Thursday, June 14, 2007

Skills a content provider needs

Inorder to improve your chances of getting paid and the amount of pay recieved a web content provider should have the following skills under their belt

Understanding of rights issues
The more knowledgeable you are the better deal you may be able to cut for yourself.

Fast, dependable turnaround
Brag about your reporting and writing speed. Being able to put together in a day what other might labor weeks over is a plus in this industry. http://tinyurl.com/2w8u37/

Able to edit yourself
Point out that you are able to produce readable, respectable content so your client does not have to hire another layer of management. http://tinyurl.com/34jghl/

Solid business skills
Knowing how to negotiate an agreement, pay and the ods of getting paid. http://tinyurl.com/35rzyu/

Ability to suggest more work for yourself
Learn the entrepreneur’s bigger plans and suggest additional ways to contribute

Web friendly writing style
Short crisp paragraphs with relatively short sentences are required for web reading. Adopt the precept of clear organization with frequent subheads.

Inventory of material
When someone needs content fast, your back log of older yet still interesting material on a website site topic may get you a package deal of new and old material.

Ability to locate and negotiate reuse of resources
As a web savvy writer you can explain to your client that you are better able to solicit or negotiate the use of work from other writes that he/she is.

Branded name
If you have been writing regularly and visibly for a particular market, argue that you already have a liked or trusted name with that market.

The goal of every website is to become a valuable resource for internet users in their target market you can help them achieve that by point out your skills and how invaluable they are to the entreprenuer.

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