What should I be looking for when hiring an SEO content writer?

Chris Shock: What should I be looking for when hiring an SEO content writer?
What should I be looking for when hiring an SEO content writer? I know that there are many people on the web claims that they are experts but in reality, they don’t know anything at all. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

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Answer by Cms Buffet
I can tell you in 1 sentence.
A good content writer writes for Humans, while using searchable keywords.

Answer by Rey Castro
A good content writer must know the boundaries between an article and “just plain spamming”. The article must be unique and interesting enough to grab the viewers attention or a call to action that the viewers would be enticed to click the backlink.

Answer by Charle Perry
A good content writer will have 3 important traits

1- Writes in English and can be read and comprehended
2- Writes quickly, being able to produce a 450 word article in an hour at very most
3- Can write around any keyword given

If you can get those 3 things you will be doing pretty good

Answer by Derrick t spruill Spruill
Having a website that is not easily found is like constructing an elaborate billboard on a deserted island. It may look great, but it’s certainly not going to help you very much.

So by now you have determined you need help and need to hire someone to help. The question is how do you determine which search engine optimization (SEO) company is better then another. They all say the same things but when you try and compare them their approach and skill levels are very different. To help you with this, we have written this article explaining some of the aspects of SEO, including what services are important and what is just sales hype.

Let’s start by defining what search engine optimization is; search engine optimization is the improvement of your websites construction and content in order to improve your visibility within online search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing (MSN). Visibility is often referred to as rankings can be measured in several ways; the problem is that many of these measurements may not be measuring the most important factor in determining your success.

It is an established fact that to be successful on the Internet your business requires a strong visibility (presence) in the ‘results’ returned by search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

Professional SEO companies utilize techniques to make a website more search engine friendly. The easier it is for a search engine to read your website the easier it is to improve your visibility it is very difficult to have one without the other. Accomplishing this task is not easy and that’s why you should carefully research any website promotion and SEO consulting company that you are considering working with; in the long run, it really pays to work with ethical SEO experts who know what they are doing.

Answer by Karen Lee
his/her previous work

Answer by Mark Stanley
good content writer knows how to do keyword researching. Content writers must also know how the keyword placement in his/her article depends on the word count. This is good for optimizing.

Answer by friedmanadie
Someone who has a good writing skills and has broad knowledge in Search Engine Optimization. Someone who knows how to formulate a game formula and play the game in the SEO world. But, if you’re planning to hire SEO companies to achieve high rankings in search engines, it’s not an easy task to begin with. You won’t find anyone who charges below $ 100 per hour. The question is: What if you don’t have thousands of dollars per month to hire an SEO team? Well, how about doing it yourself? If you’re looking for cheap search engine optimization techniques, you can start reading SEO ebooks which offers a not-so-complicated to follow steps for newbies and not so techy people. I recommend that you get a copy of “SEO and Social Media Marketing Guide”, authored by Tom Heatherington.

Answer by know-it-all
SEO content writing is a professional service. The only way to verify that the professional is good at they do is to ask for references. Ask the writer to provide you with a list of past clients detailing the nature of the job and the results expected e.g. (did the website improve in ranking?)
Call/email a few references and verify. This should tell you whether he/she is good or not.
Personally, I have found that the best way to hire an SEO writer is to visit an online marketplace and invite writers with excellent reviews and a long established history of satisfied clients. This way you cannot wrong.