Creating Content Samples, Can You Help Me With Ideas?

I'm planning on cranking out some tech sample content for my writing portfolio site.

I'd like to create 1 piece of content for the following types:

- Sales page writing sample.
- Case study writing sample.
- eBook writing sample.
- Magazine content writing sample.
- Ad copywriting sample.

Now, this may sound silly, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what topics should I pick as these samples.

Here what I'm pondering:

Sales page: Planning on doing a random editor, something like this: https://www.coffeecup.com/free-editor/

Case study: No idea. Please suggest.

eBook: Planning on creating something related to android. Please suggest.

Magazine content: Planning on going through magazines to find some interesting topics. Please suggest.

Ad copywriting: 0 idea. Please suggest.

Please feel free to drop your ideas, I thank you in advance.

Thanks for reading.

~ hasan7707

Can I get some help from you guys, please?

@Sherb @SensualTyrannosaurus @ScribScribScrib @irishengteacher @JamesBlake @Writerly @ContentWriter @ZionIce @Nerva @super11

You can do one of two ways. But, you can do each sample around the same topic.

Option 1: pick something you already know or own, like a Samsung galaxy S6:

Sales page for a s6

Case study on people using s6 vs s5 and a conveniently inferior apple product

Ebook on various life hacks you can accomplish with s6

Magazine content showcasing s6 technological superiority

Ad copy, selling s6 or s6 accessories.




Option 2: write about something you have zero knowledge about. This will force you to learn by research. But, you should also keep it on the same topic so you don’t have do to the research phase over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

SensualTyrannosaurus said:

You can do one of two ways. But, you can do each sample around the same topic.

Option 1: pick something you already know or own, like a Samsung galaxy S6:

Sales page for a s6

Case study on people using s6 vs s5 and a conveniently inferior apple product

Ebook on various life hacks you can accomplish with s6

Magazine content showcasing s6 technological superiority

Ad copy, selling s6 or s6 accessories.

Option 2: write about something you have zero knowledge about. This will force you to learn by research. But, you should also keep it on the same topic so you don’t have do to the research phase over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

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Thanks a ton for your input.

@hasan7707 I'm sure most of those other idiots you tagged, will see you as a potential threat to their profits, which is why they don't want to help.

You're actively attempting to enter the same marketplace.

Good thing there's people like me who DONT GIVE A FUUUUUUUUCK.

Good luck.

SensualTyrannosaurus said:

@hasan7707 I'm sure most of those other idiots you tagged, will see you as a potential threat to their profits, which is why they don't want to help.

You're actively attempting to enter the same marketplace.

Good thing there's people like me who DONT GIVE A FUUUUUUUUCK.

Good luck.

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Oh my, I wouldn't call them idiots. But I really appreciate your help.

And yes, I'm not planning on entering BHW marketplace anytime soon. Cold pitching it is.

Thank you for the luck.

Regarding that eBook, do you have technical knowledge of Android ?

krishnaverma said:

Regarding that eBook, do you have technical knowledge of Android ?

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What are you referring to as technical knowledge?

Yes, I've used and dug deep into android but if you're talking about coding stuff, no I don't.

Samples to me are tricky. I recently switched from buying content on BHW to outsourcing content for my own site projects to a collective of seven local writers I've curated. They all have different writing styles, so can all do great with my various projects. Plus they can't disappear on me, because I asked for resumes and therefore know where they live.

They all provided samples of past work. There were parallels to receiving samples from BHW members. The samples are almost always far higher quality than what was output, and should be taken with a grain of salt. What I use samples for is to determine if their best work measures up to my criteria, and to determine what type of writing they would be best suited for.

For example, one writer is a barista at a local coffee shop, but is working on her own novel. Her style is more narrative, so I have been using her to write bulk 15-200 word comments from varying personas for super high quality blog comment backlink text.

Another writer is a corporate communications director for a mid-size company here in the city. Her writing style is informative and incredibly high-quality. I use her for my product review articles and travel site articles.

Then there are five others who are an amalgamation of everything in between. I use a portion of the profits from my client content writing services to pay these seven for articles on my projects at a fraction of the price, and it has worked wonderfully thus far.

But their final products are almost always a step below their provided samples. And that's to be expected. They are your pitch pieces, and should be taken with a grain of salt.

I hate providing samples. Back when I wanted to be a better "brand" for myself, I set myself up a site called Content Train here: http://contenttrain.net/

You'll notice that the concept is rock solid and the copy is lean with no filler. I don't provide samples with this service, because the sales page IS the sample:

Can I See Some Samples?

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We at Content Train are of the belief that samples serve no valid purpose. They are examples of a writer’s best work, used as sales material to lure in clients. Many writing services we have ordered in the past have provided samples. In every case, these samples were of far better quality than the finished product we received.

But we don’t want to leave potential ticket holders completely in the dark. Here are the Hemingway statistics of the home page content you are reading now:

And here are the Yoast SEO results for the content:

We treat every article as a learning experience, and a way to sharpen our writing blades.

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Be innovative and find a way to stand out and provide value, and the orders will come flooding in.

Source: I'm working through a backlog of 60,000 words of content from many incredible clients right now, based on nothing but word of mouth, recurring clients who like what I provide, and a line in my signature.

