Winning Writing Jobs on the Outsourcing Sites the Easy Way

Want to kick start your writing career? The easiest way is via the outsourcing sites; many writers make great full time incomes on these sites, and you can too.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve acted as the project manager on several large projects, which meant that I spent a lot of time sourcing writers. Although I’ve done it before, this time I found the process particularly frustrating.

In this article I’ll give you some tips on what a buyer’s looking for when he’s assessing 50 applicants for the same writing job. I hope that it opens your eyes, shows you what’s essential, and helps you to win as many projects as you wish.

Winning projects is easy. Here’s why. Nine out of ten bidders simply ignore the project description and waffle on. I beg you to pay close attention to the project description, and to bid referring only to that description. (See the tips below.)

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How to Win Jobs on the Outsourcing Sites

1. Read the project description, and respond precisely to the points in that description.

This is the most important tip I can give you. Read the project description, and in your bid, go through each point in the description, and SHOW the buyer that you can do the project.

Be specific. For example:

* Write “I’ve written X for N Company” not “I can write.”

* Write “I’ve written four articles on X and they’re attached”, not “I’m currently working on my first novel and am looking for a publisher.”

2. Pay close attention to the format of any requested writing samples, and provide them in that format.

Every project I posted on three outsourcing sites clearly asked for writing samples to be attached in plain text. I even went to the trouble of saying why I wanted plain text.

So 95 out of 100 writers attached samples in MS Word. Please pay attention to the format of material you’re asked for. When you do as requested, you show that you’ll be easy to work with. Writers who respond as asked get jobs.

3. Watch your spelling and punctuation.

Words are a writer’s tools. Show that you can use the tools.

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4. Feedback counts.

When you start on the outsourcing sites, you won’t have any feedback, and this gives buyers pause. All things being equal, most buyers prefer working with writers who already have feedback on the site.

Therefore, when you’re new, you need to show what you can do, either with links to material published online, or with links to your sites and blogs. Buyers will be happy to hire you, even without feedback, if they can see that you’re a competent writer.

Since feedback is so important, ask your buyers to give you feedback as soon as you complete a writing job. It’s worth doing four or five small projects first, just to get feedback, because this will stand you in good stead when you bid on larger projects.

5. Talk to buyers if you can – Skype is particularly useful.

Most outsourcing sites have ways in which buyers and providers can interact. The Skype VOIP program lets buyers phone you, or you can phone them. It’s completely free to talk to other Skype users; all you need is a computer with a broadband connection and a microphone.

The above five tips will help you to get writing jobs on the outsourcing sites. If you follow them, you’ll be way ahead of other writers on these sites.

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