Follow these ten tips to request a freelancer to write articles for you through Elance.com:



1. Request more than one article at a time on Elance.com. You want to request a quantity of articles because the minimum bid on Elance.com is $50. Therefore, if you only request one article that one article will cost $50. In contrast, if you request three articles then you will find that freelancers may bid at a much cheaper per article rate.

2. What should your project description contain? Specify the number of articles you need. Specify the topic of the audio you will provide. Tell freelancers that they can choose the topics for the articles as long as they write about the audio you provide. Also specify that each article needs to be 350-700 words in length. They also need to include a short summary of two to three sentences. The purpose of the short summary is to give a brief description of the article. Also request a keyword list. You want your articles to utilize keywords.

3. Make sure to put 125 character bio in each article. You will need to write your own bio. Your bio needs to have a link to your squeeze page. This will drive the Internet visitor from the article to your website.

4. Use the phrase, “This is a simple and easy task for anyone that knows what they are doing." This phrase will attract the best person for the job at the cheapest price.

5. Use the phrase. “Heck, you get a free education while you listen to this." This is an incentive for freelancers because they learn from your material for free.

6. Make sure the start date of your project is immediate.

7. Project Budget: Put “Not Sure". The reason that you want to post a budget of “Not Sure" is because freelancers will often bid lower when you don’t specify a budget range.

8. One benefit about Elance.com is that you don’t have to pay until the project is completed. Plus, Elance.com works as an intermediary. They can protect your interests.

9. Choose freelance providers on Elance.com that have a 5.0 rating. 5.0 is the highest rating on Elance.com.

10. Select a bid. Elance.com will send this information to the provider that you select. You will then engage in the project.