How to make sure the Content from Freelance Professional

Is that unique or new content which are not duplicated anywhere in internet

[Nuttakorn]

Anybody, do you have any idea on hire writer professional. I am very serious about the content which I will get from them. How to make sure that content from professional is new content or existing content in the internet. It is too hard to check it. Nobody know that professional doesn't copy from anywhere in internet. It is very risky for website owner who would be ranked well in search engine. Search engien is very serious about this too much.

Do you have any idea from this?

[Livenomadic]

1. Take everything he writes and put it on a simple webpage.

2. Go to copyscape.com and input that URL

3. Copyscape searches (using google) for any other web pages that use that content.

First time i did it I found 2 sites that had taken my content (innocent college club, simple email and they simple provided a link to my articles instead).

[cuzco]

copyscape is a great tool

I was shocked at the amount of sites that used my content; including spelling mistakes and poor grammar. One even left in sections that mentioned our company name.

[EileenC]

As a professional writer, let me answer you from that perspective.

First, check the writer's portfolio or writing samples. You should expect to see high quality writing and writing that shows the writer can handle different subjects and styles with skill.

Second, expect to pay professional prices. Do not expect to get high quality writing for $5.

Third, if you put the job out for bid, be very aware of low bids. Many of these writers are simply copy and pasting from other places.

Fourth, request that the writer sign a statement attesting to the originality of the material, and that the writer assumes liability of all intellectual property issues.

Fifth, although a client has never asked me to, I would always be willing to list my sources for the client. Reliable sources include the writer's actual experience in the field (for example, I've been writing about personal finance for years, and so I know a lot of things I don't even have to research); research in reliable publications and books; and interviewing experts. What I do NOT consider "reliable" research is finding two or three web articles someone else has written on the subject and basing a new article on that information. First, it can be easy to inadvertently copy something you shouldn't and second, much of what is on the web isn't really very reliable.

Sixth, feel free to ask the writer for references. I seldom have a client request this, but I am never offended if someone does request it.

Last, once you receive an article or web copy from a writer, choose a six or seven word phrase from the material, and search for that phrase on google. If it appears elsewhere on the web, search on a second unique phrase from the writer's work. If that one shows up, you will want to dig a lot further to make sure the work really is original with the writer.

I'm sure there are more issues from a webmaster's perspective, but I don't know what they are. :)

Eileen