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Freelance Article Writer Job Description Template

1. PURPOSE OF TEMPLATE

The purpose of this template is to provide a usable template that you can simply cut and paste when
requesting writing work on freelance sites such as guru.com and elance when hiring. This template is
one I use personally and have had great success with. Feel free to edit or change it up as needed to suit
your own needs.

Im looking for a talented writer to write [number of articles required here] high quality articles based upon
the subject of [insert subject here]

The chosen writer must be have excellent writing skills, and must submit high quality work that is free of
spelling mistakes, and grammatical errors. The articles should be informative, interesting and factual.

The chosen writer should have a good understanding of writing for the web, and be knowledgeable in
search engine optimization, however the work must be written for human reading - not just from an SEO
perspective. Keyword density should not exceed 4%, and all articles should follow a conversational and
easy to read style.

Word count per article needs to be varied, between [insert word count here] words and should be
provided in Microsoft Word format. All articles submitted must not contain profanity, racist comments,
promote illegal activities or anything else that may be considered taboo or sexually offfensive.

All work must be original. Submission of copied work, spun or plagurised work will not be paid for or
accepted. All work must pass copyscape and article checker also. If referencing material from the web,
please supply the URL for cross referencing.

Subject matter keywords will be provided to the successful applicant.

Preferences will be given to applicants submitting example work. Negotiation of payment terms will be
discussed upon successful hiring for the position.

I would like this completed within [timeframe here] if possible.