Hi Annie,
Thanks for taking on this project -- I'll send the topics and keywords after you bid and I accept the bid.
We are looking for a long-term article writing partners who deliver high quality articles. We are looking for well thought out articles that use actual research or facts where appropriate and the articles should be interesting to read. We are very strict about quality, but we believe this is good for you and us because our clients will continue to use us.
Trial project definition:
This trial is to find long-term writing partners. The trial articles must comply with the criteria listed below and will be used as consideration for a long-term partnership. Consider this an interview.
-- 5 unique, new articles with 400 words each
-- Topics and keywords will be provided
-- Must meet the writing criteria below
-- Payment will be made after validating against the criteria
Please provide the following information along with your bid:
-- Indicate how many articles you can write per day or per week (from Monday to Friday)
-- Indicate how long it will take you to write 5, 10, and 25 articles in the future
-- Indicate your rate for 500 and 600 word articles ($ per article)
-- Providing a sample of previous work would help (but is not required)
-- Indicate if you have experience with article rewriting as well (not required for this trial project but beneficial for the long-term partnership)
-- We do not expect you to work on weekends, but indicate if you can accept and complete projects on weekends
Writer criteria:
-- Professional article writer
-- Native English speaker
-- Committed writer (will complete projects properly and on time)
-- Able to take projects on short notice
-- Able to write on various topics
-- Experience with SEO article writing
-- Willing to adjust style based on feedback
Writing criteria:
-- 400 word articles
-- No spelling mistakes
-- Proper grammar must be used
-- Use conversational American English
-- Unique content (85% unique or better, must pass Copyscape or other plagiarism software)
-- 3+ paragraphs per article
-- Interesting and relevant content on provided topics
-- Keyword density of 1.5% - 2% using provided keyword
-- Keywords to be used in title and first sentence (and then 4-6 times elsewhere in article)
-- Keywords must be used naturally (fluid in proper sentence structure)
-- Note: The keywords will not be the topic, but they will be similar enough that the keywords can be used in an article about the topic. It is up to you to combine the two properly.
-- Articles should not use first-person pronouns (I, me, we, us, etc.) and should not contain personal opinions. Articles are written for clients and the client may not share the same opinion.
-- Any statistics or facts used must have the source cited (use *, **, ***, etc. after the reference and cite the source at the end of the article)
Other important notes:
Please make sure you agree to all of the following terms:
-- When you submit articles for a project (including the trial project) you relinquish all rights to the material to us and the articles may be used in any publication by us and you cannot reuse the articles for any future work, publication, or resale
-- Any articles not meeting the criteria above will be rejected and we will not pay for articles that are rejected
-- Payment by PayPal is preferred
-- Payments for long-term partners will be made each Saturday for all articles submitted and accepted during the week
-- For long-term partners, there will be a bonus of $10 per each 30 articles submitted and accepted
-- We reserve the right to update the criteria at any time and you will have the opportunity to accept the criteria changes to continue writing or you may stop writing for us. Changes to the criteria will always be as necessary and will be reasonabl