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B2B Technology Writer wanted | pay 10+ cents per word

Added 2021-07-03 17:56:20 +0000 UTC

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE BLOGSMITH

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FREELANCE SEO CONTENT GHOSTWRITER

The B2B Technology Writer will help produce SEO blog content for The Blogsmith’s clients as a ghostwriter. You’ll work with an editor on our team to fine-tune content for clients across multiple rounds of editing if necessary. You may also work with a project manager and virtual assistants to accomplish relevant tasks.

Assignments are typically 1000+ words in length.

You can work whenever you want as long as you’re able to respond to team communications within 24 hours on Monday - Friday and can consistently meet deadlines without micromanaging.

This role is perfect for the freelance writer who just wants to write but doesn’t want to deal with all the extra details that include keyword research, client management, or the bulk of editing work.

“Working for The Blogsmith has been a wonderful growth experience. I get the chance to write for major companies, learn about various topics, and improve my SEO content writing skills. Maddy and the team are supportive and always happy to answer questions and provide more insight into the content writing process. It's a collaborative environment with a team that's always striving to be better.”

- Amanda Moutinho, SEO Content Writer currently working with The Blogsmith

WHY THE SEO CONTENT GHOSTWRITER ROLE MATTERS FOR THE BLOGSMITH

The Blogsmith helps B2B technology companies connect with their target audience via search.

You’ll be helping us create relevant, high-quality content that matches the technical use of SEO keywords with the fulfillment of expectations based on the assumptions behind search intent. Understanding search intent involves asking why someone used a certain keyword phrase and predicting what they’d expect to find when clicking through on a relevant search result.

The writer helps to find the balance between incorporating SEO requirements while ultimately focusing on the needs of the human reader over search spiders. After all, it’s the human reader who will ultimately help us achieve conversion-related business goals.

Here’s the bottom line:

We don’t just want to create content for content’s sake — we explore topics with a unique stance so that we’re providing a unique benefit (compared to similar content) for anyone who reads the work we produce.

TECHNICAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Understanding of WordPress and SEO preferred. This will help you understand our clients and writing process. We can teach any knowledge gaps.

Demonstrated experience with the online content writing process and formatting. It will be hard to be successful in this role if you’ve never created an article for the web, even if you have some writing experience.

Experience writing for a publication that’s not your own with the ability to follow a writing style guide, content brief, and an SEO writing checklist.

Willingness to use Slack for communications and Process Street for task management.

SOFT SKILL + AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Willingness to learn and take feedback gracefully: It will take time for you to get used to our style and processes. We will patiently guide you through to success but you must be willing to spend the time and effort to get there.

Good communication skills: You’ll be working with fellow team members to accomplish tasks related to producing great content.

Ability to work on a deadline: The article creation process involves many interconnected, dependent steps that have to happen on deadline for the sake of our clients. Timely responsiveness during the workweek is necessary to work on this team so that we can address edits when relevant.

Problem-solving skills: When there’s an issue, Blogsmith teammates use their resources and each other to get it solved before it becomes a true problem. You’ll have access to our intranet in Notion that contains answers to most questions.

Organization/planning skills: Successful writers on our team don’t wait until the day a project is due to get their questions answered or address any issues with the brief. We assign most projects a week before they’re due to give plenty of notice for planning.

Write “Hi Maddy” (in addition to any questions or comments you have) at the end of the application form so that I know you’re paying attention to detail.

A passion for writing: In order to create great content, you have to take an interest in the process. Please do not apply unless you enjoy the process of writing, because it will show.

Journalistic curiosity: You may be asked to reach out to expert sources and should feel comfortable asking them questions. You should have the desire to create content that’s truly unique and digs deeper than the surface level.

BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION

Starting at $0.10/word (experienced writers can pitch their rate in the application) with up to two revisions included. There will be an opportunity to review the rate at three months, based on performance and writers with significant experience can pitch their rate when applying.

$200 onboarding bonus for adjusting to our systems (paid out $50/week for your first four weeks).

Work 100% remote.

Work whenever you want while meeting weekday deadlines for planned assignments.

Payout via Gusto so you don’t have to pay any processing fees or Wise to minimize foreign transaction fees.

Fill out this form to apply at The Blogsmith: https://blogsmithb2btech.paperform.co

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