Sincerely,
A tagged idiot

Sherb said:

Samples to me are tricky. I recently switched from buying content on BHW to outsourcing content for my own site projects to a collective of seven local writers I've curated. They all have different writing styles, so can all do great with my various projects. Plus they can't disappear on me, because I asked for resumes and therefore know where they live.

They all provided samples of past work. There were parallels to receiving samples from BHW members. The samples are almost always far higher quality than what was output, and should be taken with a grain of salt. What I use samples for is to determine if their best work measures up to my criteria, and to determine what type of writing they would be best suited for.

For example, one writer is a barista at a local coffee shop, but is working on her own novel. Her style is more narrative, so I have been using her to write bulk 15-200 word comments from varying personas for super high quality blog comment backlink text.

Another writer is a corporate communications director for a mid-size company here in the city. Her writing style is informative and incredibly high-quality. I use her for my product review articles and travel site articles.

Then there are five others who are an amalgamation of everything in between. I use a portion of the profits from my client content writing services to pay these seven for articles on my projects at a fraction of the price, and it has worked wonderfully thus far.

But their final products are almost always a step below their provided samples. And that's to be expected. They are your pitch pieces, and should be taken with a grain of salt.

I hate providing samples. Back when I wanted to be a better "brand" for myself, I set myself up a site called Content Train here: http://contenttrain.net/

You'll notice that the concept is rock solid and the copy is lean with no filler. I don't provide samples with this service, because the sales page IS the sample:



Be innovative and find a way to stand out and provide value, and the orders will come flooding in.

Source: I'm working through a backlog of 60,000 words of content from many incredible clients right now, based on nothing but word of mouth, recurring clients who like what I provide, and a line in my signature.

Sincerely,
A tagged idiot

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If you don't mind me asking, what are such writers currently charging you "per 100 words" (only asking out of curiosity)?

ContentExpert said:

If you don't mind me asking, what are such writers currently charging you "per 100 words" (only asking out of curiosity)?

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If you're talking about what I charge, it's typically between $0.05 to $0.07 per word, depending on factors such as first-time orders, extensiveness of the article(s), and volume of content.

If you're talking about what I pay my writers for my projects, it's $0.02 per word, but with an additional $2 to cover any fees incurred on their end. Plus for my blog style articles, I attribute the content to them and include links where applicable to add to their portfolio.

Also, I'm planning to take them out for drinks at a fancy rooftop bar here locally once the weather cools off. And once the affiliate sites start to take off a bit, I will be offering revshare on affiliate income as well, as somewhat of an incentive.

Sherb said:

Samples to me are tricky. I recently switched from buying content on BHW to outsourcing content for my own site projects to a collective of seven local writers I've curated. They all have different writing styles, so can all do great with my various projects. Plus they can't disappear on me, because I asked for resumes and therefore know where they live.

They all provided samples of past work. There were parallels to receiving samples from BHW members. The samples are almost always far higher quality than what was output, and should be taken with a grain of salt. What I use samples for is to determine if their best work measures up to my criteria, and to determine what type of writing they would be best suited for.

For example, one writer is a barista at a local coffee shop, but is working on her own novel. Her style is more narrative, so I have been using her to write bulk 15-200 word comments from varying personas for super high quality blog comment backlink text.

Another writer is a corporate communications director for a mid-size company here in the city. Her writing style is informative and incredibly high-quality. I use her for my product review articles and travel site articles.

Then there are five others who are an amalgamation of everything in between. I use a portion of the profits from my client content writing services to pay these seven for articles on my projects at a fraction of the price, and it has worked wonderfully thus far.

But their final products are almost always a step below their provided samples. And that's to be expected. They are your pitch pieces, and should be taken with a grain of salt.

I hate providing samples. Back when I wanted to be a better "brand" for myself, I set myself up a site called Content Train here: http://contenttrain.net/

You'll notice that the concept is rock solid and the copy is lean with no filler. I don't provide samples with this service, because the sales page IS the sample:



Be innovative and find a way to stand out and provide value, and the orders will come flooding in.

Source: I'm working through a backlog of 60,000 words of content from many incredible clients right now, based on nothing but word of mouth, recurring clients who like what I provide, and a line in my signature.

Sincerely,
A tagged idiot

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From one idiot to another, this is nice.

@Sherb
If you were to categorize your own style of writing, where would you place yourself?

Narrative?
Conversational?
Business?

@hasan7707 what type of voice do you find yourself writing in?

Myself, I sometimes find myself in the category of “Stephen King introduction to pet cemetery,” aka 375 pages before getting to the topic. Lol whoops!

#thanksfordeletebutton

SensualTyrannosaurus said:

From one idiot to another, this is nice.

@Sherb
If you were to categorize your own style of writing, where would you place yourself?

Narrative?
Conversational?
Business?

@hasan7707 what type of voice do you find yourself writing in?

Myself, I sometimes find myself in the category of “Stephen King introduction to pet cemetery,” aka 375 pages before getting to the topic. Lol whoops!

#thanksfordeletebutton

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While I didn't judge myself well enough, I like to keep things straightforward and informative, so I'd say business.