When you write for yourself, you know what you want to convey to your readers to get your point across and create very helpful content that your readers will love. When hiring help to take on writing tasks, you have to learn how to effectively communicate your ideas to someone else. Otherwise, you are taking a gamble on the outcome of your article content. Consider the tips included to get your desired results with each and every writing assignment.

Offer Thorough Instructions
Simply providing writers with a title and general ideas will result in an article that you will dislike. There are so many creative directions any one writer can take with any given title. When supplying your writer with an article to write, make certain you offer detailed information on what you want the article to contain. The more specific you are with your writer ensures that your vision translates into the article. You do not need to write paragraphs of instructions; write just a few sentences of clear instructions to help get your point across. Remember to include your purpose for creating the article. Let your writer know what type of tone that you would like for the article to have, and give her your angle or perspective of the topic.

Provide Supportive Information
Help your writer get started in the right direction by offering them supportive information and examples of articles that portray the tone, ideas and message that you want to convey to your readers. Include supportive references and bullet points. If you have links to any helpful references, then include them with your instructions, too. Provide links to resources that support your central idea and website links to articles that reveal the writing style and tone you want your writer to portray. Taking the time to do this helps cut down on the amount of research the writer must conduct on their own. Providing all of this information to your writer will give them a better understanding of the topic. It also helps reassure that the writer is creating helpful content and is going in the right direction.

Conclusion Instructions
The final paragraph is just as important as the first paragraph. It is your last chance to say something memorable and possibly ignite a call for action to the readers. Consider how you want your writer to sum up the discussion. Do you want your writer to entice the readers to contact you? Do you want the last paragraph to invite responses for blog comments? Whatever you decide, make certain that your writer has clear instructions on how to sum up the article.

Hiring additional help to write your articles is a great way to free up your time to focus on tasks that are more important. However, do not make the mistake of leaving the quality of your content up to chance. Get the results you desire the first time around by providing your writers with thorough, concise information on what you want for your article. As you wait for the first draft, do not make the mistake of expecting to see an article written the way you would have written it. Your ultimate goal is to have your writer create an article that aligns specifically with the instructions that you gave to her. When a writer is sufficiently prepared to write because you provided thorough, clear instructions, you should only expect to request minor revisions to correct small inaccuracies.

Including Instructions in Content Runner
To include specific instructions on your orders though Content Runner, review the images below. These will show you how to incorporate a style guide for each order and create individual instructions for any content piece. You may tailor directions to writers directly from the “Post Your Order” form or create a set of template instructions that will apply to every content piece in an entire order.

 

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By accessing “Settings” from your Content Runner dashboard you can add or edit any new or existing “Style Guides .” The “Style Guides” are a template set of instructions that you create, save, and apply to future orders.

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Click on the tab marked “Style Guides” to edit any information in an existing “Style Guide” or create new instructions by selecting drop-down arrow at the top and selecting “New.”

Posting an Order.

Once you have created your “Style Guide”, return to your dashboard, select “Post Your Oder,” and specify your instructions on the form. You can select between existing “Style Guides” or generate a new set of instructions by including them in the “Article Instructions” box. This option can helpful if you have a set of directions that only apply to a single piece.

While you may have a clear idea of where you would like your content to go, it is necessary to create clear, concise, and informative instructions to communicate your desired message to the writer.