I tell you, they are the 7 skills of a good content writer according to myself... but I remind you that this is my page if they do not seem correct to you, then I'm sorry!
Today a profession that is gaining a lot of popularity is that of editor, journalist, copywriting... I am not going to get into the difference that there must be between them or the very different worlds that each one plays, one because it is not my job in this entry and another because there are many things in which I get lost and I find more similarities than differences.
In my post, what I want is to define a little the skill that a person must have in order to be considered a good writer. Skills of a good writer or characteristics of a good writer. You have to understand a good writer, like that person who they follow to read their writings,... I know... this was superfluous, right?
So let's get down to business:
Write well
You will be thinking, Monica you have excelled with this ability!
For me, writing well is fundamental, it is not that you need to be a great scholar on a subject to write about it, or to be read, but I think it is very necessary to create meaningful sentences. Have a vocabulary, know how to correctly construct the texts you write, in short, master the language with which you communicate in that writing.
You cannot forget the lexicon, spelling and grammar rules when writing.
The texts of a good writer will be simple texts, easy to understand and I do not mean that the topics are simple or not very technical, I mean to write clearly, without being convoluted, without giving rise to misunderstandings.
General culture
All the knowledge you may have about a topic or about any topic can be very effective when writing. So read, you are curious to learn, because of what surrounds you.
Advantage of a good writer being aware of news and trends
I swear to you that I am not a person who reads the news, or who is watching the news every day, it is more almost or I would say that I live without seeing the news. Despite this, I am always aware of the news, of the trends in my sector, why? Well, because I inform myself in areas that interest me and with which I work.
If you want to be an editor or hire one, you must demand and seek that this person is aware of the news and developments in the sector and trends.
Be careful, I do not mean that if you are looking for an editor for the texts of your website who is from a dental prosthetic laboratory... look for a specific editor on your topic, because you may not find it,... I mean look for someone who has the ability to be aware, because that someone may catch up with your sector and have the ability to begin to understand what to write about.
It will take more or less time, but you will get it.
Investigate
Before writing about a topic, it is essential to research that topic. Yes, it is closely related to the previous ability.
In addition, it is also very important, if you want to get an audience for your texts, that you investigate what audience they are aimed at.
Originality
By originality I don't mean to be creative, that too... but to define your own style. There is a lot of content on the Internet. A defined, own style will attract the attention of the public. And it will give you a personal brand.
Communication skills
This ability complements many that I have already told you about, creating a message and conveying it is something that everyone can do, but getting that message to reach the right audience properly and really have an effect, that is the complicated part.
Getting good feedback from the people who read you is invaluable, knowing how to be a good writer, communicator, is one of the keys to achieving it.
Empathy
You may be wondering why? So to get excited. A good writer will know how to empathize with the reader, he will know how to touch on those strong, weak or common points with what he is writing. The better your empathy, the better the emotion caused with your reader and the better the results of your texts.
How to work as a content writer
Well, by developing all these skills you will become a good writer, but not only that, you would have to practice a lot and first use texts for yourself, for your business that give you a clear vision of what you want to say and contribute to your readers. When you already have the technique to write more or less appropriate, you will be able to create content for others.
Perhaps to the skills of a good writer you can add the fact of the advantages of working your social networks, in this way you would already be using communication skills and originality in your texts.
What is a content writer?
Today it will be all those people who create content for social networks, podcasts, videos to upload on video platforms... it is a profession that is booming as I mentioned before, and you could think of it as to make your personal brand and create content for yourself talking about those topics that you master or even sell this service to create content for others.
We could say that they will be the community managers, the copywriters, those who study or develop the contents of a website and create content for blogs.
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