{"id":30225,"date":"2022-04-20T01:33:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T08:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alejandrorioja.com\/?p=30225"},"modified":"2023-09-28T03:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T10:09:06","slug":"do-i-need-to-hire-writers-for-niche-website-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alejandrorioja.com\/do-i-need-to-hire-writers-for-niche-website-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need To Hire Writers for Niche Websites?\u2014Top 15 Job Boards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The secret to hiring better, more affordable niche writers is to source and test more candidates.<\/strong> Learn how Workello helps content teams hire better, more affordable niche writers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Takes a Lot of Work To Find a Suitable Writer for a Particular Niche\u2014We Know From Bitter Experience<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we had created our automated hiring system, we were a small, industrious content agency that wanted to operate on a bigger scale. We had our break in 2019 when we undertook a content project for a VC-backed client that required us to grow their organic traffic <\/strong>from 1 to 1,000,000 monthly visitors<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project was a huge win, and it turned into one of the greatest SEO success<\/a> stories in the content market! But this would\u2019ve been impossible with a one-man team. As demand for our articles skyrocketed, we had to expand our team from 1 to 45+ writers and editors\u2014in just 18 months!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scaling a team to such a size wasn\u2019t easy, and we started encountering difficulties as soon as the first applications came in. They arrived in such great numbers\u2014and from different job boards\u2014 that it became impossible to log them all efficiently. Many candidates failed to get an answer from our HR team on time, and a good number of them grew disinterested and left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some applicants submitted their portfolios via email, while others relied on a plethora of various platforms. The applications arrived in varying formats\u2014some in Word, others in pdf.\u2014 entangling the whole situation even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle of this mess, we decided that the only way forward was to devise our own solution. We had to\u2014there was no ATS around that could single-handedly fix all of our issues!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our search for the perfect hiring system, we spent upwards of $100,000 and sank innumerable hours into R&D. But we got our answer at last\u2014we had Workello!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the next 15 minutes, you\u2019ll learn why you need a qualified writer for niche website content\u2014and how Workello can help you optimize your funnel to hire those writers quickly and at a reduced cost!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best 15 Hiring Platforms To Find Niche Writers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We used numerous hiring websites in our search for quality writers. Here\u2019s a table showing our 15 favorite ones for finding niche writers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Board<\/strong><\/td>Pricing per Job Ad<\/strong><\/td>Pros<\/strong><\/td>Cons<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Freelance Writers Den<\/a><\/td>$25 per month<\/td>InexpensiveUser interface is easy to navigatePortfolios are available in public<\/td>Lacking a free trialSmaller candidate base<\/td><\/tr>
LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>Free of chargeSponsored ads cost $5 daily<\/td>Posting ads is freeCan integrate an ATS easily Can be used to set up interviewsPopular platform among niche writers<\/td>Easy Apply feature leads to dozens of incomplete application formsPremium ads can\u2019t distinguish specific audiencesCandidate tracking functionality is a paid feature<\/td><\/tr>
Monster<\/a><\/td>$279+<\/td>User interface is easy to operateLarge candidate baseGreat candidate tracking functionalityModifies services based on company size <\/td>Too many inactive candidate accountsCandidate profiles often lack in-depth information<\/td><\/tr>
Fiverr<\/a><\/td>5% fee of the settled hiring cost<\/td>Used by writers specializing in various nichesEase of usePublic candidate evaluations<\/td>Poor writers can promote themselves if they pay extraExpensiveAgencies have to apply with individual candidates<\/td><\/tr>
Glassdoor<\/a><\/td>$219\u2013$599 monthly<\/td>Company profile is visible in publicCan check out salaries offered by competing agenciesVast talent pool<\/td>Too many spam emailsExpensiveBad tracking functionality<\/td><\/tr>
Upwork<\/a><\/td>3% of the hiring fee<\/td>Excellent site for hiring niche content creatorsInternational candidate poolSuperb choice for finding freelancers and part-time writers<\/td>Fees progressively become expensiveHard to distinguish between good and bad writers<\/td><\/tr>
ProBlogger<\/a><\/td>$300+ monthly<\/td>Used exclusively by niche writersLarge audience<\/td>PriceyDifficult to sort out writers<\/td><\/tr>
Indeed<\/a><\/td>Job listings are cost-freePremium ads range from $0.10 to $5<\/td>Ad posting is freeUser interface is easy to manageCan review candidates\u2019 portfolios before reaching outSome automationLarge base of skilled niche writers<\/td>Poor filtering functionalityRejected candidates can apply againToo many spam newslettersSponsored ads can become expensive<\/td><\/tr>
We Work Remotely<\/a><\/td>$19.95 each month<\/td>Large number of experienced niche writersSimple to useOffers pre-vetted job description templates<\/td>Top 100 companies of their choice get free promotionsFewer junior writers<\/td><\/tr>
All Freelance Writing<\/a><\/td>$19.95 per month<\/td>Used by various niche writers<\/td>Exclusively used for freelancing work<\/td><\/tr>
FlexJobs<\/a><\/td>$399+ <\/td>Responsive customer support serviceExcellent for remote writers<\/td>Most candidates are in the IT businessBecomes priceyLacking a free trial period<\/td><\/tr>
Contena<\/a><\/td>$99 for each job listing you post<\/td>Great for finding junior candidatesDedicated to writers specializing in various types of website content<\/td>Smaller number of seasoned writers<\/td><\/tr>
SimplyHired<\/a><\/td>$9.99 for each applicant you reach out to<\/td>Candidate-sorting functionalityAble to set up interviews<\/td>Lacking automated communicationDoesn\u2019t integrate well with any ATS<\/td><\/tr>
PeoplePerHour<\/a><\/td>Posting job ads is freeAd promotion starts at $15<\/td>Freelance writers available in all price rangesWorldwide audience Can check out ratings and review history of candidates<\/td>Fees can quickly become too expensiveSub-par technical support if you run into any errors on their platform<\/td><\/tr>
Hubstaff Talent<\/a><\/td>Free of charge<\/td>Less competing job adsFree<\/td>Smaller number of job seekers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hiring the Right Writer for Your Website Niche Is an Uphill Battle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Post your job ad on any platform, and you\u2019ll soon realize that most of the candidates who apply are unqualified for the role. Why? Because talented writers who know their niche inside-out don\u2019t stay on any job board for long.<\/strong> Depending on the industry they specialize in, their skills and expertise are in high demand among content agencies\u2014they swallow them up as soon as they spot them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the competition is so fierce, you have to identify a suitable candidate and extend them an offer fast. Doing this requires you to dig through hundreds of portfolios and test dozens of applicants. It\u2019s a series of tedious tasks without process automation\u2014we learned that from experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform we started out with was Upwork, though we soon branched out to LinkedIn and numerous other websites. Regardless of where we turned, the same issues kept recurring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n