Writing & Translation
Hire Blog Writers for Articles and Guides
Blog writers create articles that help your audience, show expertise and give people reasons to return to your site.
The role
What blog writers do
A blog writer researches topics, outlines articles, writes in your brand voice, adds examples and sources, and prepares posts with headings, images suggestions and internal links.
Typical deliverables
- How-to articles
- Opinion and thought leadership posts
- Listicles and guides
- Content outlines
- CMS-ready posts
Tools you will see
- Google Docs
- WordPress
- Grammarly
- Ahrefs or Semrush
- Notion
Choosing
How to choose blog writers
What to look for
- Published samples in a relevant field.
- Original insights, not generic summaries.
- Consistent brand voice.
- Reliable publishing schedule.
Questions to ask
- 1Can you write from our subject matter experts' input?
- 2How do you research articles?
- 3Can you publish directly to our CMS?
- 4How many articles can you deliver per month?
Planning
Before you post the job
Editorial calendar
Plan topics in advance so writers can research properly and stay consistent.
What drives cost
Length, expertise, research, interviews and publishing tasks.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring blog writers
How often should we publish?
At a pace you can maintain with useful, high-quality posts.
Can writers interview our team?
Yes. Interviews help create original, expert-led content.
Should blog posts be optimised for search?
Many should, but some posts serve customers or brand building instead.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for blog writers
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.