Content is King: Use Craigslist and Find Some Writers (part 1)
Many of us are internet entrepreneurs, also know as: webpreneurs. And we all know that content is the king of the internet. There is no doubting that. But for many of us just starting out our web ventures, being able to produce quality content alone is definitely not an easy task. It’s really hard to produce top-notch, interesting, and superb quality content on a daily basis – takes a lot of creativity.
A great way to lessen your workload and help scale your business to a massive content producing monster is to build a team of quality writers. Sure, easier said than done, but very doable with some determination and follow-through.
Whether you own an ezine, online newsletter, or a series of content driven sites focused on multiple topics, you’re going to need a constant flow of quality content to keep your company alive, and in many cases… keep your revenues flowing in. But most importantly, to keep your readers and entire community satisfied.
A great starting point to building your team of writers is to post a listing on Craigslist. CL is a great way to reach out to millions of writers looking for gigs. Many of these writers probably won’t be what you’re looking for, but trust me, there are always some diamonds in the rough.
If used properly, CL can help your business grow to new heights. It’s an amazing site that can connect you the exact people that you’ve been looking for; people who have been looking for opportunities such as the one you’re offering.
As a bootstrapping entrepreneur, you’ll want to use the free listings under the “gigs” section of CL. I usually post under the “creative” category, then choose the “writing” sub-category.
This should get you headed in the right direction. You’ll now what to start working on your letter of proposal. In my next post, I’ll share my secrets on how to write effective and convincing proposal letters for your CL listings.
Any questions/comments so far?
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4 Comments
Gina Laverde
October 20th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Great post! Great Advice!!! I use Craig’s list all the time. It’s really how I built my team of writers. I also use it to find writing gigs.
Just make sure that you thouroughly screen these guys. Talk to them on the phone and through e-mail a bit before you trust them to do a job for you. Many of them just apply to everything that looks remotely interesting. Make sure they DIG your project.
Also: gigs do not have to pay. But if you’re not paying — be honest and tell them that in your ad.
I write web-copy as well and would be glad to offer my services to any young Mindpetal-er in need.
Carolina
October 20th, 2006 at 3:44 pm
This is extremely useful!
Please keep em coming Dave, truly appreciate it. ;-D
David Askaripour
October 20th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
Thanks for the comments, gals! Much appreciated. Yeah, CL is such a great platform to connect to various talented people who can really help our businesses grow much bigger.
Mind Petals: Young Entrepreneur Network » Blog Archive » Content is King: Use Craigslist to Find Some Writers (part 2)
October 23rd, 2006 at 1:20 pm
[...] Last week in part 1 to this series, I spoke about how to get started with Craigslist (CL) to build a team of writers for your online business. As we discussed, it’s extremely important to provide quality content for your content-driven websites. If you lack the necessary flow of fresh and insightful content, you run the risk of never growing your business to what is should be – a full-blown, super-successful, content monster! [...]
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