need to worry about clients | | | | preferred. |
| complaining or losing jobs because your English fluency | | | | 6. Last But Not Least - Long term dedication. Our |
| is not enough. Of course, I know all of this because I | | | | business depends on you! Let us know how you can |
| am an editor for non-native English speakers! I am also | | | | join our team. |
| currently working with non-native English speakers on | | | | *** TEST: Please send us back at least one of the |
| their SEO ESL. | | | | articles from the samples we provide to show us |
| Be Honest About Re-Writes | | | | what kind of work that you can do for us! |
| As a freelance editor on elance.com, I know about the | | | | |