Research, read, and compile. I first check posts on the first page of Google for the main keyword to see what is included in those posts and what format they use. You'll find out that all of them are in the same format like maybe listicle or how to post so I know what will work.I recently started writing blogs to post on my portfolio website. I want to work as a freelance writer when I learn 'enough'.
Although I like writing and I am writing personal journals for a long time. I find no difficulty in writing those.
But when I write articles on topic where I need to do research for everything because that topic is very new to me, it's overwhelming. I think I waste too much time in content research, as I want to know 'everything', so that I can make quality content. But it takes too much time, like hours. And also english is my second language, I find it problematic to put all my thoughts into words.
To create and edit 1 article of 1500 words, I am putting 3 day to 4 days.
I want to ask from freelance writer, how much time you need to write an article on a completely new topic. And how do you write it fast, but with quality and without rewriting.
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In your case, is English your first language?I'm sorry if some dudes here find me offensive or against the herd (of sheeps here), but I can practically write 1500 words in 3-4 hours max. I had been writing for 7 months now, for a client in Israel. The niche is competitive and he barely gives a content brief, to speak of. All I get from him, is the question he needs the answer to. I own an agency as well and I train my guys to follow the exact process:
Research for 30-45 mins, and scan through and read all the damn materials you come across > put down notes in a notebook and go for a quick walk around > come back and may be, have a coffee or cigar and start dumping all the contents you have in mind, plus some other research materials as well > as I said dump it, and I meant it. Don't think about grammar and stuff just put down what you found and researched, in the form of content and again go out for a walk > come back and focus completely on editions. This time, make sure to focus since you're going to get the final product at this stage. I guess this process takes no more than 5 hours at most
I might be wrong, as a few gurus on BHW thinks they know it all