Hello, it is me again. I am just confused about a new order that really don't know what to do. Please, help me. My problem is that I am a beginner and every time I get a new order I always hesitate. Should I ask the client about details if he just sent me the niches of the articles? I mean the questions about the style or what keywords to use or I have to decide everything myself and such questions only reveal that I am not a very experienced person in such stuff. If I can and even need to ask such questions, probably there are some of them that I forget to mention or just don't know about. Perhaps you know some special questions that should be asked at any case. Thanks in advance
Why don't you try ordering from other writers and see how they handle the process? Then you can establish a formal process and list that process so potential buyers can see exactly how you work. But some basic questions I would ask: * Length of articles? * How are they going to be used - SEO, article directory submissions, blog posts? * Are there any special points of emphasis, or do they just want a general overview of the topic? * Ask to see other articles they've had written. Ask if they were pleased - why or why not.
@abientot I think it's better to ask the client what exactly he demands as it gives you a safe side. And the questions mentioned by writegurl are quite enough to have good idea of clients' demand.
Hello Abientot, The one thing I'd like to add here is that it's always better to ask and be sure what your clients want than to pretend you're such a specialist and miss something important. Getting a professional to do some work for you, like Analyst just mentioned, will let you put yourself in the customer's place and see the whole process from the other side, and the expenses won't be too high. You could also surf the web for some copywriters' sites (like www.copywriting911.com, for example) and check out their order forms, etc.
I agree - it's always better to ask questions as soon as possible. Otherwise it gets to that awkward stage where you're too far in to ask the question, and you really need to know the answer...
I agree, they will feel comfortable with you doing the work for them when you ask the right questions because they can be confident then that you will produce what they want. Also, don't be afarid to ask them for examples of the type of content they are asking for and for urls that also target their topic, this way you can be sure you understand what they want.
This is also a good idea, to order quality content from good writers so you can see how they take on the task.