You may notice that I offer free 20 minute discovery calls for all potential clients. This isn’t just to entice you with something free, but a valuable step when looking for a potential blogger for hire. Before you hire anyone for your projects, I highly recommend you arrange a discovery call.
What’s a Discovery Call?
Before you can arrange one, you need to know what one is. This is usually a call that lasts between 15 and 30 minutes. It’s a chance to share what you want to gain from blogging, learn how the blogger can help you, and gain quotes for your work.
It’s more than that for a blogger for hire. This is a chance for the blogger to learn more about your project, your expectations and your needs. A blogger will be able to determine if they can work on the project, will be able to deliver to your expectations and more.
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Why Is a Discovery Call So Important?
Both you and the potential blogger for hire will learn more about each other than the project. This is the chance to learn more about experience and understand the way blogging and this relationship will work. It’s a chance to find out more about what you’ll gain through blogging and any other services the blogger may offer.
At the same time, it’s a chance to see if your personalities will mold together. You don’t have to choose the first blogger you find. You’ll want someone that has the personality of your target audience, so they can get into the minds of your audience and understand more of what your audience will want.
The blogger will also want to get to know your personality. This helps them determine if they find it easy to work with you.
Discovery calls have no obligation. They’re a good way to get information from a few bloggers to find the best one for you and for bloggers to compare a few clients to determine the best projects to take on.
A discovery call is one of the most valuable tools when looking for a blogger for hire. Use one to your advantage to find out more how a blogger will help you with your exact project.
Would you like to book a discovery call with me? Get in touch via email today and let me know dates that work for you!
Negotiating seems like a good idea. I’ve never heard of the concept before. People pay you to blog for them? That’s amazing.
I’m surprised at how many people haven’t heard about freelance blogging. But I guess it’s only been recently that so many businesses have heard how good blogging is for their marketing. It is great to be able to do something you love and be paid doing it.
Something to bear in mind although I love blogging never thought about freelancing but you’ve given great information for anyone that wishes to start x
Thanks, Rachel. If you do want to consider hiring out your blogging skills, I’d encourage you to check out my site for blogging and writing tips. You can find it at http://alexandria-ingham.com
I didn’t know about freelance blogging myself but have always enjoyed writing. It was not until recently, when I started my own blog that I realised it is a who new world with different dimensions, happy to have caught on. Thank you so much for the info, am amazed at what I get to learn everyday.
You’re welcome, Rachel. It is definitely a whole new world, and it changes so quickly. Google has changed its algorithm so many times since I started blogging and writing just four years ago.