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I am looking for content writers. Not textbroker.com, I want content written that isnt scraped and reworded from information already in google. Can anyone recommend a company which isnt afraid to read a book or a magazine, dig up old information to write something truly unique?
This should likely be in a fresh thread, but ill put it here as a side note. If you also can recommend a wordpress or joomla theme designer who has his own creative ideas and is highly skilled...
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If you believe you can provide this type of quality then repost in this thread and tell me and I will contact those of you who can for a sample order and select who I will use.
Jared,
You came into this thread asking a very different question. Now you are soliciting us like we are content shops. That's not a recipe for winning.
Please reread my replies to your question above. It directed you to find a person who is already an effective writer and proven expert in your field. These are people who write about a topic because they are experts who love the topic. Not a person who needs to do a pile of research to meet the minimums of what you perceive to be good content.
Your post above tells me that you think that content in a specific field is a commodity that you can buy from almost any vendor for a few dollars per article and threaten the provider with bad feedback if the try to give you spin.
If you are looking for filler content you can probably get that for a few bucks per article and it will often be spin. it will not attract links or climb the rankings.
My suggestion is to find the expert and be willing to pay several hundred dollars, maybe a couple thousand for one piece of best-on-the-web content. Then promote that content like the treasure that it is.
If you want content experts who can do the above you must go out and find them not advertise. That's my experience.
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Jared-
I think it's quite possible that one of the factors that played into the lack of response is that a fair amount of research is required. With comprehensive research, a spreadsheet and lots of graphics, you're asking for a piece that is definitely a cut above what many typical freelancers find themselves asked to provide.
I have found some outstanding copywriters on textbroker, and I have no doubt that you can find several there that can and will meet your standards. I would suggest that you might get more response by simply soliciting a writer that is willing to do more than just basic research, and then "interview" two or three of the most promising candidates. Ask them for samples that required a similar level of workmanship. Sure, you'll get a few that can only claim to be fluent English-speakers with their fingers crossed or are simply not up to the task. But IMO, since you're looking for quality work, you'll need to invest some extra effort in your search to qualify the respondents.
Get 'em interested, then thin the herd.
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Of those who responded, Id like to share with you an example of the quality of work I am seeking. If you believe you can provide this type of quality then repost in this thread and tell me and I will contact those of you who can for a sample order and select who I will use. This is an example of an ad I posted on textbroker that no one will accept due to the difficulty and high quality demand;
-NO DUPE CONTENT
-EXPLAIN WHY GENERIC AND BRAND NAME DIFFER IN APPEARANCE
-PROVIDE EXCEL WORKSHEET OF EVERY XANAX PILL CURRENTLY BEING PRODUCED
-INCLUDE DESCRIPTION, STRENGTH, COLOR, SHAPE, COUNTRY MADE IN, DRUG NAME (EX. XANOR)-PICTURES, OR LINKS TO PICTURES IS A PLUS
SHOULD BE DETAILED, COMPLETE, ORIGINAL, AND HAVE INFORMATION THAT WAS RESEARCHED NOT JUST FOUND ON PAGE ONE OF GOOGLE.
GIVE ME STOLEN CONTENT I WILL LEAVE YOU BAD FEEDBACK.
GIVE ME GRAMMATICAL ERRORS AND LAZY FILLER WORDS, I WILL LEAVE BAD FEEDBACK.
PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY WORK, AND I WILL REHIRE YOU AT A HIGHER PAY RATE FOR CONTINUED WORK.
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Hello, Jared-
EGOL's suggestion is a good one, if you're looking for content. However, I would differentiate between content and SEO copy. If content that is entertaining or informative will accomplish what you seek, then finding a niche blogger might be your best bet. If, however, you're looking for content to help get your site ranked for specific search terms, then I think you really need to consider an SEO copywriter.
And even further up the food chain, you'll find content strategists, that will tailor optimized copy to your specific needs, whether that be reputation/authority management, organic search or more. Obviously, the further up the ladder you go, the higher rates you can expect to pay.
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Some of the best content on my site has been written by bloggers with advanced degrees in the niche.
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This is a great answer, they would already be educated in your field and provide higher quality content for your users.
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Search google for your main keywords and filnd a blogger who is already writing kickass content for your topic. Hire Her.
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Content wise, shouldn't be that hard to find people depending on what you're willing to pay. You can easily get a decent 300 - 500 word article for around £12 - £20. If you're only paying $5 per 500 words then you're going to get people at the lower end of the food chain usually.
With exams ending students may be looking for more work so you can try http://www.studentgems.com/ beyond that find someone you like on elance or odesk.
I can recommend to you website designers or WordPress coders, but I don't know any good designers that also code into a CMS. I'd say you're actually looking for 2 different people, but also remember that you'll need to give the designer a decent brief, even if you want to let them run riot with their own ideas.
You looking in a particular territory or does it not matter where they are?
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Hi Jared,
We use Ben Locker & Associates for our copywriting- great company, and they do pretty much all of the legwork on their end for us. Here's a link to their website:
Hope this helps!
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