Hiring webmasters need help

[myst woman]

I find that almost all of my content writing gigs have had one thing in common: either people commissioning the work that want too much (guaranteed top google rank, instant success) from articles, or have no idea how to hire what they want. They just feel they can say anything and what they want will come out of the computer.

Why can't hiring webmasters wanting to buy content follow accountable rules for hiring content? I have probably let 70% of my past clients relationship lapse because they were simply too difficult to deal with.

Opinions?

[meganerd]

It happens in every field related to the internet. It's due to the largely misunderstood nature of the net and what people read and expect. Simple thing is, don't accept work from clients like that.

[Mafiaruler]

lol, I agree. I have a large client base, mainly content authoring but some other writing too, and the one thing you can guarantee is that they want conditional writing. Don't get me wrong, a world in which you could go to a car sales room and say, 'OK I'll buy the Ferrari, on condition that I all of the Spice girls begging to fulfill my every desire" sounds great, but not likely to happen is it! Likewise, when certain clients email me with a job of; '600 words on the social and economic downfall of Russia. Oh and can you make it so we will convert 70% of the visitors into paying clients for our carbonated soft drinks'. They honestly have no idea. Be firm with them and tell them they can either have a great piece, or they can have a piece which will be weak, and not really to the point.

Remember, you ARE the talent, they are NOT, which is WHY they are looking to hire a pro!

DB

[impactadmin]

Hey Mafiaruler,

Great feedback.

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If you have any questions feel free to let me know.

Thanks

[EGS]

Originally Posted by impactadmin

Hey Mafiaruler,

Great feedback.

We are handing out 5 free platinum memberships for members replying to posts with good quality feedback. Keep up the good work and replyto others in similar fashion and you can be awarded one of the limited memberships.

To answer your originail question Myst Woman, content writing is one of the single most important parts of better SEO. Finding a company that provides real unique content is hard to come by, but when you do its worth it.
Real content comes with a price because it takes real research and time to put it together so it is truely unique.

We offer a service specifically for unique content because we understand the importance of great content and finding someone that actual does it properly.

When you do decide to get content check out our page here: http://www.digitalconsultgroup.com/u...n_content.html

We have put together a few services here on the forum so that members can find reliable sources to these services.

If you have any questions feel free to let me know.

Thanks

Man where is all this stuff I am missing. No more announcements forum...let's start mailing newsletters out to DNF members because I keep missing giveaways and contests...