{"id":1680,"date":"2016-07-20T09:58:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T09:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:34:42","slug":"question-to-ask-while-remote-hiring-a-content-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/question-to-ask-while-remote-hiring-a-content-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Question to ask while remote hiring a content writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1681\" src=\"http:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CN_Blog_MastheadV2_19-07-16.png\" alt=\"CN_Blog_MastheadV2_19-07-16\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CN_Blog_MastheadV2_19-07-16.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CN_Blog_MastheadV2_19-07-16-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CN_Blog_MastheadV2_19-07-16-768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cContent Marketing is the only Marketing left\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Seth Godin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the great Seth Godin actually meant is that you should be creating content that the audience cares about and not just targeted advertisements. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be frank, in today\u2019s day and age almost everyone understands the gravity of the above statement, and anyone who is serious with marketing their brand understands the value of quality content and incorporates content marketing in their day to day marketing strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, despite having a robust content strategy in place, businesses do not have the time or talent to consistently create good content in order to edge out their competitors. It is then when they <a href=\"https:\/\/penbrothers.com\/role\/hire-content-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hire remote writers<\/a>, ones that quickly adjust to current staffing and business needs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many advantages of hiring remote writers of course, you can potentially save some money by hiring remotely and they are best at what they do, do it faster and you can work with them as per requirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But then sometime business owners get frustrated with writers who are unresponsive, deliver bad quality content and disappear when they get busy with other projects. So it\u2019s important that you get it right. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve prepared a list of questions that might help you get the best talent to execute your content strategies. 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No matter how prolific writer, they can\u2019t claim that they can start writing anything without doing proper research. It is very much possible that while working with you they have to write on topics that are challenging and outside their immediate knowledge. So start a conversation with them about how they gather information about their piece, what kind of sources they depend on for writing stuff. Someone who is not used to extensive research before writing will definitely flounder through these questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><b>Which would you say is your best work? Talk about it.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writers are barely satisfied with their own work. But then there are always one or two pieces of work that they hold close to their heart. Probe them about it, ask them to elaborate on the entire creative process of how they came up with it. Listening to the experience will give you a fair idea of how they feel about their work and also about things that trigger their creative juices. You will need them while you supervise on them remotely. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><b>Are you aware of the basics of marketing?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well written content is a must, that\u2019s true. But then these days content needs to adhere to requirements of basic marketing fundamentals as well. Ask your writer about the steps they take to make the content robust for marketing. Ask them about concepts like product positioning, market segmentation variables etc. It\u2019s important that your writer knows about marketing fundamentals for your brand to reach your target audience. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><b>What would you say is your ideal writing environment?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The writer won\u2019t be working under your nose, you can\u2019t keep walking up to them to get an idea of the progress they have made or if they are facing any difficulties getting into the mood to write. So it\u2019s important that you know if there\u2019s an ideal environment that triggers the creative juices in them, or if there\u2019s a particular time of the day when they particularly enjoy writing. All this information will help you bring the best out of them when you start working together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you small business looking for writers who will drive a steady flow of excellent content your way? From blogs to robust social media schedules we provide them all. We have a diverse set of writers who can be an excellent fit to your business strategy and can shape a good content marketing bouquet for you. To hire them, contact us at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/contact_us.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/contact_us.php<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cContent Marketing is the only Marketing left\u201d &#8211; Seth Godin What the great Seth Godin actually meant is that you should be creating content that the audience cares about and not just targeted advertisements. 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