Writing for Request
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Writing for Request
Hi. I have some questions about writing for request. Most importantly, how do I contact the person who has made the request and sumbit my article to them? Second of all, is there a way to know how many other people have already submitted articles? Is there a way to tell if the request has been met?
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DSWaltenburg
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Re: Writing for Request
"how do I contact the person who has made the request and sumbit my article to them?"
--On the Requested Content page, beside each request, it says 'View Description' or 'Questions'. Choose 'View Description'. At the bottom of the request, there's a form for sending messages to that customer. All questions and answers are then listed for public viewing, on each request. To send your article, go back to that request, on the Requested Content page, choose 'Questions'. Below the Question form, there's a another space that says "Attach Article", with a link beside it that says "Look Up". When you click on "Look Up", it'll bring up a list of all of your approved articles. Just choose the one you want to submit to the customer, and your article number is automatically added to the form. You can then attach a note introducing yourself, asking further questions, etc.
"is there a way to know how many other people have already submitted articles?"
--There's no "Official" listing, however, you can check the Articles page (choosing the Articles link on the left menu of the main site (not here in the forum though). It'll be fairly obvious which ones apply to any given request. Also, some will include a note in their Short Summary that indicates it was written for a request.
"Is there a way to tell if the request has been met?"
--Again, no Official listing. One way to see is to choose Recently Sold Content from your Author Menu. Another way is to go back to that Public Request, choose "View Description", and then choose "See Q&A". If other authors have submitted their work directly to the customer, it will show up on that page. However, some don't utilize that option. Soooooo, it's sometimes a guessing game. The only other way would be to send a note (again on his/her Request page) and ask.
Hope that helps.
Deborah
--On the Requested Content page, beside each request, it says 'View Description' or 'Questions'. Choose 'View Description'. At the bottom of the request, there's a form for sending messages to that customer. All questions and answers are then listed for public viewing, on each request. To send your article, go back to that request, on the Requested Content page, choose 'Questions'. Below the Question form, there's a another space that says "Attach Article", with a link beside it that says "Look Up". When you click on "Look Up", it'll bring up a list of all of your approved articles. Just choose the one you want to submit to the customer, and your article number is automatically added to the form. You can then attach a note introducing yourself, asking further questions, etc.
"is there a way to know how many other people have already submitted articles?"
--There's no "Official" listing, however, you can check the Articles page (choosing the Articles link on the left menu of the main site (not here in the forum though). It'll be fairly obvious which ones apply to any given request. Also, some will include a note in their Short Summary that indicates it was written for a request.
"Is there a way to tell if the request has been met?"
--Again, no Official listing. One way to see is to choose Recently Sold Content from your Author Menu. Another way is to go back to that Public Request, choose "View Description", and then choose "See Q&A". If other authors have submitted their work directly to the customer, it will show up on that page. However, some don't utilize that option. Soooooo, it's sometimes a guessing game. The only other way would be to send a note (again on his/her Request page) and ask.
Hope that helps.
Deborah
Re: Writing for Request
Thank you. That was very helpful.
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DSWaltenburg
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Re: Writing for Request
not a problem! Enjoy!
Re: Writing for Request
Do you mean there is no way to reserve the article while you write it? What if you spend the time to write it and then someone else turned it in first? That doesn't seem very efficient or cost effective.
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Celeste Stewart
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Re: Writing for Request
It's a risk but it helps the customer avoid having to wade through tons of bids, samples, questions, resumes, etc. The articles speak for themselves. This is how CC often attracts customers - these customers don't want to deal with all of that. It works and it's not as bad as it seems from the writer's perspective. Many times, a customer will pass on an article but another one will come along and buy it later. At least with requests, you have a customer who's willing to consider your work. I find that on bidding sites, I spent more time trying to convince the customer that I was a good fit than it would have taken to just write the darned article.