How To Hire Bloggers

Running a blog as a business has several benefits, especially if you’re outsourcing it.

You get to grow a platform on which you can promote your business without investing hours of your time to write blog posts.

That’s why in this article, we’re going to take a look at how to hire bloggers and everything you need to know about outsourcing your blog.

How To Outsource Your Blog

When outsourcing your blog, the most important step is to find freelance writers. However, there are also various other smaller tasks involved in blogging, which you may also have to outsource. But, we’ll talk more about these later in this article.

How To Find Writers For Your Blog

Looking for writers and hiring them isn’t always as easy as going for the first option, telling them the article title, and calling it a day. Usually, you may need to test different writers and make tweaks to your outline/order requirements along the way.

This is because every writer is different, and has their own expertise. Below, we’ve written some guidance that will help you find the right writers for your blog, as quickly as possible.

Finding Freelance Writers Online

The first step is to find a place where you can hire freelance writers.

There are various places you can choose from including our marketplace Legiit, where you can hire experienced writers at affordable rates. You can check out some of the top-rated sellers, and see which one is best for you.

But before you do so, we suggest sticking through this article as we’ve got lots of tips to help you find the right writer, including some editor’s recommendations!

Things To Look Out For When Hiring a Freelance Writer

When looking for writers, you need to look out for a couple of things to make sure they’re the right fit. Below, we’ve explained what those things are to help you not only hire freelancers, but also the correct ones.

Samples

One of the first steps you should take is asking for samples or look at the ones they provide. This will allow you to recognize whether you like their writing style. And if you don’t, you can move on to the next writer.

If you are hiring someone on Legiit, they will often have a sample on their service page. But, if they don’t, then you can message them, and ask for one.

Reviews

Another thing that you want to look out for is reviews.

They will often tell you a lot about the quality of their work and how satisfied (or unsatisfied) their previous customers were.

Pricing

Of course, you also want to find writers that suit your budget. To give you a bit of a guideline, you can usually expect to pay anywhere from 2cents per word to 13cents per word for a freelance writer. Usually speaking, the higher the price, the better the quality.

However, this isn’t always necessarily the case, so it’s also worth testing out the writers with lower rates.

Experience

You also want to take into account their experience. If you’re, for example, needing the article for a specialist industry or a topic that is quite complicated, you’re probably going to need a fairly experienced writer.

Something to note though is that experience and cost are probably also correlated. So, if you’re looking for a writer at more affordable rates, you could consider going with someone who maybe doesn’t have as much experience.

Custom Order Capabilities

Your blog and its needs are probably pretty unique.

You probably have an exact idea of how you want the writing on it to feel, alongside a couple of other custom requirements. That’s why it’s always worth seeing whether the freelance writers can help with custom requirements.

Writing an Outline

Something that we also recommend is giving the writer a brief outline of the article. This may cost you a little extra time on your side, but it can improve the results a lot.

By doing this, the writer only has to figure out how to word the paragraph, instead of what to write. They still do most of the hard work, but the chances of getting the article right and to your expectations increase exponentially.

Testing

Sometimes it takes a couple of tries to find the right writer. You may also need to ask the freelancer to make a few tweaks for future orders. But finding the correct writer is definitely worth it, as it will allow your blog to grow to its full potential.

You can also consider asking the writers before to see whether they are familiar with your topic. This can quite often help you filter out those who aren’t much quicker. When you have a couple of targets, you can put in 500-word test orders to see whether they’re right for you.

What Else Is Involved In Blogging?

Writing isn’t the only task involved in blogging. There are a few other things you need to do too. Below, we’ve explained what these are, and how you can do it yourself, or hire someone.

1. Set Up

The first step would be the initial set up.

In most cases, you’re going to want a self-hosted WordPress.org blog. You can get a web designer to design your website, or create one yourself with a theme.

If you are looking for someone to design a website for you, so that it’s ready for you to log in and create posts, you can check out the programming & technology category on Legiit. 

2. Graphics

Nobody likes walls of text without any images. Plus, your blog will probably need a logo too.

To create images yourself you could use Canva or Photoshop. Or, if you’re looking to hire someone, you can also check out the graphics category on Legiit.

3. Keyword Research

Just writing blog posts and hoping for the best is probably not a good idea. Chances are, nobody will ever find them and you’ll be wasting your time.

This is why you must research the keywords you want to rank for and build a strategy around them.

You can do this yourself using keyword research tools, or hire someone to help you with it. If you need would like some assistance with it, check out the keyword research subcategory on Legiit. 

Final Words

We hope you have enjoyed this article on how to hire bloggers.

Just remember to follow the guidelines in this article closely, and you should be able to find some great writers for your project.

If you would like to get started with hiring, check out some of the links below.

Legiit Writing Category  –  Hire talented writers today!

Legiit Programming & Technology Category – Need to get your blog set up?

Keyword Research Subcategory – Find the most profitable keywords!