Comments on: Website owner or writer: which should optimize content? http://www.seocopywriting.com/content-marketing/website-writer-optimize-content/ Drive more Web traffic. Boost your search engine rankings. Make more money. Online SEO copywriting training classes for freelance writers, small businesses and marketers. Thu, 23 May 2013 09:56:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Amanda DiSilvestro http://www.seocopywriting.com/content-marketing/website-writer-optimize-content/#comment-183784 Amanda DiSilvestro Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:37:15 +0000 http://www.seocopywriting.com/?p=15365#comment-183784 So if I’m understanding correctly: You have clients who ask you to write articles and then link back to particular keywords and write with particular keywords for their website. Is that correct?

If so, then yes I do generally think it should be your job as the expert to do this keyword research (unless of course the client did it him/herself and has a plan!). If you find that it is too much work for you to both write and research, then by all means, hire someone else!

It’s also a good idea to always be watching different trends and gathering new data, so having two people on the project certainly wouldn’t hurt.

I hope that helps, and if you meant something a little different just let me know! I’d be happy to talk with you further, just DM me on Twitter @ADiSilvestro. Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Heather Mueller http://www.seocopywriting.com/content-marketing/website-writer-optimize-content/#comment-183659 Heather Mueller Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:06:13 +0000 http://www.seocopywriting.com/?p=15365#comment-183659 Interesting that you suggest the website owner should take care of keyword research. What would you recommend when clients want a full-service solution? Would you recommend contracting out the research? I love writing with keywords but am starting to hate the research itself…and am thinking maybe I should start looking for a partner to handle that part.

]]> By: Amanda DiSilvestro http://www.seocopywriting.com/content-marketing/website-writer-optimize-content/#comment-175532 Amanda DiSilvestro Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:05:37 +0000 http://www.seocopywriting.com/?p=15365#comment-175532 I don’t have a formal document with my rates and policies; however I don’t think that’s a bad idea at ALL. So many things can get confusing when it comes to freelancing, and oftentimes there is nothing in writing like there is with a full-time position. Definitely a good idea, and thanks for reading!

]]> By: Nicole Breit http://www.seocopywriting.com/content-marketing/website-writer-optimize-content/#comment-175395 Nicole Breit Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:20:44 +0000 http://www.seocopywriting.com/?p=15365#comment-175395 Great post, and I agree! It’s important to get that clarity up front, and for freelance writers to draw those lines. When I first connect with a potential client, I send out a “rates and policies” doc making it clear that I don’t generally do keyword research (though I *can* do it for an additional fee). Do you do the same, Amanda?

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