For a freelance writer, it is equally important to be able to sell his work as is writing it. Knowing this we asked some of the employers through various sources what they look in a new writer and this is what we got:

    1. Employers won't take pain in looking for the needed information
“When I advertised for freelancers most of the replies I got only quotes,” says Robin who advertised for freelancer in May. “All of them were quite similar and so rather than taking any pain I employed one of them who told me about her and why she was right for the job."

    2. Employers expect the answer for the question asked
If the employer enquires the person about some specific question like about his writing experience he expects an answer. However many freelancers don’t keep this fact in mind.
Samantha says “I advertised for a proofreader but one of the freelancers responded telling about his writing skills. Instead I appointed the one who answered the question the very first time”.

    3. Those that show courtesy are rightly rewarded
“Some time ago I was searching for a freelance writer “says Katie. “I wrote an advert declaring that I would send the details to those interested in project. I was shocked on seeing the response, mainly due to most of them who emailed one line saying ‘send me the details’. I mean, Is it too hard for one to say ‘please’ or write proper email? Not just we look for someone who could write well, but along with that he should also be easy to work with. Not someone without any etiquette.”

    4. You must be writing correctly-even while asking some query
"One proofreader had some doubt about the work," says Angel. "He ended his question with many question marks. He didn't get the job."

    5. Providing a cheap quote doesn’t mean you can get the job
Angel says “Some of the quotes received were of very low rates like somewhat about $10.I thought the ones giving such quotes must be struggling hard and that could be because they weren’t that good. So instead I selected the quote which was of reasonable price. After all, quality is not a thing to be compromised with.”