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He wrote a total 46 pages on two very different topics in only two days! He had all the research to do and started from very little existing content. The texts are original, very convincing and informative. He even teached a few things to one vendor about the virtues of his own product, making him discover a new market segment.
We are negociating a new agreement. I want to know, do you think this guy is good, very good or excellent?
Thats what I thought. Thanks!
Without assessing the output quality it's difficult to say more, but the throughput performance seems good.
I would not hand out samples of a work in progress, but it's in French, anyways.
What is more, is he could adapt with different writing styles for both intended audiences.
He sure knows how to write for the web too.
The guy is a retired French teacher native from Congo. He wants to stay a freelance writer, to enjoy life during his retirment.
One of my female colleague jokingly teased him with : "Can you write for a female audience too?" You should have seen his face when he replied :
Bien sur, c'est ma spécialité, Mademoiselle...
We all laughed out loud.
When someone turns out huge amounts of copy very quickly, I'm always inclined to check for plagiarism. In this case, though, it sounds like you have assured yourself that it's all his own work.
Sign him to a long-term contract, Mac! ;)
Are you sure about this?
Absolutely positive he hasn't got a team out the back
One heck of a professional if not.
Does he stop for lunches have coffee breaks or engage in any other mortal like activity.
Just curious
If so ... all the research and all the writing ... in two days? WOW. :o
Mac - provide him with whatever benefits he needs to keep him happy for the rest of his natural lifetime - and ask him if he's got a son/daughter or two floating around to take over when he's no longer able.... no reason you can't have a content-writing dynasty!
;)
It's the first thing we have done, if he picked it somewere (wich I doubt), It's not on the web.
>>1200 / 46(pages) = 26 minutes per page. (...)
Are you sure about this?
Yes Durham_e, I am positive. He delivered the work only two days after the briefing. He worked from home, so I am not sure about his mortal like activities. But I think he works more than 10 hrs a day.
He left with 2 site maps, existing brochures, redaction plans and a list of keyprases. We use a home brewed FileMaker file for page structure and word density. He learned how to use it in 30 minutes. Average is two hours. He delivered his texts five days before deadline, and they where almost final copy.
>>I'M convinced the man's a genius! (...)
provide him with whatever benefits he needs to keep him happy for the rest of his natural lifetime
I also believe the guy is a genius. This 60 something years old man has something special in his eyes. Let's describe it as his brain is always "multitasking".
He wants to remain a freelance writer and work from home. Thats all he wants. I will offer him more jobs and hope he is available and interested.
Thank you all for the input. He is on my office parties list.
Great to hear that Stephen Hawking is back in gainful employment.
But I think he works more than 10 hrs a day.
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I think from your general description of the guy you should ditch your current partner and "pax" this guy...
you may have the long awaited planetary answer and counterweight to "Bill".....
Look out Mac, he doesn't need you! ;) This guy could make a living writing his own sites (let's say one really good, complete site every two weeks and live off the income quite handsomely.
Of course he'd have to hire web designers to build the sites for him and sales people to handle all the inquiries ... but it sounds like he could make himself a tidy fortune!
Anyhow - there is little that we may comment, except that you are quite fortunate!
I'd suggest that if he lives in the same area as you sit down with him and ask him if you can watch him work on an entire article. I just think that two 46 page articles is WAY too much to be handled in that little of a time.
He wrote a total of 46 pages on two different topics, NOT 2 46-page articles. What he did was impressive enough, let's not inflate it to 92 pages!
I'd suggest that if he lives in the same area as you sit down with him and ask him if you can watch him work on an entire article.
Ah, the client from hell. If you ever propose such to a writer, may I be there to listen to his/her response?
I'm sure it would be highly entertaining.
